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Landscape, Marsh, OM System, Swamp, What I Saw

An Old Orchard From Times Past

September 19, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

A place easy to miss, or just think the dirt track looks a bit sketchy and pass on by. And really when you reach the end there’s not much to see.

If you drive in a short way and walk the rest the views around you are the reward. Theres no sweeping vistas, the opposite. The road becomes a tunnel covered with a canopy of Live Oaks and Spanish Moss.

At the end you reach the forest, a small line of old fruit trees line the last of the road. The Mary’s Island plantation hasn’t been here for a few hundred years I assume the trees were planted by the Boynton family when they raised cattle back here late 1800’s.

Random shots from a short walk in the ACE Basin, South Carolina.

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

Flower Pots Stay Outside, Anole

September 19, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 1 Comment

This is why we can’t bring any of the pots inside, ever.

Imagine eggs hatching in mid January.

What would you do 😂😂.

Landscape, OM System, What I Saw

Old Boynton House

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These two shots were taken from the dirt road that passes the old home. It’s really a beautiful building, ginger bread trim, and big tall windows. Built in the late 1800’s it’s been empty for decades.

The Boynton family were farmers and cattle ranchers when this was about as wild as it could get. The land was on the original Mary’s Island Plantation. I would think everything was brought in either by boat through the marshes at Bennetts Point or down the old road to Savannah, Ga.

The house has been set aside for the local bat population. Disease has killed large numbers of bats and it’s thought to keep the house standing to help build the population back.

Below is the road that passes the house. A little more open.

Birds, Heron, Marsh, OM System, Swamp, What I Saw, Wildlife

Dramatic Landing, Tricolored Heron

September 19, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 1 Comment

One of those times standing there and waiting paid off.

Tricolored Heron dropping down into the brush.

Cemetery, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, OM System, ON1, What I Saw

Found On A Cemetery Walk

September 18, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 1 Comment

First time out here in a while and one of the best spots to shake off photography rust is the old cemeteries.

I recently was reading about the great photographer Jay Maisel who recently passed away. One thing he had said that struck me was ‘walk around and shoot anything that interests you.’

He went on the explain there was some reason it caught your attention.

These interested me;

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Found On A Cemetery Walk

Especially the small Anole lizard among the stones.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Olympus 40-150 r, ON1 PR, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack.

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

Who Flinches First ? Anole

September 18, 2026 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

They are very good at this. Eye contact and they freeze, for a long time. Turn your head, lower the camera, and some how those little legs have shifted him to the other side of the stalk.

They also climb so fast keeping the focus is a joke. All you see in the view finder is a tail.

No specs on this one, but since I keep gear on the porch I’ll assume the OM-1 (1), OM 12-100.

When the OM-1 mk2 came out I kept the original OM-1 to use as a backup. Turns out lately I’m using the original body most. 🤣

Alligator, Marsh, OM System, What I Saw, Wildlife

Right Where I Expected, Alligator

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There are plenty of times they surprise me. Yet there are other places you just know one will be waiting.

On a dike road there is a spot under a big moss covered oaks wide enough to park a car. A good place for lunch and especially to walk the marsh.

But first look over the edge of the dike, under the low branches. And yes, there he is. The other day only one, some days a few are floating under there.

A quick shot and we are off to walk the dike.

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