Tag Archives: OM System – OM 1

Pileated Woodpecker, Making a Hole

November 20, 2025 Ellen Jennings 5 Comments

The top of this dying pine tree behind our house snapped off during a storm a couple of years ago. I often can see bird movement around the jagged top and now that some nearby trees have dropped their leaves several holes are visible on the sides.

I heard this Pileated Woodpecker working away and was fortunate the sun was highlighting his activity.

Even with me watching he kept at it.

When he went around the other side of the tree I got a pretty good view of his handiwork.

SC, Backyard
November 17, 2025

OM System OM 1 Mark II
OM System 100-400mm lens

Landscape

Red and Orange Leaves Dangling In Spanish Moss

November 18, 2025 Ellen Jennings 6 Comments

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 16, 2025

Raptor

Red-shouldered Hawks

November 17, 2025 Ellen Jennings 2 Comments

A pair of Red-shouldered Hawks were hanging around near one of the ponds at Magnolia Plantation yesterday providing me another great opportunity for my first time using the OM System camera.

With fewer leaves on the trees and this one calling out I was able to spot him after he landed right above me.

Never posing together, they took turns on the dead tree and zooming in and out of the woods, seeming to enjoy the warm afternoon rather than hunting.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 17, 2025

Duck

Wood Duck Pair, Late Afternoon Glow

November 17, 2025 Ellen Jennings 8 Comments

I tried Ted’s (tpjphoto.net) OM System OM 1 Mark II camera with the OM System 100-400mm lens yesterday. He’s been using the OM 1 original and the Mark II bodies for a couple of years with great results and is a real fan of the reduced weight. (I’m not sure if Olympus turned OM could have come up with a worse name for these cameras.)

I’ve stuck with Canon, but have started to notice a decrease in quality of my images and questioned if it was me or the gear.

This pair of Wood Ducks crisscrossed a patch of water that was lit by the late afternoon sun reflecting off some golden trees. I was pretty impressed, and yes, new gear is coming my way.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 16, 2025