The moonflower was closing and the morning glory had opened, about 1/2 hour before sunrise.
August 12, 2026
Moonflower, With Morning Glory
All posts by Ellen Jennings
Moonflower, 1
Moonflowers are a nighttime blooming member of the Morning Glory family. The blooms last just a few hours. These were taken around sunrise as they were closing.
August 8, 2026
Carolina Anole, Arbor Explorer
This Anole was taking his time, flashing his dewlap to anyone that was looking, and checking out the view from the top of our backyard arbor. The vines are a combo of moonflower and morning glory.
August 8, 2026
Green Heron
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
August 5, 2026
Black-crowned Night-heron
A Black-crowned Night-heron is standing on bottom of the pond which is normally covered with about a foot of water. The water had been drained for some repairs to the dike.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 4, 2026
Black Skimmer Fishing, Set 2
This is another series of a Black Skimmer fishing at the Magnolia Plantation boat pond on July 4th.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 4, 2026
Canna Lily
We stopped by a boggy spot affectionately known as the frog farm where we frequently see tree frogs, dragonflies, anoles…all sorts of little creatures hanging out on the plants.
On Tuesday we saw just the flowers, including this near-perfect Cana Lily.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 21, 2026
Silent Sunday: Dried Sunflowers
LimoStudio 24X24 Tabletop Studio Box, White cloth backdrop
Godox iT32 Flash off camera, X5O Trigger
Tricolored Heron, Reflection
This Tricolored Heron was on the hunt for breakfast. He and the trees on the far side of the pond made a lovely water reflection.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 4, 2026
Working With Flash: Sunflower in Milk Bottle
The recent heat inspired me to round up the various still photography and flash doodads we have acquired but rarely use for some indoor photography. Now to figure out which accessories to try and how to use them.
The easiest part was the Godox iT32 Flash/X5O Trigger. It just worked with my OM 1 Mark II with only a little fuss. I have used it before and remembered struggling to get it off the camera when I overtightened the X5 locking ring. So this time I didn’t have it tight enough at first and the communication to the flash unit failed.
Detaching the flash for off-camera use is as simple as the minimal instructions imply: there are no connections to set up for the trigger, it is all automatic. For this shot I placed the flash outside the box, aimed through the left side, which is made of a white nylon material, and placed a yellow filter over the flash unit.
My ironing technique for the backdrop needs improvement.
LimoStudio 24X24 Tabletop Studio Box, White cloth backdrop
Godox iT32 Flash off camera, X5O Trigger, with a yellow filter