“Unhappy Judges”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/30s, ISO 2000. Shot near the Lost Creek Trail.

trees with spray-painted "5 1/2" signs

“Gills”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/30s, ISO 12800. Shot along the Sawtooth Trail.

close-up of a mushroom cap

“Drip”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2,8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/13s, ISO 3200. Shot along the Sawtooth Trail.

mushroom shedding a drop of water

“Layers”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm lens @ 62mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 400.

Despite the stylized look, I did no post-processing on this image at all. Wildfire smoke in the air took care of everything for me.

“Caught on the Horns”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 24mm, f/4.3, 1/30s, ISO 8000. Shot from the Hardesty Trail.

Moon and Venus over the forest just before sunrise

“Morning on the Trail”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/30s, ISO 320. Shot along the Hardesty Mountain Trail.

a snail trucking along

“Meeting”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/14, 1/320s, ISO 640. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

“Mantis Love”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/320s, ISO 500. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

one praying mantis eating another

“Leaf”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 200. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

a single backlit leaf

“Waiting for the Wind”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/500s, ISO 640. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

Close-up grass seeds

“Pretty Poison”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/60s, ISO 500. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

poison oak leaves

“Snowberries”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/320s, ISO 6400. Shot along the Browder Ridge Trail.

“Cloud Sisters”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 34mm, f/13, 1/400s, ISO 160. Shot from the Browder Ridge Trail.

Three Sisters above a layer of low cloud

“Island in the Mist”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 35mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 320. Shot along the Browder Ridge Trail.

forested hills above a low cloud layer

“What are YOU staring at?”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 100-400mm lens @ 400mm, f/8, 1/500s, ISO 12800. Shot in my back yard.

close up of a wild turkey in profile

“Wet Nose”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/30s, ISO 1250. Shot along the Lawler Trail.

closeup of a fungus covered with water drops

“Chicken of the Woods”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 1250. Shot along the Santiam Wagon Road Trail.

bright orange fungus on a log

“Trees and Sky”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 23mm, f/8, 1/20s, ISO 250. Shot along the Santiam Wagon Road Trail.

reflections in water droplets on a leaf

“Pop”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 400. Shot near Sevenmile Horse Camp.

Bird's-foot Trefoil flowers

“The Path”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/13s, ISO 3200. Shot along the Santiam Wagon Road Trail.

trail in the woods