“Leaf”

Sony A58 with Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro lens @ 300mm, f5.6, 1/60s, ISO 100. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge., with some messing around in Darktable.

fall leaves with art effects

“Soft Ferns”

Sony A58 with Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro lens @ 300mm, f5.6, 1/60s, ISO 200. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge.

close up of fern fronds

Thanks to AI, finding recipes online written by actual people (and making actual food) is getting increasingly difficult. Yet another way in which all this LLM horsepucky is making everything worse.

“The Moss Endures”

Sony A58 with Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro lens @ 300mm, f5.6, 1/60s, ISO 100.

fallen oak leaf on a mossy rock

“Nobody Home”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/7.1, 1/40s, ISO 200. Shot along the Fall Creek National Recreation Trail.

tiny empty snail shell

“New Life From Old”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/40s, ISO 400. Shot along the Fall Creek National Recreation Trail.

clump of mushrooms on a burned log

“My Lovely Hat”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/7.1, 1/40s, ISO 250. Shot along the Fall Creek National Recreation Trail.

orange mushroom growing out of a burnt log

“After the Fire”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/10, 1/40s, ISO 1250. Shot along the Koch Mountain Trail.

“Lonely”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 15mm, f/8.0, 1/250s, ISO 250. Lookout atop Waldo Mountain.

weathered cabin in poor shape

“Buddies”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 800. Shot along the Jim Weaver Loop Trail.

a pair of mushrooms

“Waldo Lake Morning”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/3.5, 1/20s, ISO 12800.

early morning lake with trees and clouds

“Cold Autumn Mist”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4.5, 1/250s, ISO 800. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

oak leaf and grass with water droplets

“After the Ball”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/160s, ISO 2000. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

drying stems from summer flowers

“Bacon Anyone?”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/30s, ISO 160. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

fungus on a log

“If you break dance on the table, the bad guy will try to break into your tractor”

strange safety sticker

“Chomp”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/30s, ISO 8000. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

group of four tiny mushrooms

“Buddies”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4.5, 1/30s, ISO 1000. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

A pair of shaggy mane mushrooms

“Tiny Seed”

Sony A58 with Sigma 70-300mm APO Macro lens @ 300mm, f5.6, 1/60s, ISO 3200. Trying a new lens/camera combo (well, new to me but old & used) out at home.

tree litter on a rhododendron leaf

“Waterdrop Lace”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 100. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

Spiderweb lined with tiny water droplets

“Waiting”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/3.2, 1/60s, ISO 320. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

orb weaver spider in a web coated with water droplets