Daily Archives: August 27, 2023

Sunday Supplement! Honey Bee in Blazing Star

On August 27, 2023 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, bee, Blazing Star, insect, Kennebunk Plains, Maine, nature, OM-1 & 100-400mm

For some reason the Carpenter Bees and Ground Bees outnumber the Honey Bees on the Plains, even during the Northern Blazing Star bloom. Maybe no one keeps hives close enough. I am always happy, considering the decline in bee populations, to see a Honey Bee at work. I enjoy my honey! OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. (Makes a decent macro lens as well 🙂 Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 200 @ f6.3 @ 1/800th.

Maine! Snowy Egret in flight

On August 27, 2023 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, birds, flight, Kennebunk, Maine, nature, OM-1 & 100-400mm

Snowy Egret (and Canada Geese): York County, Maine, USA, August 2023 — Great Egrets outnumber Snowy Egrets by about 5 to 1 this summer on the sandbar at the mouth of one of our local rivers…but that does not mean the Snowies don’t put on a good show. 🙂 OM Systems OM-1 with the ED 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds-in-flight modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 200 @ f8 @ 1/1250th. -.7EV.