Last week as I was trying to photograph the beauty of the Tetons, I heard a familiar voice and found it to be Steve visiting with other photographers. After they completed their conversation, I walked over and told him that I wanted to just say "Hello". Believe me, in "Real Life" Steve is the same patient, friendly photographer/trainer that we have watched over the years. He's the real deal.
I've gotten 3 owl photos so far the experience was amazing and fun I got a Juvenile Owl and 2 adults. 2 of my 3 trys got great results . Really love watching Steve's videos . Biggest challenge is getting one in flight . Are you getting any in flight ? Good luck sir. Just wanted to converse with ya .
Thanks Steve! You are an inspiration. I truly love the excitement that you display when seeing and photographing great gray owls. I would love to get to the Tetons to experience what you do.
Great video, both informative and educational. Love your style! Unfortunately we don't have Great Grays here in Yorkshire, UK but plenty of Barn Owls and Tawny in the area. Next time we're in BC we'll have to concentrate trying to find some good spots when we're on Vancouver Island.
Love your channel. Your accompanying video is just as impressive as your photography. I don’t know how you pull it all off honestly. Especially all by yourself. Great work! Keep it up.
Thanks for the content, thats great! I had only one encounter with a great horned owl that I searched for weeks with the hints she left on her spot and when I finally saw it my heart missed a beat ahah Im so keen to see more of this awesome bird!
very nice video. I can definitely relate with your closing comments. Since I retired my wife and I have pursued our passion for nature photography and sharing that passion with others. We get out on the trail at least 4 times every week year around. Hot, cold, wet, dry, I wouldn't trade a single minute of it.
Beautiful shots. I love shot 1 with the rim light on him. Also the video clips are great and add value. Your enthusiasm is plain to see and infectious. Thanks so much.
Great Video and Photos again Steve. As you say. You certainly are lucky to have some great locations to visit. And if you come across some great animals to photograph that makes it all the better. 👍🏼
Great as always. I too count the GGO as my favorite subject to photograph. You are right there is something special about being alone with the owls. And it’s great to see all the babies this year. I found 2 different families (2 babies each) in central Idaho and have had 4 days shooting alone with them this year. Great memories. Thanks for your videos and enthusiasm. Good to find some positive stuff on the internet.
Another great video Steve. Loved how you inserted the picture to reference the shot you took. It provides a great visual to the viewer. Looking forward to the next video👍🏻
Nice video Steve. Love the adventuring. Nothing is more exciting than looking for something and suddenly finding it. The adventure then takes an more rewarding turn. :)
Very nice video 🙂👍 inspires me to go out again this week even though I spent my vacation last week doing lots of wildlife photography, too 🙂 Cheers from Germany 🙂
So awesome Steve! I’ve been learning from your videos! I just recently did some video of a great Gray Owl in Yellowstone! I had such a great time filming and photographing him, not as cool as you are doing though!
Another great video Steve. I hope folks realize the amount of work it take to get the great wildlife shots. Too many would have made noise to get the owl to turn or would resort to baiting.
Very nice Steve, great images. I had the pleasure of finding my first Great gray owl yesterday in the Tetons. Like in your videos, he gave me good exercise following him through the woods. He was hunting and flying from perch to perch. Went to the ground several times but didn't catch a single thing.
Great video Steve. Please inform up and coming wildlife photographers about binoculars. Possibly the most critical piece of gear especially when doing bird and raptor photo shoots. Less time searching and more time shooting. It would have helped in the situation where you thought there would be a good angle but a limb was in the way. With binoculars you would have known to increase the angle of approach and saved critical time. Keep these informative and on location videos coming. Just loving the action of them all.
great video Steve as usual. glad you found another owl. glad we were able to met you a couple of weeks ago at willow flats. whenever we see one of your videos we just feel better. BTW we spotted a badger digging near the Shane cabin two weeks ago. all the best. danny
Hey steve…. awesome vid... That one little bit at about 8:00 where you flipped the cam around and showed a pov was so awesome... it was like I was there with you trekking through the forest and tracking a great gray owl... I think you should do some experimenting with a head strap and a gopro. It would be a really great addition to the video to try and show more to the viewers of what its like being out in the bush... Just a suggestion. Great video as always steve.. looking forward to the next one :)
Nice video and documentary. Kinda see myselves there with the entusiasm and could feel the exitement. My "hunting grounds" is in Norway and besides predators like the Buzzards, Fish Eagle, Sea Eagles, Hawk I started this year with owl. Was able to cath my first Hawk Owl witch has a good population this year with a rodent year (probably caused by lockdown). For two weeks ago i stumbled upon a Golden Eagle which is rare even for Norway. Keep on posting !
That was a really fun session you had with that owl! I really enjoyed the style of this vlog as well as your enthusiasm, and of course the stunning images 😀 Makes me want to get out in the woods right now!!
Lol great timing that you uploaded a video about great gray owl today because there was an report that one had been this morning pretty close to me so after school I biked a total of 43Km in were away for 6hours and got some really great photos of it and I’m 13 And good video
That’s dedication right there. I was trying to get some pictures of any birds this summer in some Arizona forest and it was hard work. Plus my lungs weren’t doing well with the higher elevation. Thought there would be more birds in the forest but it was actually hard to find them or get close enough to get a decent picture. Good job.
Great Vlog as usual! Your passionate enthusiasm is equally matched with your outstanding vlogging skills to make for such a great time watching !! Thank you !!👍
Just got back from trying to photograph salmon during their spawning run. Not much luck just a lot of salmon backs above the waterline (river is relatively flat). Then I get to watch this video. Best way to end the day.
hello steve you are a makina but very difficult to find owl, ask how nikon d850 is going, I thought buy camera d850 and objective 200-500 f5.6 something is fine from spain thanks
Exciting video! i was getting out of breath watching you chase after them. You are in better shape than I am. I mean, i have a shape, it just happens to be round..hahaha..thx for sharing your adventure once again!
Loved this video! Thanks for sharing! I’m just wondering, what is the maximum aperture of that lens at 500mm? And were you shooting wide open all along? I’m asking because I use Fuji, which is crop, so I’m just trying to get an idea of what I would need to get similar subject separation with my gear.
Such a magnificent bird. I was just in the Jackson/Teton area two weeks ago and what a beautiful part of the world it is. I'm sure too be back. Do you worry about bears as you chase the owls through the forest? The be bear aware signs just had me wondering.
Does anyone know if this weekend would be a good time to visit the Grand Teton / Yellowstone areas to shoot some wildlife photography? I have never been to these areas before so I'm not sure what to expect. I'm willing to drive 14 hours from Arizona for two days of exceptional wildlife photography opportunities! I just want to make sure this would be a good time to visit. Thanks!
Last week as I was trying to photograph the beauty of the Tetons, I heard a familiar voice and found it to be Steve visiting with other photographers. After they completed their conversation, I walked over and told him that I wanted to just say "Hello". Believe me, in "Real Life" Steve is the same patient, friendly photographer/trainer that we have watched over the years. He's the real deal.
Thanks for the kind words 👍 and nice to meet you
If I found an owl out in the forest I would be so excited too. I love your enthusiasm Steve. It looks like a magic place.
Great persistence, Steve! Beautiful Owl and images!
Thanks 👍
Very good shots of the great grey owl Steve. Nice narration, calm but yet exiting. Thanks for the upload.
Owl parents are the best!!! Always giving and very protective.
That last piece of video was outstanding!!!!!!
Love the owl photos.
Another great Video Steve! Nothing better in the woods than a owl! 👏👏
Truth👍
I love your great grey owl videos Steve! Thank you!
I just want to be excited about life the way you get shooting owls Steve!
I've gotten 3 owl photos so far the experience was amazing and fun I got a Juvenile Owl and 2 adults. 2 of my 3 trys got great results . Really love watching Steve's videos . Biggest challenge is getting one in flight .
Are you getting any in flight ? Good luck sir. Just wanted to converse with ya .
Thanks Steve! You are an inspiration. I truly love the excitement that you display when seeing and photographing great gray owls. I would love to get to the Tetons to experience what you do.
Your excitement is contagious! Great job dragging us along while making very nice images👍👍
I have to admire your patience, enthusiasm and brilliance of capturing these stunning birds. Your photos’ are amazing please keep it going, thanks
So happy for your excitement !It easily shows how you really love being up there and search for the GGO. Thank you for sharing another great story .
An absolutely fascinating bird that does not exist here in Switzerland. Very nice pictures. Thank you for sharing.
Heini Hefti we have other species of owls 🦉
Great vlog, Steve! Here in the UK it is barn owls and short-eareds in my local patch at the moment. Thanks for sharing your experiences. 👍🏻 🦉
Great video, both informative and educational. Love your style! Unfortunately we don't have Great Grays here in Yorkshire, UK but plenty of Barn Owls and Tawny in the area. Next time we're in BC we'll have to concentrate trying to find some good spots when we're on Vancouver Island.
Another wonderful vlog Steve. You do inspire me to get out there! :)
Love your channel. Your accompanying video is just as impressive as your photography. I don’t know how you pull it all off honestly. Especially all by yourself. Great work! Keep it up.
Thanks! Sometimes I don't know how I pull it off either...
Amazing cover photo on your book, absolutely stunning.
Thanks!
That was awesome, Steve! Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for the content, thats great!
I had only one encounter with a great horned owl that I searched for weeks with the hints she left on her spot and when I finally saw it my heart missed a beat ahah
Im so keen to see more of this awesome bird!
very nice video. I can definitely relate with your closing comments. Since I retired my wife and I have pursued our passion for nature photography and sharing that passion with others. We get out on the trail at least 4 times every week year around. Hot, cold, wet, dry, I wouldn't trade a single minute of it.
Nice, I’m jealous. Kinda 😬
Beautiful shots. I love shot 1 with the rim light on him. Also the video clips are great and add value. Your enthusiasm is plain to see and infectious. Thanks so much.
Another great video Steve your enthusiasm is infectious.
Jeff Brown very motivational!
Owls are my favourite birds.
Thank you for a great video!🙂👍
Bottom line, awesome video, great photos, most enjoyable to view. Good stuff Steve.🙂
Love your enthusiasm and energy in this video! It’s contagious!
Everytime an extraordinary event to be with you in the tetons on foto expedition on the Great Grey Owl - Thanks!
Excellent Steve, nice to see chasing after the owls, lovely images 👍
Want to hear from you how to find owls and where to find them .... Thanks..... love all your videos
Just rewatching some grey gray owl videos.
Absolutely perfect way to start the day, Steve. Thank you for doing this for your faithful followers. jan
I was so happy for you the whole way through this video haha! Thanks for taking us with you, this was awesome and your photos are wonderful!
Great video Steve.
Great video Steve thanks for your passion and for sharing this!! 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
Nicely done, as always.
Wow Steve, this was so enjoyable. It felt like I was right there with you. Thanks for taking us along for the adventure. Well done
Great Video and Photos again Steve. As you say. You certainly are lucky to have some great locations to visit. And if you come across some great animals to photograph that makes it all the better. 👍🏼
Once more a very great video, with an happy end! Greetings, Rolf
Thanks!👍👍
Exciting video!
Great as always. I too count the GGO as my favorite subject to photograph. You are right there is something special about being alone with the owls. And it’s great to see all the babies this year. I found 2 different families (2 babies each) in central Idaho and have had 4 days shooting alone with them this year. Great memories. Thanks for your videos and enthusiasm. Good to find some positive stuff on the internet.
Sounds fantastic!👍👍
Another great video Steve. Loved how you inserted the picture to reference the shot you took. It provides a great visual to the viewer. Looking forward to the next video👍🏻
The energy the excitement it’s back, keep it up dude, makes your vlogs so much better 🤘🏻👌🏻🔥
Nice video Steve. Love the adventuring. Nothing is more exciting than looking for something and suddenly finding it. The adventure then takes an more rewarding turn. :)
Very nice video 🙂👍 inspires me to go out again this week even though I spent my vacation last week doing lots of wildlife photography, too 🙂
Cheers from Germany 🙂
Amazing photos and video.
Man! He really blends into the background as evidenced in that last photo! Great vlog...
Great video, Steve!
It's always fun to tag along when you're in your right element.
So awesome Steve! I’ve been learning from your videos! I just recently did some video of a great Gray Owl in Yellowstone! I had such a great time filming and photographing him, not as cool as you are doing though!
Another great video Steve. I hope folks realize the amount of work it take to get the great wildlife shots. Too many would have made noise to get the owl to turn or would resort to baiting.
👎👎to baiting!
Very nice Steve, great images. I had the pleasure of finding my first Great gray owl yesterday in the Tetons. Like in your videos, he gave me good exercise following him through the woods. He was hunting and flying from perch to perch. Went to the ground several times but didn't catch a single thing.
Nice!👍👍
A great video, i like this kind of immersion in the Habitat of this great specie, thanks !
Great stuff as always, thank you for sharing!
Great video Steve. Please inform up and coming wildlife photographers about binoculars. Possibly the most critical piece of gear especially when doing bird and raptor photo shoots. Less time searching and more time shooting. It would have helped in the situation where you thought there would be a good angle but a limb was in the way. With binoculars you would have known to increase the angle of approach and saved critical time. Keep these informative and on location videos coming. Just loving the action of them all.
This is Awesome!! 🙌🏼
Loved this video! Showing the images you're talking about in the video as well as in the end was really cool.
great video Steve as usual. glad you found another owl. glad we were able to met you a couple of weeks ago at willow flats. whenever we see one of your videos we just feel better. BTW we spotted a badger digging near the Shane cabin two weeks ago. all the best. danny
Nice to meet you too👍
Awesome video. Thanks for bringing us on the journey and sharing your photos.
love the content! Subscribed.
Hi there, a new fan here. Really nice place to do photography. Spectacular mountain.
Igorot ofw And spanish the Tetons are an amazing place to photograph. Landscape and wildlife
Another fantastic video Steve. Thank you for your inspiration!
Great video beautiful photos! When i could jump out of this bad will go to do wildlife photography, I need it!
Great stuff man!!!!!
Very nice video thanks
Another awesome video! Thanks for sharing your hard work.
Hi Steve, Would you able to recommend some trails or hikes to spot Owls in Yellowstone and Tetons?
Looks like the same area we were at a week ago? Congrats on finding them. Awesome.
Sorta close but different territory...
Hey steve…. awesome vid... That one little bit at about 8:00 where you flipped the cam around and showed a pov was so awesome... it was like I was there with you trekking through the forest and tracking a great gray owl... I think you should do some experimenting with a head strap and a gopro. It would be a really great addition to the video to try and show more to the viewers of what its like being out in the bush... Just a suggestion. Great video as always steve.. looking forward to the next one :)
Cool, I appreciate the feedback 👍
Nice video and documentary. Kinda see myselves there with the entusiasm and could feel the exitement. My "hunting grounds" is in Norway and besides predators like the Buzzards, Fish Eagle, Sea Eagles, Hawk I started this year with owl. Was able to cath my first Hawk Owl witch has a good population this year with a rodent year (probably caused by lockdown). For two weeks ago i stumbled upon a Golden Eagle which is rare even for Norway. Keep on posting !
Cool, thanks for watching!🙏
Outstanding as usual Steve, thanks for sharing!!!
Love.Your.Passion. Great video!
That was a really fun session you had with that owl! I really enjoyed the style of this vlog as well as your enthusiasm, and of course the stunning images 😀 Makes me want to get out in the woods right now!!
Lol great timing that you uploaded a video about great gray owl today because there was an report that one had been this morning pretty close to me so after school I biked a total of 43Km in were away for 6hours and got some really great photos of it and I’m 13
And good video
Nice, way to go 👍👍
Great video, your enjoyment of nature really comes across.
Really enjoy your videos Steve, big thumbs up...
Fabulous!
That’s dedication right there. I was trying to get some pictures of any birds this summer in some Arizona forest and it was hard work. Plus my lungs weren’t doing well with the higher elevation. Thought there would be more birds in the forest but it was actually hard to find them or get close enough to get a decent picture. Good job.
Great Vlog as usual! Your passionate enthusiasm is equally matched with your outstanding vlogging skills to make for such a great time watching !! Thank you !!👍
Thanks!👍
Great grays! YES!
Have missed your GGO pics. Love the video
Just got back from trying to photograph salmon during their spawning run. Not much luck just a lot of salmon backs above the waterline (river is relatively flat). Then I get to watch this video. Best way to end the day.
This was fun to watch...great enthusiasm, great results!
hello steve you are a makina but very difficult to find owl, ask how nikon d850 is going, I thought buy camera d850 and objective 200-500 f5.6 something is fine from spain thanks
Awesome video! Can't wait to get out in the woods next weekend.
Do it👍👍
Great Video
Very good as usual, danke.
Actually a great video, I learned a lot about ggo's and got a good idea of how you work in the field. 👍
Awesome video Steve do you do any other birds apart from the owls there must be so much going on in those woods.
Yes but I'll drop anything for a GGO, they're my favorite...
Really nice video Steve! I‘m a bit jealous :) just even seeing any kind of owl is so hard here in germany (at least where I live)
Exciting video! i was getting out of breath watching you chase after them. You are in better shape than I am. I mean, i have a shape, it just happens to be round..hahaha..thx for sharing your adventure once again!
That second shot in the gnarly tree is a fantastic catch. Great news that that pair has two juveniles.
What brand of eye cup do you use for your Nikon? I got to see the GGOW for the first time on 12.18.20 in SW Idaho. #lifer
Top notch!
Nice video Steve, A great pity is that our owls here in the UK are rather skitish. You are lucky to see one let alone photograph one.
Loved this video! Thanks for sharing!
I’m just wondering, what is the maximum aperture of that lens at 500mm? And were you shooting wide open all along?
I’m asking because I use Fuji, which is crop, so I’m just trying to get an idea of what I would need to get similar subject separation with my gear.
Can't seem to find here n Anchorage! I will keep looking!
Such a magnificent bird. I was just in the Jackson/Teton area two weeks ago and what a beautiful part of the world it is. I'm sure too be back. Do you worry about bears as you chase the owls through the forest? The be bear aware signs just had me wondering.
Yes I'm very aware of bears out there...
There's the Steve that I remember. Chasing owls like a kid in a candy store. Glad to see at least two new GGOs in the forest.
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Does anyone know if this weekend would be a good time to visit the Grand Teton / Yellowstone areas to shoot some wildlife photography? I have never been to these areas before so I'm not sure what to expect. I'm willing to drive 14 hours from Arizona for two days of exceptional wildlife photography opportunities! I just want to make sure this would be a good time to visit. Thanks!
You never know... But fall is usually excellent.