Steve
📸 Wildlife & Nature Photographer | Gamer | Commercial drone operator (FAA Certified) | 🌿 Nature lover, storyteller, and explorer
🖼️ Offering unique perspectives: wild-fotos.com | 🌌 Escaping the digital grind, one image at a time
- Saw this elk a month ago at Custer State Park, SD. It was clearly unwell, and the next day I found it had passed about 50 yards from where I first saw it. Nature isn’t always pretty, but the elk's struggle mattered to me and wanted to tell the story. #photography #wildlife #elk #southdakota
- Series of Pronghorn Not deer and not antelope, they are their own species. Amazing creatures! Captured at Custer State Park Sony A7IV, Tamron 150-600mm Lens #wildlifephotography #photography #southdakota #custerstatepark #pronghorn
- Prints: wild-fotos.pixels.com/featured/in-... Two bison graze quietly in the early morning fog of Custer State Park, South Dakota. Sony A7IV Tamron 150-600mm #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #southdakota #custerstatepark #sony
- A rare late-season bison calf stands near the herd in Custer State Park, still wrapped in its cinnamon coat as winter nears. Small, resilient, and just beginning its journey. Sony A7IV Tamron 150-600mm #photography #wildlifephotography #custerstatepark #southdakota
- Prints: fineartamerica.com/featured/spi... Taken at #CusterStatePark in South Dakota, these bison graze across the wide grasslands. This image was created from thirteen photographs taken at 200mm. Sony A7IV Tamron 150-600mm #naturephotography #photography #wildlifephotography #southdakota
- Something about when a wild animal watches over their young is both amazing and beautiful at the same time. Take this burro and foal for example. #southdakota #custerstatepark #wildlifephotography #wildlife #photography
- Custer State Park, SD Hazy morning with some side-eye from a bison, to start the morning. Sony A7IV Tamron 150-600mm #wildlifephotogrpahy #morning #photography
- Been awhile since I went out and did some #streetphotography. This evening was just getting started as I was walking around. #wisconsin #photography
- Flying over Trenton, Kentucky at 30,000 feet. Clouds stacking over a patchwork of fields, shaped by time and roads. The sky and land split into patterns only visible from above. Above the Patchwork Plains wild-fotos.pixels.com/featured/abo... #photography #aerialphotography #clouds
- As a summer storm rolled across Southeast Wisconsin, two simultaneous lightning strikes lit up the evening sky over Lake Michigan off the shores of Kenosha. #photography #naturephotography #lightning #wisconsin #lakemichigan
- A straight column of five picnic-table tops rests on a vivid green lawn. The first four sit parallel and evenly spaced; the fifth shifts slightly out of line, but then a single break in the pattern. DJI Drone 1/15 at f / 1.7, ISO 200 6.72 mm #minimalism #abstract #aerialphotography #photography
- This was taken a few weeks ago at Huntington Beach State Park, SC. The path between Mallard and Mullet Pond. Walking down to the ponds to see if I could see gators. Sony A7IV 1/500 at f/6.3, ISO 800 150mm (Tamron 150-600mm) #streetphotography #southcarolina #photography #blackandwhitephotography
- A puffball mushroom captured 1:1 with a 10-image focus stack. Sony A7IV 1/320, ISO 1000 Samyang 100mm f/2.8 Macro Handheld, 10-image focus stack #photography #naturephotography #mushroom #puffball #fungi
- A Snowy Egret, adorned in full spring breeding plumage, lifts its head after sipping from a quiet marsh pool at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina Sony A7IV 1/1600 f/8.0, iso 400 600mm (Tamron 150-600mm) #wildlifephotography #photography #birding #naturephotography
- Anhinga strikes mid-hunt, tossing its catch skyward in a flash of instinct. Captured at Huntington Beach State Park, SC Sony A7IV 1/1600 at f/6.3, ISO 500 600mm (Tamron 150-600) #Birding #WildlifePhotography #Anhinga #NatureShot #photography #SouthCarolina
- It's not just humans who want to be airplanes when they grow up. #birds #nature #canadageese #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #birdphotography
- This was the first time I spotted a chipmunk jumping through bushes. Spring is just around the corner here in Wisconsin. #photography #wildlifephotography #chipmunk #spring
- Gorgeous sunset this evening. Out at Richard Bong Park in southeast Wisconsin. While taking picture of the sunset, a sandhill crane crossed the sky. #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wisconsin #birding #sunset #photography
- Spring has arrived in Wisconsin. Visited Frame Park in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Many people out enjoying the 51-degree weather with walks around the park. #excercise #candid #streetphotography
- I always joke this storm was for me when the clouds formed an "S" in the clouds. Look close, you can see the high winds carrying the sand across the beach. Nikon D7000 1/200 at f /4.5, ISO 720 11.5mm (Tokina 11-16.0 mm f/2.8) #naturephotography #lighthouse #wisconsin #lakemichigan #kenosha #storm
- With almost a full moon, even the red-winged blackbird thinks it’s a werewolf. Sony A7 IV 1/2000 f / 13, iso 8000 Tamron 150-600mm at 600mm #wildlifephotography #fullmoon #photography #naturephotography #wisconsin
- After all these years out, I have finally able to capture an owl in flight. Just a few minutes after sunset this owl flew by a little over 100 yards away. Sony A7 IV 1/2000 at f / 6.3, ISO 25600 Tamron 150-600mm 600mm #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #birding #owl
- Lots of different photograph subjects, locations, perspectives and print mediums. Check them all out: wild-fotos.pixels.com #photography #smallbusiness #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wisconsin #mke #kenosha #lighthouse #sunset #sunrise #birdphotography
- From 2/12 when the snowstorm came through the Midwest. Lake Michigan was a bit angry with blizzard conditions. Sony A7 IV 1/400 sec at f/ 4.0, ISO 100 25mm Sony FE 24-105mm F4 #photography #lighthouse #wisconsin #naturephotography #winter #blizzard
- My favorite style of photography is panoramas. This is three images stitched together to really create a unique image. Part of the snowstorms #Wisconsin is seeing this week. Sony A7 IV 1/80 at f / 9.0, ISO 125 42mm SONY FE 24-105mm f4 #photography #lighthouse #snowstorm #snow #blackandwhite
- Snowstorm is hitting #Kenosha and Lake Michigan looks both gorgeous and scary. Winds mixing with the snow making some drifts and the waves crashing the ice against the shore. #WisconsinSnowStorm #lakemichigan #lighthouse #blackandwhite #photography #waves #ice #photography
- Two different places, two hard-earned meals! 🦅🐟 A Northern Harrier flies with field mouse tucked under. A Red-breasted Merganser after many dives, lands a bullhead. Sony A7 IV Tamron 150-600mm Persistence pays off in the wild! #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #birding
- Mating Mallards at Horicon Marsh, fall 2024. Cheeks puffed up, swam over and pushed her underwater with a romantic sunset. Sony A7 IV 1/2000 sec at f / 6.3, ISO 2500 600mm Tamron 150-600mm F/5-6.3 #birding #wildlifephotography #photography #wisconsin
- Just two fancy gentlemen out for a water's edge stroll, tails and all. Nature knows how to keep it classy! Sony A7 IV 1/500 at f / 9.0, ISO 12800 600mm Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 #WildlifeWanderers #MorningStroll #wildlifephotography #photography #pheasant #birding
- Another from last night's sunset. The reflection in the pool of water really shows how orange and red that sunset was. Sony A7 IV 4.0 sec at f / 7.1, ISO 100 24mm Sony FE F4 24-105mm G OSS #sunset #photography #lakemichigan #kenosha #lighthouse
- An amazing sunset with 40 mph gusts make for a surreal evening. Sony A7 IV 0.5 sec at f /4.0, ISO 500 38mm Sony FE 4 24-105 G OSS #sunset #photography #naturephotography #wisconsin
- Taken many summers ago, needing a little color in this winter. Here's a purple daisy! Sony A7 1/100s at f /13, ISO 400 100mm Samyang 100mm f / 2.8 #flowers #macrophotography #photography
- 2025 is off to an amazing start! Capturing amazing photos and now finding this in my email from 500px!!!! #dronephotography #discoverwisconsin #kenosha #photography #licensed
- Two ducks drift across a reflective marsh, surrounded by a maze of silhouetted plants and natural patterns. Nikon D7000 1/2000 sec at f / 5.6, ISO 100 300mm NIkkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 #photography #wildlifephotography #horiconmarsh #abstract
- Southeast Wisconsin. Ice begins to form in Lake Michigan with the warm glow of the #sunset. DJI 3 Mini 1/50 sec at f / 1.7, ISO 100 20.7mm #photography #lighthouses #dronephotography
- Took the drone out to capture the water break and lighthouse. Very chilly, Lake Michigan is trying to build ice in these frigid temps. Warm colors from the sunset. DJI 3 Mini 1/25 at f / 1.7, ISO 100 6.72mm #dronephotography #photography #lighthouse #naturephotography #winter
- A very chilly sunset in Southeast Wisconsin. But it was worth it getting out and seeing it via a drone. DJI Mini 3 3 Image photo merge (HDR) 1/15, 1/60, and 1/240 sec at f / 1.7, ISO 100 #drone #photography #lighthouse #naturephotography #winter
- Taken today: Ice is building fast but the waves today broke it all up. #Sunset lights the sky on fire. Long exposure helps create a wispy look. Sony A7 IV 1.3 sec at f / 4.0 ISO 100 52mm Sony FE 24-105 f4 Lens wild-fotos.pixels.com/featured/ice... #photography #waterscape #lighthouse #wisconsin
- Winters ago, while photographing birds, a buck approached. This became a fav wildlife pic. Buck shook head when I stood, looking at me. Shutter stopped the headshake, hence ear angle & tongue. Nikon D7000 1/800 at f / 6.30 600mm Tamron 150-600mm wild-fotos.pixels.com/featured/chi... #photography
- Amid the hush of winter, the #waterfall stands frozen, its steady flow slowed by the cold. Fallen logs, now draped in frost, rest as if they've been here for centuries, untouched and undisturbed. Sony A7 IV 0.5 sec at f / 22 30mm ISO 125 #photography #naturephotography #winter
- I forgot my ND filters this day, so worked with what I had and had to use a large f-stop to get the water movement.
- A gorgeous Ring-necked #Pheasant that crossed my passed while walking the trail. Only wish there was some snow to really making those colors pop out. Sony A7 IV 1/400 f / 6.3 ISO 1000 600mm #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography
- A serene mix of ice, moss, and still water showcases nature's artistry. Stephen's Fall near Dodgeville, Wisconsin. #WinterWonderland #Photography #Nature #FrozenFalls #WisconsinBeauty
- Like water flowing over boulders, our souls are refreshed in the rhythm of motion—its gentle persistence reminds us that even the strongest obstacles can be polished to brilliance through constant renewal. #photography #waterfront #inspiration #bwphotography
