The Trumpet Vines out back are becoming trees. A friend built big arbors for us over the years. Sturdy, we knew what was coming. The last arbors collapsed under the weight.
To be perfectly clear, Ellen and our neighbor are responsible for everything here. I photograph the end product… and the critters that take up residence.
Photographed using the OM-1 (1), OM 12-200.
This is one of my favorite subjects to photograph, especially when showing green. A Carolina Anole, aka American Anole.
They don’t have color ranges like a chameleon, it’s green and brown, that’s all.
For the most part they are in subtropical US, 4 or 5 southern states. There are other similar species in the Caribbean.
I found this one out back in an arbor. Plants and bushes for insects and places to hide. The Anole only eat live insects, they must see them move before eating.
Photographed with an OM-1 (1), OM 12-200.
When the wading bird chicks reach this age feeding them is brutal. The young fight for the food, adults can actually be hurt. When they get just a little older the adults will bring whole food and quickly drop it at the nest.
It’s hard to photograph this, non stop movement. If I can get focus on the adult that should be enough for a few decent shots. After that I ‘push the button’. There’s a lot of images to dig through LOL.
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These were photographed at ‘Soldiers Ground’ a few days after Memorial Day.
There was just enough breeze for flags to slow move giving different looks as they unfurled. Basically shoot many images and decide which to keep later.
Because this is on land owned by a historical trust there are no restrictions on what flags can be flown. During the US Civil War there were a large number of different flags. Even the brief country of South Carolina. This makes for interesting colorful images.
Photographed using OM-1 mk2, OM 12-100 f4, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack, DxO Color Efex.
She was dancing, displaying by her nest. So much so I thought she would tip over 😆
In the background a Great Egret watched the show.
Yes, there is a large number of Wood Stork photographs lately. I am still fascinated by the fact they have gone from an endangered species to this large rookery with nests so easily photographed.
Another month or so and they will all disappear back out to the large marshes. The summer doldrums will be upon us.
An old military cemetery. Shot a few days after Memorial Day.
Any number of different flags could have been placed around the cemetery. Since this is primarily from the US Civil Ware era we might have seen;
Thankfully the trust running this old cemetery went the United States flag.
Soldiers Ground 2026, Charleston, South Carolina.
I almost always shoot long, with a long lens. So when I’m out back looking around for the little green guys I just don’t even try for a shot at any birds. I’m carrying a shorter lens so I just assume they are too far, but on this one I went for a shot anyway.
I now know I can push a shot much further than I thought.
I’m typing this out on the back porch so I don’t have the details handy. However this was taken with an OM 12-100 on an OM-1 (1). The image was cropped… a lot.
Marc at Open Source Photography just published an interesting article on this same subject. Click here to view.
