I wasn’t sure… I’d photographed around this statue before, mostly flowers and insects…could I have missed a frog as part of the installation?
I walked around this little pond several times…
…the frog never moved. The frog was not there when I went back yesterday to see the azaleas, so he must have been the real deal.
With only a 100mm lens with me I couldn’t get far enough away to get an image of the whole pond.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
February 15, 2023
The color of the pokeweed berries and stems were a nice contrast to this grasshopper.
The spiny structures on his back leg look like they mean business.
This last shot was taken with the Canon 100mm macro lens. I couldn’t get the angle I wanted with the available footing and the grasshopper never moved, so it is nearly the same image as above.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 24, 2022
The trail that runs along the edge of the swamp at Magnolia Plantation often offers some interesting peeks at the little creatures.
I tried to see him from the other side of the leaf, but he had moved along.
Another shot with the 100mm macro lens.
The grasshopper had places to go.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 16, 2022
A Praying Mantis perched on the edge of a Morning Glory bloom
A slightly different angle with the 100mm Macro lens.
August 8, 2022
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
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
We’ve had several Carolina Anoles hatch in our back yard over the last few weeks.
This one spent hours inspecting this dried hibiscus blossom.
Another one chose a more secretive location, but also didn’t go far over several hours.
August 19 & 20, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, trees and a bit of sky reflecting in pond behind
August 4, 2022
Canon 100mm Macro
The garden beds along the banks of the Ashely River at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens almost always are worth a wander by for some insect activity.
Late yesterday afternoon this rather bedraggled dragonfly perched for a few photos.
The flowers, possibly some kind of salvia, had its own problems having been chewed on or maybe unable to withstand this summer’s heat.
From another angle you can really see how much of the wings are missing. Flight didn’t seem to be a problem.
Canon 100mm Macro Lens
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 4, 2022
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 15, 2022
