Not pictured are a dozen eggs and a 5lb sack of spuds under the cilantro.

I'm to that age where I take great joy in comparative shopping. I'm sure I could have saved a few more bucks if I had shopped around a bit more, but this wasn't bad.

Total was $66.64.

Some highlights I think are great value

$1.99/lb chicken breast $0.33 per avocado $2.99 per Red Baron pizza $0.79 per can of tuna

Midwest USA, September 2025.

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/1250s, ISO-500. Edited in darktable.

All of these photos are from the same day. I took the camera and a kayak and went birding. I think I found four or five different herons paddling up and down the river. I snapped some cormorants, pied-billed grebes, belted kingfishers, geese, and painted turtles.

Midwest USA, September 2025.

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/1250s, ISO320. Edited in darktable.

These are old photos that were a little soft so I never shared them. I cleaned them up a bit and they're alright now.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42385553

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/160s, ISO320. Edited in darktable.

The most common turtle in NA.

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/160s, ISO320. Edited in darktable.

The most common turtle in NA.

Oly E-M1 @ 270mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO-250.

Edited in darktable.

I'm new to photography and editing. I'm looking for advice on if this is a decent edit or should I have approached it differently? Most photos I see have more contrast, but if I push my blacks down anymore I'm afraid they'll get crushed too much. Some already are with the current exposure. I don't hate this edit personally, but I'd like it to look more "professional." Any editing advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Midwest USA, October 2025

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/7.1, 1/500s, ISO-250. Edited in darktable.

These are old but I never uploaded them because I had better shots up at the time. I miss my junco friends, so I'll upload them now.

I re-edited these ones in darktable.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42279600

Oly E-M1 @ 246mm, f/7.1, 1/250s, ISO-320. Edited in darktable.

This little guy was grooming after a snack and I was lucky enough to snap a few shots.

I also found a tailless eastern grey.

Oly E-M1 @ 246mm, f/7.1, 1/250s, ISO-320. Edited in darktable.

This little guy was grooming after a snack and I was lucky enough to snap a few shots.

I also found a tailless eastern grey.

Midwest USA, September 2025.

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/100s, ISO-1600. Edited in darktable.

One of my favorite bird calls. It always makes me think of early summer. I wasn't going to upload this one the light was bad and I couldn't get close, but I never found another opportunity.

Midwest USA, September 2025

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/500s, ISO-250. Edited in darktable.

Cormorants have such beautiful eyes. This is on a river that bisects my town. All year you'd walk by and see cormorants posted here. This was by far their favorite spot.

Midwest USA, September 2025.

Olympus E-M1 @ 300mm, f/6.7, 1/1600s, ISO-3200. Edited in darktable.

This is one of my first bird shots with my E-M1 and 75-300mm lens. It's shit, ha. I still wanted to share it though.