Tag Archives: Bird Photography

Birds, Egret, Heron, Marsh, OM System, ON1, Wildlife

Up High – NIK Test

November 9, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Recently I upgraded the DxO NIK softwares. Installs and setup went as expected. The plugin for Lightroom was automatic, Adobe products most always plays well with others.

I manually setup ON1, despite the claims of the vendor ON1’s integration with outside programs is not automatic and there is always ongoing issues. That said once you remember the quirks it’s perfectly usable, which I find a big plus for photographers that choose it as their main editor. NIK (DxO) plugins have specific functions and are about the best at what they do.

Both images here are a similar composition but were taken in different locations. The gear used was also the same. Above is a Tricolored Heron photographed at Bear Island. Below is a Great Egret shot in the Donnelley WMA.

The editor ON1 was used on both images also. Testing the new NIK was best done on that editor since it’s a safe assumption all will be fine in Lightroom.

Each image was sent to Color Efex individually. The ‘trip’ from ON1 to Color Efex, and Color Efex saving changes back to ON1 worked just fine. Sending these on that ‘trip’ for Silver Efex results are not as smooth, but that’s for another time.

Specs; OM-1 mk2, Leica 100-400, ON1, DxO Color Efex

Alligator, Birds, Egret, Marsh, OM System, Wildlife

Great Egret & Friend

November 8, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

A reminder here to always look at the details of the entire shot.

Another image with an unexpected visitor.

Birds, Charleston, Marsh, OM System, ON1, Owls, Wildlife

Young Barred Owl

November 7, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 6 Comments

When we walk on this trail we never really look up. The Ashley River is on the right, a few places on the left lead to the main house of the plantation, and overhead just big branches thick with leaves. It’s a spot we pass through.

However on this morning I glanced up. Maybe 15 feet up at the tree I spotted this Owl.

Below, a juvenile Barred Owl. One that had fledged a few weeks ago. Owls nest in a nearby bamboo swamp, I assume this was from there.

Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, ON1, Topaz, DxO Color Efex.

Note; This year was not a good year for the Barred Owls in our usual places. A few miles up the road new housing was built, never good for wildlife, water levels changed too. Also they have been in the same nesting place for a long time, might have been just time for a change. This juvenile was photographed last fall.

Birds, Cemetery, Charleston, Marsh, OM System, Spoonbill, Wildlife

In The Old Oak Trees

November 6, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

These old trees had multiple small groups of Spoonbills on my last visit.

Roseate Spoonbills are not huge birds, maybe close to 3 feet I think. When you see them in these trees they look like Sparrows 🤣😂.

Egret, Marsh, OM System, Wildlife

Windy Wet Morning

November 5, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 4 Comments

The title here should have been ‘down a rabbit hole’. Searching an old folder for a landscape shot suitable for B&W I got lost.

I think this photograph is just about a year old. It was one of many taken on a ‘not so nice’ day down by the Ashley River. One of my habits as a photographer is to always try for multiple images/angles of any shots that interest me. It’s digital, so just click away.

OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, ON1, DxO Color Efex, Topaz

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

Great Egret Portrait

November 5, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 4 Comments

I am planning on updating my DxO software so I went and looked around what I currently have. One thing lead to another, next thing I know I’m trying a few things in Silver Efex.

Best viewed large.

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

Birds, Cemetery, Charleston, Heron, Marsh, OM System, Wildlife

Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron

November 4, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

This was one of two young Black-crowns I spotted in some big Live Oaks. I only found a single adult tucked into the Spanish Moss near some Spoonbills.

The Black-crowns nest all around the big cemetery ponds. The young don’t go far even after they fledge. The big salt marshes and the Cooper River are right there giving them an easy place to hunt and fish.