Bison (aka Buffalo) Photography in the Tetons

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[@acidsnow5915]

i love the experience photography brings us and i would love to meet i bison really enjoyed watching this thanks so much for sharing this with us

[@SteveMattheis]

Cool, thanks for watching! 👍

[@JustinLambdin]

Those are some great shots, cool song selection as well.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks!

[@TeamFishweights]

that first IR photo is just too epic!

[@SteveMattheis]

👍

[@Jessehermansonphotography]

I was just there this weekend. The Bison were so stinking far away most of the time. The moose were on display on Sunday though. Got some great shots

[@SteveMattheis]

Sweet! You can't win them all...

[@theanimalenthusiast6825]

Those are some magnificent places you live nearby. Thanks for sharing!

[@SteveMattheis]

I agree. Thanks!

[@brandt_bennett]

8:39 looks so enjoyable! Taking in the scenes of the season.

[@jeshurunroshan]

You should come to southern India! We have our own muscular hunk version! Just as gentle and shy!

[@kieranlehane]

Great video mate. I miss Jackson hole

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks! Come back again...

[@karn3094]

Great! I was over there during the last week of June, no funky rut behavior, but I did manage to spend some time in that same location watching slow moving beasts. Beautiful shots!

[@SteveMattheis]

Funky is more fun to photograph for sure.

[@SanJuanMountainBob]

Another nice one Steve - I kind of like that IR. Might have to see about getting one of the old DSLR's done. But, of course you make it look easy.

[@SteveMattheis]

Try it, it's always fun to try new things...

[@ValerieHollifield]

Thanks for the video and the photos! Infrared shots are great!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank You

[@Outlander929]

Awesome vid and photos Steve. 11:44 "I see a falling staaaarrrrrrrrrr."

[@SteveMattheis]

Haha - is the song stuck in your head?

[@antont7357]

Beautiful ... enjoyed the laid back feel to this video, it transported me right there among the Buffalo. The misty shot toward the end was superb, I was curious what the focal lengths were for the images.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks 🙏 Focal lengths were varied, I’m on the road and don’t have access to metadata so I can’t tell you exactly... sorry...

[@seantomlinson3320]

Unfortunately I now have that song in my head. Worth it for those shots. I think that first (wideangle?) of the sun over the mountains over the dueling bison is one of my favorite photos I've seen from you. What a neat shot. Then more good shots with the IR camera - what a clever way to take advantage of some not-great light. Neat.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thank you 🙏 I see a falling staaaaar...... Hahaha

[@markattardo]

The tourists crack me up. Great experience and video / photos!

[@SteveMattheis]

Tourists can be very entertaining...

[@slowlyrusting4044]

Entertaining. You are too kind. Stupid is more like it. If you stick around the bison jam long enough you might get a shot of a bison tossing a tourist into the air...

[@owenbale]

Cant believe how close some of those people were. Disappointing that people still havent learned to give them some space. I blame the cell phone as they have to get close for a shot now. Nice outing and video as always Steve.

[@SteveMattheis]

But they seem so calm and gentle... 😬

[@PhotographybyTimWMoore]

So glad the Bison are tame in the Park. I wouldnt want any stupid humans to get trampled!

[@buc71x24]

Like the infrared images!

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks!

[@Hellgap50]

I don’t understand why such a slow shutter speed unless you want blur please explain and thanks kelly

[@photografiaaustralis2131]

Wonderful images Steve. Love the IR. And now for the big question. Have you looked at the specs for the Fuji XT3.....looks amazing and has -3EV. I think its a winner for low light, especially for photographing owls and other critters in low light. Save you're pennies ...lol...Greg

[@SteveMattheis]

Yes it looks really great. I prefer the bigger body and the bigger buttons of the XH1 so I’ll wait for the XH2 when it comes out with all of the XT3 features... 👍

[@MarkTeeuwen]

One of the first time I really love the infrared picture, in previous videos I wasn't always sure what to think about them, but that's my problem not yours :D this round just waaaaw :)

[@SteveMattheis]

Haha - yes, they are 'different'. Sometimes different is better, sometimes different is worse.

[@cesarlomibao2662]

Hey Steve!! Thanks for all your awesome videos and amazing pictures!! I was wondering why you haven’t been using your D5 for quite sometime? Just wondering. Thanks again for award wining photographs!!! Cesar

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks for watching! I never owned a D5 - I used to have a D4s but ended up liking my D850 more so I sold the D4s.

[@JD.5150]

It will never cease to amaze me how close people get to Bison. These aren't dairy cows people!!

[@SteveMattheis]

But they’re soooo cuuuute 😬

[@kenmcintyre7142]

Great video as usual. One of you tours is on my bucket list . What do you fill you BLUB with? Doesn't seem as heavy as it would be with beans. Also when on the bag do you have VR on or off. Thanks.

[@SteveMattheis]

Thanks! I fill it with buckwheat hulls. Beans are way too heavy for me. Sunflower seeds are somewhere between beans and buckwheat hulls.

[@georgefourlaris7948]

Great video Steve. Will you be testing the new Nikon 500mm PF?

[@SteveMattheis]

Absolutely.

[@daviddowling9830]

Love the IR,would love to do a winter shoot with lotsa snow and the bison standing with breath making clouds and their black bodies against the white background. I found those tourists most annoying. Nice vid .

[@SteveMattheis]

Yes - the IR makes the grass look like snow - I like it...

[@brandt_bennett]

What do you fill your bag with? Buckwheat hulls? Or beans?

[@SteveMattheis]

I fill it with buckwheat hulls. Beans are way too heavy for me. Sunflower seeds are somewhere between beans and buckwheat hulls if you want something heavier than hulls.

[@Jdlucas44]

Great shots Steve! Considering converting my Oly OM-D E-M1 to IR, who did the conversion for you and what (nm) filter was used?

[@SteveMattheis]

Lifepixel did the conversion. I chose the standard 720nm. Highly recommend...

[@gregbotlin4446]

Hey Steve, we were just down there the last week of August (2018), did we miss the rut? We didn't see much. Great vid!

[@brandt_bennett]

greg Botlin I know the bison rut starts in late July, and like Steve said lasts 2-3 weeks...I think I missed it too, always next year!

[@SteveMattheis]

Yes, I think you were just a bit late.

[@gregbotlin4446]

Thanks

[@cii1072]

What time of the day was this?

[@SteveMattheis]

All day

[@MegaTruck20]

What did the mother Buffalo say to her oldest boy when he left home? .......................... Bye son.

[@SteveMattheis]

yup :)