Shawn Thomas Photography
Picture taker of nature and wildlife
Lover of birds and pretty sights
Clicker of links
Leader of incidents
Keeper of horrible hours
Advocator of equality
Practicer of kindness
Preferrer of big forks/small spoons
User of turn signals
www.shawnthomas.art
- Something special about that glow though. Nothing like the sunrises on a marsh. #birds #wildlife #photography #owls
- How do you even respond to this? Also it's not just me right this is like a really rude thing to do? Any insight from other folks who have had this happen would be appreciated, names removed because I'm not out to attack anyone or anything, just honestly shocked. #photography
- I spent the last 3 days out in the marshes of the eastern shore watching short eared owls, I trip I postponed last year but wasn't willing to miss again. #birds #owls #marsh #photography #wildlife
- My first craft fair. Wish me luck :)
- I spent a long time trying to figure out why I like this image so much. It took me painting lines on it to figure it out. Movement, tension to release, every bit of clutter and branches all flow to the same open spot. Y'all ever take an image you love and have no idea why? #birds
- New Blog out now: OM System saw my daughter's work, noticed I shoot Nikon, and sent me their flagship gear for a month to see what I could do with it. Challenge accepted. #birds
- Looking back on my month with OM's flagship. Fantastic camera, incredible tech, held back by a small sensor. Would I recommend it? My daughter wouldn't use anything else. That tells you everything. #omsystem #birds #bnw #wildlifephotography #birdphotography
- Bald eagle, backlit through branches. A week of testing OM's flagship gear against how I actually shoot, handheld, reactive, tricky light. It kept up. Challenge met. More than that I had fun testing it. #omsystem #birds #baldeagle #wildlifephotography #birdphotography
- Smaller sensor, fewer megapixels. Can't crop as much, so I had to compose instead. Pushed me into environmental shots I wouldn't normally take. Stretched me as a photographer. #omsystem #birds #wildlifephotography #composition #storytelling
- Fast action is where gear either keeps up or gets left behind. 50fps raw and sticky AF that tracked through wing beats. No complaints. I do wish they had a fake shutter sound though. #omsystem #birds #bif #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #actionphotography
- I live for tricky light. Backlit, dramatic shadows, conditions where most gear struggles. The 300mm f/4 handled it without fuss. #omsystem #birds #mallard #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #dramaticlight
- Wouldn't have gotten this shot with my 600mm, it was too close. Sometimes I miss having a good versatile zoom, was fun to get to play with one. The zoom saved it. #omsystem #birds #mallard #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #perfecttiming
- I shoot moody. I shoot fog. I shoot what shows up. Today that was geese. That's more than enough. OM kept up with the fog pretty good too. #omsystem #birds #canadagoose #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #foggymorning
- OM System saw my kid's work, noticed I shoot Nikon, and basically said "try our flagship gear for a month." Challenge accepted. Same day, same subject, our styles. Here's what happened. #omsystem #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #worldshares #birds
- Some fine art Sunday. This one is called Bifurcation. #birds #wildlifephotography
- Let's start Friday morning with a little yoga. Y'all might need it before running over each other with shopping carts :P #ducks #birds #wildlife
- The long, horizontal crop here is intentional. It emphasizes the water texture and the reflection, making the small subject feel dramatic and isolated in the vast scene. #birds #merganser #ducks #wildlife
- Owls always see you first. Finding this Barred Owl framed perfectly by the dense leaves is always special. The best owl encounters always feel a little secret. #birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife
- Used an odd vertical crop here on purpose to show the contrast. You have the super soft fall foliage at the top, the bird sharp and clear, and the misty water underneath. It's all about separating those layers. #mallard #birds #wildlife #fall
- My first trip to Blackwater paid off. I have a rule about not shooting into the sky but the way the branches and the fall color framed this eagle made me break it. Break rules kids, it pays off. #baldeagle #raptor #birds #wildlife
- Have you ever seen a gull that looks this cool? I mean usually they just attack you for French fries not look like predators diving in the marsh. #birds #wildlife #gull
- This is another study in light duality. A common theme for me lately. Same scale and water, totally opposite energy. If you enjoy seeing the contrasts in nature, my new book Biomes is out now. Link in bio. #ocean #sunset #fullmoon #nature
- Putting a tiny Nuthatch portrait next to a massive mountain range. I matched these two shots to show the immense scale of the eastern fall biome, the small wildlife happening right there within the huge landscape. #nuthatch #birds #landscape #fallcolors
- This is a favorite spread from the book because it’s a self contained story from one morning. It moves from that calm, still, reflective moment to the explosion of the action shot. It's why sticking around is worth the time. #mallard #ducks #birds #wildlife
- Drawn to the idea of duality. This spread from the book shows two sides of Mesa Arch: the quiet 11 hours I spent watching the Milky Way, versus the quick, crowded morning rush for the sunrise shot. Two totally different experiences. #landscape #mesaarch #astrophotography #utah
- Love how this spread works. The Barred Owl and the waterfall were shot miles apart, but the colors are aligned so it gives the feeling that they belong to the exact same place. Subtle tricks work best. #wildlife #birds #barredowl #landscape
- This spread is a simple visual trick: I matched up the Green Heron with dark background and glowing orange wings, against the Kingfisher, a dark bird and a bright orange background. Color inversion for flow. #wildlife #birds #greenheron #kingfisher
- Pulling a book spread today, three images that tell a story. From the open ocean Puffin to the coastal Black Skimmer to the marsh Osprey, it's the full journey of the eastern coastline. I love that wide cinematic look. #birds #wildlife #panorama #coastlines #nature
- Well I did it, I pressed the buttons. My book is now officially available and I’ll be damned if it isn’t a combination of scary and exciting. www.shawnthomas.art/biomes/
