Thomas Cizauskas
tcizauskas.bsky.social
Thomas Cizauskas
@tcizauskas.bsky.social
Tyro photographer: intimate landscapes, new topography.
Cask-ale advocate; lapsed pro-brewer.
Russell's Teapot acolyte.
Science is real; baseball is fun; jazz is life; meat is murder.
Fascism threatens all of us. Resist!

https://linktr.ee/Cizauskas
It was 'blowing a hoolie' at sunrise, on 10 October 2025, on the summit of Stone Mountain, in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.

That is, it was cold and windy!

Pic(k) of the Week (on YFGF blog): bit.ly/3Jzmbx2

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.45mm F1.8
SETTINGS: 45mm; 1/50 second; ISO 100; ƒ/1.8
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Honoring Veterans Day
11 November 2025.

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Photo taken at base of summit walk-up trail in Stone Mountain Park: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA, 10 October 2025. Hi-res (on Flickr): flic.kr/p/2rDTfxd

Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
LENS: Olympus M.45mm F1.8
SETTINGS: 45 mm; 1/40 sec; ISO 3200; ƒ/1.8
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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.
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"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
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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
October 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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
October 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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
September 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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
September 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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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September 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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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

#aster #Rudbeckiahirta #yellowblossom #summerflora #wildflower #urbanpark #DeKalbCountyGa #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #em10 #microfournerds #FlickExplore
August 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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

#frog #Lithobatescatesbeianus #springfauna #naturalspring #urbanpark #naturephotography #DecaturGa #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #em10 #microfournerds
August 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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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August 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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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

#trees #urbanforest #urbanpark #summerflora #naturephotography #landscape #DeKalbCountyGa #GeorgiaUS #pickoftheweek #blog #YFGF #OMSystem #OlympusPassion #Olympus1442mm #em10 #microfourthirds
August 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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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August 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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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
August 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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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August 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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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
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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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July 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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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
July 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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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July 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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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
July 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM