Tag Archives: Southeast

Black and White, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, This and That, What I Saw

Through A Window, Black And White

May 23, 2021 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

The pandemic has closed most historical sites. If you have visited this site for any amount of time you know how I love to photograph old historical homes and locations.

Finally I found some that I had access to. Well, almost.

The series of rooms here were shot through open windows. Please note I did not climb through any, I did lean (way) inside to get some open views.

I have no details here except to say they were buildings within the walls of Fort Clinch on the Florida coast.

I assume some, like above, were for military officers, enlisted men, and a few families.

It’s not the same as being inside the buildings and having historical information. But I did get a chance to practice my shooting, black and white images, and of course burglary window climbing skills.

Landscape, Marsh, Swamp, What I Saw

Little Bells

May 22, 2021 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

We passed this flowering plant while moving through a swamp prairie. I don’t know anything about it except it grows in warm swamps.

And yes, it was in a prairie.

Wide open, shallow water areas in large swamps are called prairies. Who knew. Our swamps don’t have that environment.

Birds, Heron, Marsh, Swamp, Wildlife

A Few Little Blue Herons

May 22, 2021 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

A gathering to welcome us to the back end of the canal.

Since the water was higher than usual this day we were able to push through vegetation to further locations in this swamp. These Herons are not disturbed often, so they chose to ignore us, most of the time.

Birds, Marsh, Stork, Swamp, Wildlife

Wood Stork Nesting

May 22, 2021 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 1 Comment

A frustration in wildlife photography is you can’t control the angle and placement of the shot or your subject. I would have loved to be facing these nests from the other side. But…swamp and Alligators, etc.

This bird made numerous trips using the same path. I did get nice in flight shots but the nest escaped me. You can see the female at the bottom of the images. Best I could manage.

These Storks are difficult to photograph and be near so I am more than happy to get these.

However….. we always want the perfect setup.

Marsh, Swamp, What I Saw, Wildlife

Soft Shell Turtle

May 22, 2021 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

A rare find for me. I have seen only one in South Carolina, this one in the Okefenokee in Georgia, and a few other times in southern Florida swamps.

In the US they are the largest fresh water turtle. Females might weight 6.65 kg ,14 lbs. Until recently they were also harvested for food. A similar species is a major food source in China.

The above is a fairly clear shot considering they are most always under water. The small minnows in the swamp can be seen also.

They have a large nose that allows them to breath without surfacing and they can swim very fast due to the lightweight shell, which is smooth and light but not particularly soft as you would think.

We found this one on the edge of a thicket with clear water. There were a few but this one didn’t disappear like the others.