He was on a potted plant on the patio. I usually don’t publish shots like this but the pattern on the ground does give some perspective of the Anole size. The lizard is sitting by a drop of water too.
Maybe 1 inch, 2 1/2 cent. in length.
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‘The first Huguenot Church, located at the site of the present church, was blown up by city authorities in an effort to stop a spreading fire.
It was replaced by a simple brick church in 1800. This building was torn down in 1844 to make way for the present church, which was completed the following year.
This third church sustained damage during the Civil War and the Charleston Earthquake of 1886, and was restored with funds from Huguenot descendant Charles Lanier of New York. The church is surrounded by a graveyard where many Huguenots are buried.’ Wikipedia
The main chandelier in the sanctuary was in need of maintenance and repair several years ago. In keeping with Charleston traditions the metal areas, around the lights were painted a lighter blue.
Matching blue paint was researched for several years, none could be found. However a member of the congregation commented the blue looked the same as his truck, a common Ford 150.
A sample paint was requested from the Ford Motor Company, and it was identical. Ford provided the restoration company a special mix of blue. It matched and was added to the old chandelier.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-200. Finished with ON1 Photo RAW, DxO Silver Efex, DxO Color Efex.
I wrote about the color seemed like I should post an image.
The Ashley River is not very big, or very long. However the numbers of wildlife here is incredible.
The Great Blue Herons and Egrets nest nearby so this is an easy trip to find food. On this particular morning we had the Herons as well as smaller shore birds.
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Specs; OM-1 (1), Leica 100-400. Finished with ON1 Photo Raw.
A nice size local hanging along the edge of an old garden pond by the Magnolia Plantation main house.
This is a common spot to find them. At certain times of the day it’s also a busy spot. It’s always interesting to see the number of visitors that walk right by one, while looking all around wanting to see one 😆
Ellen just shakes her head when I start to tell people about my ‘bodacious bargain basement’ find. I probably get a little carried away.
An old Olympus 40-150 r lens was used for these shots. It’s really old, almost completely plastic, has had multiple owners, and I paid the grand total of $ 60.00 US (including shipping).
The camera used here was the OM-1 (1). Combining these gives you a good light weight nature photography kit.
BTW, the images were finished using the basic version of ON1 Photo RAW, a one time fee of $ 50.00.
I must give all the credit to Ellen for the growing jungle between our house and the woods. Not only is it colorful, but the local critters like it too. Last night an Owl gave out a call and we both almost hit the porch ceiling. He was sitting in the ‘jungle’ a few yards away.
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Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100 f4. Finished with ON1 Photo RAW, DxO Color Efex.
Here’s something I had never thought about until I watched a Wood Stork try to drink water. These birds are too big to just bend down.
Birds knees bend in the exact opposite direction as a mammal. Add to that a Stork is pretty darn huge!
At some point this poor bird was lying in the water to drink.
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There are cathedrals and churches all through downtown Charleston. Being a small city you can walk through most all of them if the doors are open, or have a camera. Go inside any of them and you’ll have a hundred shots before you can leave.
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