Shawn Thomas Photography
@understudy77.bsky.social
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
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
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Hey, I’m Shawn.
I take pictures of birds who ignore me and landscapes that don’t care i’m there.
Advocate for conservation, equality, and the correct use of turn signals (I’ll take any use really these days).
Liberal. Husband. Dad.
www.shawnthomas.art
#birds #wildlife #nature #photography
I take pictures of birds who ignore me and landscapes that don’t care i’m there.
Advocate for conservation, equality, and the correct use of turn signals (I’ll take any use really these days).
Liberal. Husband. Dad.
www.shawnthomas.art
#birds #wildlife #nature #photography
My first craft fair. Wish me luck :)
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
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
Challenge Accepted: A Month with OM System's Flagship Gear
OM System saw my daughter's work, noticed I shoot Nikon, and sent me their flagship gear for a month. No sponsorship, just honest feedback. Could their best keep up with how I actually shoot? Challenge accepted.
blog.shawnthomas.art
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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
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
#omsystem #birds #bnw #wildlifephotography #birdphotography
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#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
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#omsystem #birds #wildlifephotography #composition #storytelling
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#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
#omsystem #birds #bif #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #actionphotography
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
#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
#omsystem #birds #mallard #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #dramaticlight
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#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
#omsystem #birds #mallard #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #perfecttiming
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
#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
#omsystem #birds #canadagoose #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #foggymorning
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#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
#omsystem #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #worldshares #birds
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#omsystem #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #worldshares #birds
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
#birds #merganser #ducks #wildlife
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
#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
#birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
#birds #owls #barredowl #wildlife
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
#baldeagle #raptor #birds #wildlife
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
#baldeagle #raptor #birds #wildlife
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
#nuthatch #birds #landscape #fallcolors
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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
#nuthatch #birds #landscape #fallcolors
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
#landscape #mesaarch #astrophotography #utah
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
#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
#wildlife #birds #barredowl #landscape
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
#wildlife #birds #barredowl #landscape