Thomas Cizauskas

A restored 19th-century water-powered gristmill.

Stone Mountain Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
10 October 2025.

Pic(k) of Week (YFGF blog): bit.ly/47LVnBo

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
SETTINGS: 14 mm; ISO 200; ƒ/5.6
EXPOSURE blend: 1/200; 1/100; 1/50; 1/25 sec.

"Chiefly nocturnal, barred owls do not generally tolerate close approach." Yet there he was, in late afternoon, perched only a few meters from us.

Legacy Park: Decatur, Georgia, USA.

Pic(k) of the Week (YFGF blog): bit.ly/4nBRXqW

Olympus E-M10ii
40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
135 mm;1/100 sec;ISO 400;ƒ/5.6

Tree in morning sun.

Lakeside Park: St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA. 4 September 2025 (7:38 am EDT)

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4qzj5tx

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CAMERA: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
SETTINGS: 37 mm; 1/20 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/22.0

See you at No Kings Day, Donny!

Melanija Knavs. Also reporting alleged pedophile: Donny J. tRump, her husband.

Native blue mistflowers (Conoclinium coelestinum).

East Decatur Greenway: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 3 October 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4hfH5h3

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CAMERA: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 150 mm; 1/320 sec; ISO 400; ƒ/5.6

Coquina rock battered by Atlantic Ocean surf at dawn.

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast, Florida, on 6 Sept. 2025. A ¾-mile-long coquina rock formation.

Pic(k) of Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/43900nB

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
40 mm; 1 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/22.0

Gulls fly by, as a waxing gibbous moon, 89% illuminated, rises over an Atlantic Ocean beach at sundown.

City of St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA, 4 Sept. 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/3KCHDRG

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
40 mm; 1/250 sec.; ISO 800; ƒ/4.0

Españolas (2010)
painted concrete
— Marianne Lerbs

St. Augustine Sculpture Garden: St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA. 12 September 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4mMNX6F

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6
300 mm; 1/160 sec; ISO 1600; ƒ/5.6

Perched in a wetland, a red-shouldered hawk warily observed me over its shoulder, but remained posed.

Mason Mill Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, US. 16 August 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (YFGF blog): bit.ly/4mHggU2

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6
300 mm; 1/160 sec; ISO 1600; ƒ/5.6

Mission Nombre de Dios: St. Augustine, Florida, USA.

A bronze statue of a Catholic missionary beseeches heaven. A nearly 200-ft stainless-steel Great Cross reflects afternoon sun.

Mission Nombre de Dios: where, in 1565, Spanish explorers & missionaries founded St. Augustine, Florida, oldest city in continental US.

Pic(k) of the Week: bit.ly/2RD2R38

Closeup of orange jewelweed wildflower.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10ii
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 40 mm; 1/2 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/8.0

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Close-up of orange jewelweed wildflower.

Close-up blossom: just one in a riot of orange JEWELWEED native wildflowers blooming on a woodland trail.

Mason Mill Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 21 August 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4pcTZQi

#photographersofBluesky #jewelweed #orangeblossom #flower

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Black-Eyed Susan wildflowers bloom in an urban pollinator garden.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 116 mm; 1/80 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6

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Pic(k) of the Week: Black-Eyed Susans on the PATH Click on the image for a larger, hi-res version (on Flickr ). Native black-eyed Susan wildflowers bloom in a pollinator gard...

Native Black-Eyed Susan wildflowers (Rudbeckia hirta) bloom in a pollinator garden.

South Peachtree Creek Trail in Mason Mill Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 18 July 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/3JtfThN

#photographersofBluesky #blackeyedSusan #coneflower #flower

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An American bullfrog sits in a pool fed by a natural spring.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 150 mm; 1/40 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6

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An American bullfrog sits in a pool fed by a natural spring.

What I really want to know,
Should I stay or should I go?

An American bullfrog sits in a pool fed by a natural spring.

Legacy Park: Decatur, Georgia, USA. 13 June 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/3HEuDdb

#photographersofBluesky #Americanbullfrog #wildlifephotography #lyrics

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Summer morning in a woodland.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
SETTINGS: 15 mm; 1/6 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6

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Summer morning in a woodland.

Softly camouflaged,
Morning in the woodland
Fending the summer beast.

Melton Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 23 June 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/45sIWJN

#photographersofBluesky #morninglight #woodlandphotography #intimatelandscape #doggerel

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Two trees in a woodland embrace.

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CAMERA: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 138 mm; 1/160 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6
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#urbanforest #urbanpark #intimatelandscape #DecaturLegacyPark #DecaturGa #GeorgiaUSA #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #Olympus40150mm #microfournerds

Two trees in a woodland embrace.

Like a caress,
A woodland embrace.
Vernal fancy.

Seminary Wood in Decatur Legacy Park: City of Decatur, Georgia, USA. 25 April 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/45oZYsq

#photographersofBluesky #tree #woodland #springflora #doggerel #blog #YFGF #PickOfTheWeek #omdem10markII

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Dog walking --and human bicycling-- on an urban trail.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
SETTINGS: 32 mm; 1/60 sec; ISO 1600; ƒ/8.0

#peopleinthecity #trail #urbanpark #streetphotography #Atlanta #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #Olympus1442mm #em10 #microfournerds

Dog walking --and human bicycling-- on an urban trail.

After the rain,
The urban duo
Goes into the green.

Trolley Trail in Gilliam Park: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 28 June 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4lH9fTr

#photographersofbluesky #bicycle #dogandhuman #urbantrail

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Street-festival attendees are dancing to live music while holding their beers.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 150 mm; 1/125 sec; ISO 800; ƒ/5.6
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#beer #festival #streetphotography #funandhappiness #InmanParkFestival #Atlanta #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #em10 #microfourthirds

Street-festival attendees are dancing to live music while holding their beers.

Dance (drink!) to the music.

Inman Park Festival: City of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 26 April 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4f413u6

#photographersofBluesky #beerdrinkers #streetfestival #dancingpeople

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.45mm F1.8
SETTINGS: 45 mm; 1/40 sec; ISO 1600 ƒ/1.8
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#craftbeer #Kolsch #beerglass #pub #backlight #HalfwayCrooks #BrickStorePub #Decatur #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #Olympus45mm #em10 #microfournerds

Farina: a delightfully delicate 'Kölsch-style' beer from Halfway Crooks Brewery (in Atlanta, Georgia, USA).

Here, served on draught (in its own glass), at Brick Store Pub in Decatur, Georgia, on 24 May 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/4kAOK9K

#photographersofBluesky#beer

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Captured in black-and-white, bassist Teja Veal prepares for a concert at the Inman Park Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
SETTINGS: 108 mm; 1/200 sec; ISO 3200; ƒ/5.1

#streetfestival #livemusic #portrait #people #InmanParkFestival #Atlanta #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #monochrome #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #Olympus40150mm #em10II #microfourthirds

Captured in black-and-white, bassist Teja Veal prepares for a concert at the Inman Park Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Captured in black-and-white, bassist Teja Veal prepares for Rhonda Thomas' "Red Dragonfly" concert.

Inman Park Festival: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 26 April 2025.

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/405Uyka

#photographersofBluesky #festival #musician #concert #blackandwhite

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