“Hidden Glen”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/7.1, 1/3s, ISO 200. Shot at Duval Creek Falls.

small waterfall in the woods

“The Forest Reflects”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5, 1/15s, ISO 640. Shot near Duval Creek Falls.

one tiny mushroom

“Hands Up!”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 400. Shot along Patterson Mountain Road.

orange fungus

Does anyone really believe the AI industry will manage to spend $2T (or whatever the current stupid number is) on data centers before the bubble pops? I look forward to many opportunities for taking dramatic photos in giant half-finished abandoned buildings. The Roman ruins of our times (with the difference that the Romans got to use their buildings before the turned into ruins).

“Bench Press”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 1000. Shot near the Hardesty Trail.

mushroom pushing up through the dirt

“Amethyst”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/25s, ISO 4000. Shot at the top of Hardesty Mountain.

purple mushrooms

“Mushroom Inferno”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/10s, ISO 800. Shot along the Hardesty Trail.

large mushroom lit by red headlamp

“Post-apocalypse”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 39mm, f/5.4, 1/1000s, ISO 200. Shot on the Waldo Lake Road.

pine trees pushing up through a road

“First Snow”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/250s, ISO 400. Shot along the Metolius-Windigo Trail.

tiny pine tree in the snow

“Triplet”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/100s, ISO 400. Shot along the Metolius-Windigo Trail.

three small mushrooms

“Two”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/160s, ISO 2000. Shot along the Metolius-Windigo Trail.

old trail mileage marker

“Study in Brown”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/400s, ISO 12800. Shot along the Moore Creek Trail.

mushroom and pine needles in front of a cut log

“Serene Morning”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 17mm, f/8, 1/320s, ISO 1000. Mount Ray reflected in Bobby Lake, seen from the Moore Creek Trail.

mountain reflected in a lake

“Yin and Yang”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm lens @ 92mm, f/78.1, 20s, ISO 8000. Shot at Lake Creek Falls

two salmon in a stream

“Fish in Flight”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm lens @ 108mm, f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO 320. Spawning time at Lake Creek Falls

fish leaping up a waterfall

“Individuality”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens and Raynox 250 macro lens @ f/8, 1/160s, ISO 5000. Shot along the Ridgeline Trail.

one white mushroom in a sea of orange ones

“Shelter”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens and Raynox 250 macro lens @ f/8, 1/160s, ISO 2500. Shot along the Ridgeline Trail.

“Trying Harder”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens and Raynox 250 macro lens @ f/10, 1/125s, ISO 2500. Shot along the Ridgeline Trail.

mushroom pushing up against a fallen leaf

Emily’s AI camera review is worth a look if you’re skeptical of the ethics of AI from a creator’s point of view.

“Wet Baby”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4.5, 1/20s, ISO 2500. Shot along the Horse Creek Trail.

tiny mushroom with a drop of water