Big Lens, Deep Snow, and A Tiny Owl - Wildlife Photography in the Tetons

[@TxBronco]

Amazing photos. Just amazing

[@randyschwager2515]

WOW! You get the coolest images! Your hard work REALLY paid off! Thanks for taking me along!

[@patkeen8668]

One of your best, Steve. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@robertlawrence7958]

That is a superb set of images. I like too many of them to comment on individual images. Best wishes for 2023.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks, you too!

[@lynnecliffe3056]

"Tiny, little, beautiful, vicious"... that's a pigmy for you. Oh oh, I'm 5 ft. and shrinking and would likely disappear in that deep snow till Spring. By that time any viciousness would be frozen. Your persistence and presentation, Steve, were terrific. Thank you and safe travels.

[@kapilgautam7244]

Absolutely beautiful images and lovely music, serene, peace and calm...❤️🙏

[@bluefinch6504]

OMG! OMG! Your eye for how to capture light is otherworldly!! Not to mention your ability to capture the milli second of time! These photos are beyond beautiful. It’s like they are messages from God. The light, Steve, the light!

[@SteveMattheis]

Wow, thank you🙏

[@melorchardiii5899]

And there it is….for the fans and friends who know and love you …your true beautiful self comes through with the size of a beer can analogy….more please.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks buddy🙏

[@sharonsuddaby3473]

Beautiful ❤️😍 I love Owls 🦉❄️🪵❄️ Great to learn about the Northern Pygmy Owl 🦉🪵❄️ 🐁❄️ Thank you Steve 🙏🏼🌲❄️

[@jimlewis1104]

Wow. Creative, inspiring, and much good work. A muse of sorts. Thank you.

[@isotechimages.9130]

Great images Steve and admire your patience out in the field.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks 👍

[@davidhuth5659]

What a beautiful species and you have captured it with some incredible images! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

[@SteveMattheis]

Many thanks!

[@wildlifebybrianhoule]

When you trudge through the woods and find something special like this, all the previous hardship is forgotten. Great set of images and well worth the hiking! PS. Don't forget those snowshoes!

[@SteveMattheis]

Absolutely

[@lindahenderson2113]

Absolutely beautiful pictures, Steve! Thanks for the info on the owl.

[@SteveMattheis]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Quickscribbles]

This video is STUNNING by ANY measure! Well done!

[@-kentonwilson]

So very beautiful! Your video production and music created a special moment of wonder at the sight of these beautiful little creatures. Watching the video felt like the loving Creator himself opened this window into His majesty, brilliance, tenderness, and joy. Thank you… my heart was caught away for a moment!

[@moravcik53]

.... 10/10 as per usual Steve Mattheis .... best wishes for 2023

[@gerardpastorelli4389]

Beautiful and magnetic Pigmy owl, Thanks for sharing these magics moments.

[@SteveMattheis]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Tipton_Wildlife]

One of my favorite things about JH in the winter is the sparkly air. This is a great example of your dedication Steve. Great video!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks 👍

[@gardendilemma3275]

Beautiful, beautiful pictures. Thank you for the info on the owl too. It was a bit hard to read, though, with the bright background and white letters. Happy New Year! I look forward to more wonderful photos.

[@SteveMattheis]

Sorry about that

[@benvivian8040]

Beautiful images. Stunning work, sir.

[@lisatalley296]

Nice way to end my day. Great photography and I always enjoy learning. Have a great 2023👍🏻

[@richproctor7023]

Absolutely amazing! Happy 2023!!!

[@AlistairOwensgooglePlus]

Simply gorgeous. Beautiful work and a delight to watch. Thanks so much for the sweat and hard slog that went into making this video!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you very much

[@ScottBaker1]

beautiful! Amazing, mouse is as big as the owl! Amazing birds

[@LouisaLee63]

Oh my goodness! Wonderful images!!

[@paddyroodzant4760]

Absolutely beautiful!!! Nature at its purest!

[@chrishinckley8507]

That was an awesome opportunity for a very cool owl. Fantastic Steve!

[@thomaskolceski4282]

Steve thanks for sharing. Simply put the video and photos were beautiful. I was very happy to see another video posted!!😊

[@SteveMattheis]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@joecronin5017]

Steve,as usual great. glad your back ,thanks from Canada..

[@DeeDeeDIY]

The video, photos, and the information are all appreciated. Your determination is admirable. The exhaustion is palpable as is the effort. Well done, Steve. Happy New Year and I hope to enjoy many more vlogs of yours this year.

[@SteveMattheis]

Many thanks 🙏

[@PhotographybyTimWMoore]

Beautifully done! Have a great time in Africa!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks!

[@narinthip3058]

Great footage and what a way to start 2023!!! Cheers...

[@JRodPhotoArt]

I am glad I watched every second of this video. Well done!!!! Get some hot coffee !

[@arthenry498]

THAT is fabulous!! Unbelievable images!! Excellent presentation also. I really enjoyed this show. Thank you so much for this and all the work you put into taking these shots and making this show. I really appreciate your work.

[@SteveMattheis]

Glad you enjoyed it👍

[@evgenygorshkov9893]

Hi Steve ! Fantastica !!! Great video ! Beautiful photos !!!

[@SteveMattheis]

Many thanks!

[@FlyFishFairwx]

great video and teaching moment, VENTILATE VENTILATE VENTILATE before you get sweaty !! Army training !!

[@ianporter1600]

Amazing work Steve, wishing you a great start to 2023 👍🙏

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks, you too🙏

[@rcgrant9310]

Such a great way to off 2023! Thanks for sharing and I'm looking forward to another year of your amazing photography and commentary. Happy New Year from warm and sunny FL.

[@rickhanger8225]

Wow!!! Thank you.

[@SteveMattheis]

👍

[@johnd746]

Cute owl, great photos, thank you.

[@rickcaffee9690]

Happy New Year Steve. I live in Kentucky and my girlfriend and I went to Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Badlands National Parks in May 2021 and again in May 2022. I love watching your videos and they bring back those beautiful memories we have from our trips. I hope to go there again someday.

[@SteveMattheis]

Happy new year!

[@44matricks]

Fabulous images - what a way to start the year.

[@SteveMattheis]

👍

[@AndyGustavsson]

Just stunning photos of the tiny owl, quite jealous! well done Steve have a good trip in Kenya!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks 👍

[@montanaphoto]

Incredible photos, totally worth the effort. Congratulations on finding the owl, and Happy New Year!

[@timnichols3795]

Beautiful images.... and great video. I hope your workshops go well. Happy New Year!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you! You too

[@davidroberts5535]

I would have loved to know more of your pursuit of when you actually found it. Great pics, the last 2 or 3 are my faves.

[@katherinelinkletter4880]

Beautiful, beautiful images!

[@SteveMattheis]

Many thanks!

[@selectiveimagery]

Thanks for all you shared in 2022. I don't know how you walked thru all that snow but your persistence paid off, great video. Happy New Year and wish you great success in 2023.- Jeff

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks 👍

[@themountainwanderer]

Not only did you manage to locate it, you also had this beautiful light to work with. Amazing. Happy New Year!

[@christophercarlimages9003]

Some stellar images! Amazing how it can get airborne with such large prey relative to its own size!

[@SteveMattheis]

It really is

[@benvivian8040]

Stunning work.

[@maryh3878]

Beautiful work, As always.. Thank you

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sergiushannan]

And then it was all worth it! Great job putting in the work. That first scene of the pigmy in backlit snowfall was pure magic.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@tjnicol]

Wow Steve that is awesome! I love your photography and vlogs! I feel your pain walking through that deep snow. I have done it many times as well and it is exhausting! :) I live up in the mountains of Eastern Washington state and we have these Northern Pygmy Owls around. I hear them down in the woods every now and then because they have a very distinctive high pitch chirp as I am sure that you know. I have never been able to find one in the woods but a few years ago one morning I looked out my window and saw this tiny little round ball with tail feathers sticking down in a Russian Olive tree in my front yard. I thought what in the heck is that and I went outside with my camera and to my delight it was a Northern Pygmy Owl right at eye level on a branch. I spent the whole morning watching and taking photos and he/she could not have cared less that I was there. It was one of the best photoshoots of my life and the only time that I have ever seen one in person. Hopefully one day I will find one again. Happy New Year to you and your family :)

[@TracyBirds]

Beautiful video and pictures.

[@scottmetsker1580]

Loved the information about the Pygmy Owls at the end of the video.😊

[@sujiphoto]

It's incomprehensible to me how such a tiny owl can manage to catch a vole in that much snow, let alone carry it to a perch as I'm sure it weighs about the same! I was so blessed to find one here in NorCal last spring that I could find and photograph for over a month. I'm waiting for our storms to pass and then I'm off to see if it's returned to the same area. Great vlog Steve - I've been checking every day for too loooong!

[@SteveMattheis]

👍

[@scottbennett4804]

Your photos and videos are as much an emotional experience as they are a visual one. You capture these amazing owls in a way that emphasizes their solitary and mysterious existence. Mesmerizing and hauntingly beautiful...

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@JenRitchiePhotography]

So so good. Beautiful images! Your hard work paid off!

[@SteveMattheis]

🙏

[@peterschatz6093]

Happy New Year. Great video, amazing pictures! A brilliant start into 2023.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@BrotherMichaeloftheCross]

Love your presentation - superb ! I've never had the good fortune to photograph an owl or see one anywhere in the wild.

[@brucegraner5901]

Beautiful images and equally impressive dedication.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@KarenKaiser]

Amazing photos.... great job!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you very much

[@cryptographerchris4856]

Fantastic find. Congrats!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks!

[@garykantner9332]

Beautiful little owl.

[@bluejays5660]

Wow those are some of the most incredible photos ive ever seen! Thanks for sharing.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@RandyPollock]

Wonderful images of one of my favorite owls

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@michaelsurratt9593]

Excellent photos!

[@twiztedzero1685]

Ohhhh nifty nifty! Never seen pygmy owls around here yet, though I understand they may be in the area from time to time. I'd love to capture a northern hawk owl too!

[@Greg-rx4pt]

Those are some fantastic photos, I love owls but never can seem to get good photos here in Florida of them. Thank you for sharing.

[@SteveMattheis]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chrism8481]

My goodness….such beauty you share with us. Your photography and videography is inspiring as is your humble nature. And your choice of music, typography, information sharing about the Pygmy owl, and editing skills are really wonderful. Your work really touches me. Thank you so very much for sharing so much with us all.

[@Schaferhund1]

OK sir, you got him with a vole. You are a master. I hope one day to capture images such as these. Thank you for sharing the effort!

[@SteveMattheis]

Many thanks!

[@JornVangoidtsenhoven]

Happy and healthy 2023 Steve!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks Jorn!

[@LisaSaffell]

What a beauty! I could almost see the false eye spots in that one in flight photo. Can’t believe how big the prey was. Reminds me of a northern Hawk Owl.

[@georgesampson4714]

This is the most purely artistic work I have seen from you. Good job.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you very much

[@penorvoll]

Some amazing pictures of a very beautiful bird! Happy new year! 🙂

[@SteveMattheis]

👍

[@davearchbell9921]

That was amazing. Persistence pays off. Congrats

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@prolificnorthwest]

So cool! I had a really cool encounter with one this time last year in the Coast Range here in Oregon. Amazing birds.

[@SteveMattheis]

Very cool

[@ianwarren7815]

Brilliant Steve. Dedication resulting in some fantastic images. Ian U.K

[@thetechiephotographer]

The opening frame is just magical! Thank you for sharing Steve. Wish you more success in the new year!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks so much!

[@Whoanly9]

Beautiful owl, great capture! Love your videos, as well as your book that was a Christmas gift from my son. Happy New Year!

[@SteveMattheis]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jimtipton8888]

Always a pleasure! Happy New Year Steve!

[@SteveMattheis]

Happy new year!

[@eo5seabee941]

WOW....amazing and dynamic images! You have to feel great. You're a lucky man to have such a tremendous experience. I see many owls here in Western New York but, have yet to capture any with my gear.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you very much!

[@cgan2013]

Gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing!! When you are back from Kenya, I’d love to buy one of these images!!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks! And yes please 👍

[@davidburchettephotography6513]

What a beauty!

[@SteveMattheis]

👍

[@TheSun1901]

Great shots,Steve! Love the one at 6:50.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏

[@LorenBetts]

Wow. Just Wow. 🙏

[@mikecrowley6485]

Stunning Photos Steve, absolutely stunning. Happy New year 👍🏻

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks🙏 you too

[@merkin22]

Your artistry is breathtaking. A wonderful animal so very, very beautifully captured! [Reward for that snowshoe-less slog! :)]. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year! Hope you had wonderful Christmas.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you very much🙏

[@dongeesler7814]

Very nice that you found this little owl.

[@SteveMattheis]

True!

[@victorlim5077]

Wonderful video and photos, Steve. Happy New Year to you. 👍

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks, you too!

[@ryanackland9330]

Happy New Year Steve, I hope it is great one for you!! I like the info you put up towards the end of the video. I wish more photographers would do this, as some of us don't know much about some of the subjects people photograph in other countries. Your images of the Owl are amazing, the snow really helps it to stand out! All the best for your workshops, I hope you get to photograph some great subjects and meet some really great and interesting people!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks and happy new year 👍

[@josaarnoldfotografie]

Such an beautiful owl, well done Steve!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Canuck21530]

Beautiful

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you

[@carstenpusch4480]

Happy New Year!👍💥🍹Super pictures.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@macimages4215]

The best way to remember your snowshoes, is to forget your snowshoes one time. Nothing like postholing every step to help you remember why they invented snowshoes. Great images as usual

[@SteveMattheis]

So true

[@VictorWeizer]

Amazing.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks!

[@rogerirwin7293]

Thanks for this Steve, I love the images you made. Trudging through that snow made me tired!! I am in N. VT and have very little snow, crazy for Jan.

[@davidbirminghamjr.2600]

Wow...... Awesome!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks!

[@kennetht66]

I may have requested it before. Would love to know how you care for your equipment in such cold. Always worried I will ruin a lense or camera. Maybe you can work it into your show sometime. Thanks love your work!