Alex Spielman Photography

A new bird for me! I was in St. Augustine taking pictures of Wadding Birds when this Great Crested Flycatcher landed on a branch directly behind me. The bokeh coming from the sun filtering through the trees was truly a happy accident, as I've never tried a shot like this before.

This picture was a really great learning experience for me, as I now know where to position myself to intentionally produce more of these type of images.

📸 OM-1 mk1
🔎 150-600mm
💡 f/7.1 1/1000sec ISO-320

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I finally saw a Painted Bunting! I have yet to get a decent full-body shot, but I'll have two more opportunities this upcoming week!

📸 OM SYSTEM OM-1
🔎 OM SYSTEM 150-600 w/ 1.4 teleconverter @ 840mm (1680mm FF equivalent)
💡 f/11 1/1600s ISO-1250

OM System

Mourning Dove preening! It never gets old getting close enough to watch these wild animals go about their business, naturally, without any physical alterations by a human. I was surely some sort of zoologist in another life.