“Drunken Owl”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/15s, ISO 2000. Shot from the Alpine Trail.

Chainsaw carving on a stump

“The Marching Mushrooms”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/15s, ISO 2000. Shot near the Cloverpatch Trail.

tiny mushrooms on a fallen branch

“First Sign of Fall”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/30s, ISO 2000. Shot from the Alpine Trail.

a few red leaves

“Sunrise with Venus”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 7Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 fisheye lens @ f/2.8, 1/30s, ISO 1600. Shot from the Alpine Trail.

Dawn behind some trees with one bright planet

“Ferns”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5, 1/25s, ISO 1600. Shot along the Ridgeline Trail.

ferns growing on a mossy log

“Cyclamen”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5, 1/60s, ISO 500. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

hardy cyclamen flower

“Leaf Roadmap”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4.5, 1/400s, ISO 500. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

Skeletonized oak leaves

“Awestruck”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5, 1/15s, ISO 1000. Shot along the Goodman Creek Trail.

mushrooms large and small

“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.