Posts in Category: river
Maine Landscape
Batson River above the rapids at Emmon’s Preserve, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA, April 2024 — A quiet stretch of the Batson, on a sunny April day. The woods are still open and the sun warms the ground and the water. OM System OM-1 with M.Zuiko 12-45 f4 Pro at 24mm equivalent. Program mode with in-camera HDR. Processed in Photomator.
Maine Landscape
Batson River, Emmon’s Preserve, Kennebunkport Land Trust. Spring spate. Shutter mode with LiveND. OM System OM-1 with M.Zuiko 12-45 Pro zoom at 24mm equivalent. Processed in Photomator.
Maine Landscape
A young maple undercut by this spring’s storm tides even 5 miles inland along the Mousam, but still in full flower. OM System OM-1 with M.Zuiko 12-45 Pro. Program mode with in-camera HDR. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Filigree ice
More filigree ice from the Mousam River here in Kennebunk. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm IS zoom at 472mm equivalent. Program mode with in-camera HDR. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Fall on the Mousam
Fall along the Mousam River here in town. The colors might have been late this year, but they did come on. OM Systems OMD EM5Mkiii with 12-45mm zoom at 24mm equivalent. Program mode with in-camera HDR. Processed in Pixelmator Pro.
Maine! More Heron in the sun
Great Blue Heron: York County, Maine, USA, October 2023 — a few more shots of the Great Blue Heron on the Mousam River rapids, posing on a snag in the sun. Such a handsome bird, even when it has an itchy ear. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at 800 and 1600mm equivalent. (2x digital tel-extender for 1600mm shots). Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and assembled in FrameMagic.
Fall rapids
Rapids with their burden of fallen leaves on the Batson River at Emmon’s Preserve in Kennebunkport Maine. This is an intermediate shot between frozen water and silk…an HDR in Shutter preferred at 1/5 of a second and f18. ISO 200 at 24mm equivalent with the OM Systems OMD EM5Mkiii with the 12-45mm zoom. Processed in Pixelmator Pro.
Maine! Last of the Mousam rapids Heron
Great Blue Heron: York County, Maine, USA, October 2023 — I think this is the last shot from my session with the Great Blue Heron in the Mousam river rapids that I will share for now. Fishing the rapids is a delicate balancing act, as many a fly-fisher who works this stretch of stream, can attest. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at 472mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 5000 @ f6.3 @ 1/640th.
Maine! Cold water
Great Blue Heron: York County, Maine, USA, October 2023 — Whoo! That’s cold! The Great Blue Heron in the Mousam River rapids gets in deeper than expected and seems to find the water cold. This is a bird shiver if I ever saw one…and…got to keep those wings dry! OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at 372mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 5000 @ f6.3 @ 1/640th. I had not realized until posting these photos how much I used the zoom to frame different shots. One of the reasons I don’t use fixed focal length lenses more. 🙂
Maine! Heron in the rapids
Great Blue Heron: York County, Maine, USA, October 2023 — And here is the Heron in mid-stride as it worked its way up the rapids in search of prey. It was taking, as I have mentioned, some kind of small crustacean off the river bed. I suppose it would not have been adverse to a fish if it happened on one. 🙂 OM Systems OM-1 with the ED 100-400mm zoom at 538mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 6400 @ f6.3 @ 1/640th.