A Praying Mantis perched on the edge of a Morning Glory bloom
A slightly different angle with the 100mm Macro lens.
August 8, 2022
Praying Mantis on Morning Glory
Tag Archives: Canon 100-400mm
Green Heron – Dead Branch, 2 Lenses, Part 2
Part 1 featured images of this Green Heron cropped square, endeavoring to show the bird framed by the dead branch.
Here are some other shots showing off the Heron, and that gnarly stick, a bit more.
A little different angle, closer in on the bird, but unfortunately without those puffy white clouds.
I waited in vain for the Heron to turn the other way for a different composition. I was repositioning, watching where I was putting my feet, and the bird flew off.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
August 7, 2022
Dragonfly – Vegetation Trio
Three dragonflies resting on three different vegetation choices at the edge of a pond.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 10, 2022
Green Heron – Dead Branch, 2 Lenses
I had my Canon 100mm Macro and Canon 100-400mm lenses with me on a recent trip to Magnolia Cemetery. A Green Heron hanging out on a dead branch gave me an opportunity to use both.
I was trying to frame the entire shot with the branch but other hanging vegetation nixed that idea. These images are all cropped square for the most interesting compositions.
Puffy white clouds added a nice element.
I was able to edit this final image taken with the 100-400mm lens in Lightroom to lighten the limb and the bird a bit. Interestingly, the same edit on the images with the 100mm lens had a very unnatural looking result.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
August 7, 2022
Resurrection Fern, More Robust
A more healthy looking grouping of Resurrection Fern was nearby the Resurrection Fern, On Brick from my previous post. It was well shaded and the detritus buildup on the branch held much more water to revive the fern than the brick.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
December 31, 2021
Resurrection Fern, On Brick
Resurrection Fern is the common name of the species Polypodium polypodioides, a plant that grows on the surface of other plants and trees, and is most well known on Live Oaks around the Low Country of South Carolina. It springs to life when it rains, then slowly dries up, appearing dead.
Conversation with New Zealand blogger Ms. Liz about her post of a fern at Exploringcolour.wordpress.com/ has inspired me to work on ferns today. I thought I’d start small.
These fronds are typically 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 centimeters) in length (National Wildlife Federation) and this particular collection was smaller.
The images in today’s post are of the fern growing on this brick wall that encloses a cemetery plot. A one inch (2.5 cm) plus rainfall the day before had worked its magic and the fern was looking quite lively. I suspect squirrels use this wall as a lunch spot accounting for the partially chewed Magnolia seed pod.
I’m using the term Resurrection Fern loosely here, as it appears to me there are multiple variations and I know nothing about more specific identification.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
December 31, 2021
I’ve posted about this fern a few times and it’s not uncommon for it to appear in other images along side a bird. Other Resurrection Fern Posts