Wait long enough you won’t need any AI help.
In fairness I did use a spot removal. A little bird poop on his head that bothered me, not him.
Photograph taken February 2026.
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Monochrome Monday, Reddish Egret
The Reddish are a photographer favorite, with or without the red.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, Leica 100-400, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack (Iilford Delta 100).
Random Colors / Flowers
All the photographs below were shot over a two day period. The camera is always on hand, usually I just pick it up when I walk out the back door. This just means the gear may change, software / method used for post could be different. In general absolutely no structure whatsoever. 😁😁
Many thanks to Ellen who has created an incredible environment right outside the back door. I’m sure the little critters that live there thank her too.
Below there is a tiny ‘crab spider’ hidden on a petal. So far I only notice them long after the photograph is taken. I would love to get a good clear closeup of one.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, OM 12-200, GODOX iT32 flash, Lightroom, ON1 PR, Topaz, DxO Color Efex.
Fire Ants !!!
Moving to South Carolina? You won’t find this in the brochure.
Fire Ants. From Brazil, via the port of Mobile, Alabama. Once you have them on your property it’s an ongoing battle. We can’t poison them, that would kill everything. Best you can do is control where they are.
Below the ants that live in the arbors. You absolutely cannot climb in there looking to get a better angle on an Anole photograph. These ants are evil.
If you step on an ant mound and not notice it, well they swarm. They don’t bite…until they reach some critical mass. At some signal they all attack at the same time. If lucky you can pull off your shoes and socks and get rid of them. If not… it’s your call what goes next 🤣😂.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, ON1 Photo Raw.
B&W Anole Hiding On A Stalk
The Anole, all sizes, have been moving around in all the bushes, plants, or even trees when it’s cooler. Of course they could say the same thing about me.
This mid sized Anole was on a thicker dry plant. These plants have been favorites of the lizards so it’s one of the first places we look. They blend in so well looking at a plant means checking each side.
This photograph was finished using a combination of ON1 and DxO Silver Efex. The integration functions of ON1 have been repaired as of the last update.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, ON1 Photo Raw, DxO Silver Efex.
Quick Lens Play
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.
Morning Glory
The rumor here was all of last years Morning Glories were not coming back. Our resident expert (there are two of us and it’s obviously not me) has always grown them no matter what climate we lived in. While there may be fewer this year the colors are amazing.
Best viewed large.
Update;
Who knew… Moon Flowers are a member of the Morning Glory family. She did it again 😊.
Tiny New Hatch Anole
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.