“Minaret”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens and Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/11, 1/60, ISO 2000. Horsetail fern at Mount Pisgah.

Closeup of a horsetail fern tip

“Nature and Man”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/10, 1/30, ISO 125. BPA power lines at Mount Pisgah.

Power lines in front of a hill

“Hot Day for a Small Bug”

Olympus TG6 @ 16.8mm, f/6.3, 1/400s, ISO 100. I think this is an Obscure Darkling Beetle, which seems like a horrible name to inflict on such a cute little guy.

A bettle in the sand

“Walk This Way”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 150mm, f/6.3, 1/1600, ISO 250. Snowy plover at Oregon Dunes.

A bird on the beach

“Glowing”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 320. Scotch broom seedpods at Oregon Dunes.

“Eugene”

Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm lens @ f/11, 1/250, ISO 200. Eugene from Spencer Butte, with Mt. Jefferson in the background. I’ve lived many places but hopefully this is the last.

#mbjune Day 22: hometown 📷

View of the city

“Merry-Go-Round”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens with Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/22, 1/15, ISO 2000. Along the Ridgeline Trail.

Horsetail fern closeup

“Spores”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens with Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/3.2, 1/250, ISO 1600. Along the Ridgeline Trail.

Close-up of fern spores

“Climbing the Sun”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/4, 1/250, ISO 160. Along the Ridgeline Trail.

Western spotted cucumber beetle on a flower

Dr. Demento, Madcap Radio DJ Who Launched Weird Al’s Career, Announces Retirement

End of an era. I can remember passing petitions around my high school to get Tom Lehrer songs into the weekly top ten, way back when we listened to him weekly on the actual radio.