“Waiting for the Wind”

Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/4000s, ISO 200. Shot at Mount Pisgah.

dandelion head

It’s the time of year when I can stop checking the pollen count every morning and start checking the PM2.5 particulate count instead.

“The Barn”

Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/3200s, ISO 200. Shot at Mount Pisgah. I wandered around today using the camera’s built-in “gentle sepia” art setting. This is one of the images that I think worked pretty well.

black & white image of a barn

“Recovery”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/1600s, ISO 250. One of the first pine seedlings after the 2022 Cedar Creek fire. Shot along the Jim Weaver Loop Trail.

pine seedling

“Crossing the Desert Sands”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/1600s, ISO 640. Shot in the burned area along the Jim Weaver Loop Trail.

a beetle in the sand

“Pollinator”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/1000s, ISO 100. Bee in bear grass along the Wahanna Trail.

close-up of bee and flower

“Hiker’s Rest Stop”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 18mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 500. Taylor Burn USFS cabin.

cabin in the woods with beargrass out front

“Serene”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/100s, ISO 200. Williams Lake.

“Plunge”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/22, 1/2.5s, ISO 250. Unnamed waterfall between Middle and Lower Erma Bell lakes seen from above.

a waterfall in the woods

“Stark”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 200. Hiking the Wahanna Trail after the Cedar Creek Fire.

#mbjune Day 30: solitude 📷