Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
p.1 #1Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
I took my first trip to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge a few weeks ago and here's a handful of photos from being there. I'd definitely like to go again since there's so much there to explore.
I did notice something a bit frustrating but interesting. It had been pretty warm the prior few days and the ground was still very warm but a cold front rolled in with a lot of wind. I could see the air turbulence from that cold wind mixing with the hot ground just 50-100ft away and between that and the wind it did make a lot of my attempts to get photos difficult.
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I did notice something a bit frustrating but interesting. It had been pretty warm the prior few days and the ground was still very warm but a cold front rolled in with a lot of wind. I could see the air turbulence from that cold wind mixing with the hot ground just 50-100ft away and between that and the wind it did make a lot of my attempts to get photos difficult.
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens 459mm f/5.6 1/640s 500 ISO +0.3 EV
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OM-1MarkII LEICA DG SUMMILUX 9/F1.7 lens 9mm f/10.0 1/1250s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII LEICA DG SUMMILUX 9/F1.7 lens 9mm f/11.0 1/800s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII LEICA DG SUMMILUX 9/F1.7 lens 9mm f/16.0 1/20s 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII LEICA DG SUMMILUX 9/F1.7 lens 9mm f/16.0 1/1000s 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 lens 250mm f/8.0 1/100s 400 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1250s 640 ISO +0.3 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1000s 250 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII LEICA DG SUMMILUX 9/F1.7 lens 9mm f/10.0 1/400s 200 ISO 0.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1600s 500 ISO +1.0 EV
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OM-1MarkII OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC lens 459mm f/7.1 1/1000s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
May 14, 2026 at 11:27 AM
p.1 #2Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
8, 10 and 11 are my picks Bruce
Morris
Morris
May 14, 2026 at 02:17 PM
p.1 #3Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
I'll follow Morris with #5,10 &11. Nice job with these.
John
John
May 14, 2026 at 02:58 PM