Tag Archives: Canon 18-200mm

Birds

Belted Kingfisher, Contemplating

October 30, 2025 Ellen Jennings 3 Comments

Belted Kingfisher, Alligator Signage — Belted Kingfisher, Beware of Alligator

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
October 19, 2025

Canon 18-200mm lens, replacement, used–first time out. Taken at 200mm.

Wading Birds

Wood Storks Posing

October 29, 2025 Ellen Jennings 2 Comments

Recently the image stabilization feature quit working on my long time Canon 18-200mm lens so I got another used one. We went to Magnolia Cemetery to test it out and I was delighted to get to use it on some Wood Storks perched just off the road.

The tree was a classic southern specimen with Resurrection Fern and Spanish Moss.

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
October 19, 2025

Canon 18-200mm lens, replacement, used–first time out.

Insects

Dragonfly on Wrought Iron

October 29, 2025 Ellen Jennings 2 Comments

Many of the older plots at Magnolia Cemetery have wrought iron fences marking their borders.

In mid October one dragonfly made use of this one as a perch, perhaps enjoying its position in the full sun now that autumn is with us.

He flew off as I approached and changed my angle, returning to a nearby finial after each foray.

A wider view shows that time has taken its toll on parts of this fence.

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
October 19, 2025

Canon 18-200mm lens, replacement, used–first time out.

Landscape

Ravenswood Pond, End of Day

February 8, 2025 Ellen Jennings 4 Comments

The setting sun was behind me, casting an orangey glow to the east. A few Great Blue Herons were settling in for the night.

I was shooting with my 18-200mm lens, not the best for this distance especially in low light. Still, I couldn’t resist capturing a Great Blue Heron finally leaving this nesting spot after a noisy territorial kerfuffle.