From a walk around town.
Down An Alley
All posts by Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography
Celebrating The Season
A simple wreath on an old Charleston home.
Birds In Silhouette
The other day while working through (many) images I found several of different birds, flocks, flying in formation.
So I finished several as silhouettes with the open space around them as important as the birds themselves. Probably a love/hate type of photograph.
- Tundra Swans against a blue morning sky.
- White Ibis in a high key style.
- White Ibis backed by rolling clouds.
Plain and simple images that might do well hung in an office rather then a home.
Great Blue Passing Close
A few times today a Great Blue passed in front of me closer than usual. I think they were preoccupied with getting sticks, and branches, to impress their mate.
This time of year the morning light is a problem so only certain angles and heights can be shot without any glare.
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Great Blue Passing Close – click to enlarge
Great Blue Passing Close – click to enlarge
Great Blue Passing Close – click to enlarge
Great Blue Passing Close – click to enlarge
Great Blue Passing Close – click to enlarge
Great Blue Passing Close – click to enlarge
Herons Gathering
This is the start of the Great Blue Herons nesting and breeding. The last 2 days we have begun our season too.
It’s a different type of photography and now I remember what the struggles are. Yesterday was the first day for me and my metering was off on many shots. Today was another issue, in flight from dark shadows into bright sun, and maybe back to shadows.
The image here is a Heron, over the swamp shadows, flying off to gather sticks and grasses to begin nesting, and keeping his mate happy.
Great Blue Waiting For Mate
There’s going to be a lot of this for the next month or so. One of the pair arrives early and waits, calls out, and waits some more.
Each Heron calls, but they all sound different.
Under The Southern Trees, Magnolia Cemetery
The huge Live Oaks and Spanish Moss make for haunting images in the old section.
Many of the grave sites are crypts or raised beds for protection from the surrounding marshlands.
In among all the rusted iron fences and old headstones flowers bloom almost year round. A good description of this cemetery is it has charm and character.
Great Blue Heron Moving Into A Rookery
Suddenly the Great Blue Herons are searching around the rookeries. Last years nests are destroyed, but the sites are still there. That’s enough for the big birds looking around.
Above a Heron came in low over the swamp and pulled up to land in an old tree. A beautiful sight in the ending light.