Category Archives: Wildlife

Wildlife Photography

Landscape, OM System, ON1, What I Saw, Wildlife

Quick Lens Play

September 5, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

We have a lens that doesn’t really fit into anything we do. Size, weight, and easy traveling was the whole idea. Ellen’s travel lately really has no time for photography, me I’ve become a no travel person.

Still, a miniature zoom is fun. While the OM-1 may be OM Systems flagship wildlife camera by us old DSLR Canon users the body fits in one hand. It’s small.

The OM 14-42 is a pancake lens, yet shoots a 24-84 mm EFOV. That offers lot of options from a quick landscape to discreet street photography.

Below are a few random images taken on a rainy day, for fun and to see what I can do on the fly.

The development was done in ON1 Photo RAW. I ran the last update, I own the software so why not. Where Lightroom can get sluggish (and frustrating) ON1 is actually fast.

Below an OM 14-42 EZ pancake lens. I’m guessing this is still in production by OM, it was an old Olympus kit lens I think. The lens is said to be subject to issues since the focus is a small motorized wire system. This used lens works just fine.

OM 14-42, Godox iT32, On1

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 14-42 EZ pancake, GODOX iT32 flash, ON1 Photo RAW.

Charleston, Close-up, OM System, Small Critters, Wildlife

Tiny New Hatch Anole

September 5, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 5 Comments

He was crawling along a Moon Flower vine. When this small movement is the only way you can spot them. How small ? Maybe a little more than 1/2 inch, 1.2 cm. That’s tiny.

Below is a flower that was in the same general space for perspective. I keep hoping g I’m going to find a small one inside a blooming flower.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, Lightroom.

Birds, Close-up, Egret, Film Filter, Marsh, OM System, Wildlife

Egret Head Shot, A Little Too Close

September 4, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 9 Comments

The Great Egret was down in the cut, standing right on the base of the wooden trunk. Since I was up on the dike I had no other angle, or option but to take a head shot.

He didn’t stay there long. This is the spot where you both see each other at about the same time.

Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack ( Kodachrome 25).

OM System, Small Critters, Wildlife

In The Moon Flowers, Anole

September 3, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 3 Comments

We have a smaller patch of Moon Flowers that latched onto a wooden trellis on the opposite side of our backyard. I think the idea was to get Morning Glory grow, maybe reach out to the pines.

Anyway, like most things plans changed, on their own. Anole wander all through the back, living in pines, some of the thick vines, almost anywhere.

Below is a little guy I bumped into while poking around.

Birds, Charleston, Close-up, OM System, Small Critters, Wildlife

She Stopped By For A Drink, Hummingbird

September 3, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 4 Comments

I don’t think I’ll be getting any flying Hummingbirds this year. It’s getting late in the season and at this point any shots I do get will be a hungry bird at the feeders while I’m standing nearby.

The little guys are heading to South America now and need a good supply of fresh food. The feeders we hang will hopefully give them what they need for the long trip.

Birds, Black And White Photography, Marsh, Monochrome, OM System, Wildlife

Great Egret By A Rice Trunk, Black And White

September 2, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

A Great Egret walking through a cut in a salt marsh.

The water is low here, I think it was dead low tide.

What we had was wet tidal marsh, late morning. It could have been worse, like high noon. Sun glare is the image killer here.

I did enough to save the photograph by making a B&W image and using DxO Silver Efex. The software only does B&W and it’s a case of doing one thing, but doing is well.

Great Egret By A Rice Trunk, Black And White

Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, Lightroom, DxO Silver Efex.

Charleston, Close-up, OM System, Small Critters, What I Saw, Wildlife

Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly

September 2, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 8 Comments

The Roseate Skimmer is a common Dragonfly in the Americas (I don’t think he’s changed that name yet). They range from North America to Brazil.

I’ve only recently started to try shooting insects so they’re all new to me. Ellen’s 90mm (180 mm efov) is starting to call me, though for now I’m using what I find handy.

The lace like wings have always fascinated me and I’m discovering how hard it is to get the focus right on them. Stacking images is likely the best method and I have all I need to do it, I just need to remember and maybe practice.

Best viewed large.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Lightroom, Topaz.

Charleston, Close-up, OM System, Small Critters, What I Saw, Wildlife

Cicada – Super Family of Insects

September 2, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

This photograph is just a ‘fun’ image, not great and it’s on my porch screen. However…

Some places in the world, like South America, have larger insects. Many don’t. The US actually doesn’t have many large ones. Of course the all live where I do, no really they do.

These critters live in just about every place on earth, size differs. Here my new friend was about the usual 2 inches in length. When talking about bugs that makes him a beast.

Once you get past the idea that one might land on you they are very interesting. Here is an information link should you want to stay up half the night… Cicada

Cicada - Super Family of Insects — Cicada – Super Family of Insects

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, Lightroom.