Tucson - March 2025

Two of the three cheetah brothers that made a zebra kill. They were walking to some shade to cool off while the 3rd brother got his fill. They took turns at the meat, to get as much as they could before the other carnivores moved it. Ndutu, Tanzania February 2025

Washington state's Palouse Falls in 3 shutter lengths. Do you have a favorite?

A little use of blur in the Palouse. October 2025

The things you see on the road. 🤣🤣🤣 Somewhere in the Idaho/Washington border. October 2025.

I saw so many great scenes while I was in the Palouse region of eastern Washington state. I can't wait to come back in June to conduct a photo workshop here. www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-worksho...

I’m guessing that the WA-DOT placed this sign, just so.

A nice little sunset in the Palouse (eastern Washington State). These rolling hills are just lovely to see. My photo workshop is set for June 2026 when the wheat and canola are in the fields. www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-worksho... October 2025

With all the rain we've had in Oregon, beautiful Multnomah Falls was really flowing. October, 2025.

The final sunset for the Oregon Coast photo workshop was bittersweet. It was the final workshop that I completed in lieu of Bryan Peterson. Many thanks to Lisa Phillips for helping me get started. And, of course, so many thanks to my wife, Pam for her support of my pursuit of this dream come true.

After 2 days of rain, this doesn’t suck. Ecola State Park, overlooking Cannon Beach in Oregon.

This past weekend, I completed my final photo workshop in lieu of Bryan Peterson, here in Oregon. I ran across this book by Bryan, published in 1984. I loved his photo of Heceta lighthouse in blue hour, which was shot on film or slides, and did my best to replicate it in the digital age.

Old signage above a new 7-11 store. New York City October 2025

177 foot (54 meter) South Falls in Silver Falls State Park near Salem, Oregon. October 2025

The other half of that New York minute. A little earlier that the previous post. Showing the city that never sleeps, sleeping. October 2025.

During the last day of the New York City workshop, we got to play with panning in the Times Square area. Sadly, this is the last place I saw Bryan Peterson. Happily, the skills he taught to me are being passed on to others. Which one is your favorite? October 2025.

Who ya gonna call?

Half a New York minute. NYC from Jersey City this morning. October 2025

Manhattan from Brooklyn. October 2025

Birding in NYC.

A bit of New York history…Who knows where this is located?

A little more Boston from two weeks ago. Christian Science Plaza, Boston, MA October 2025

"I'm in a New York state of mind" -Billy Joel.

I came to NYC just for the Art Deco.

I just came to NYC for the pizza.

Most of the group early for sunrise. A really rare thing for me, because sunrises are so hit or miss. This one was a real HIT. If your interested in joining me in any of my 2026 photo workshops, you can read more here: www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-workshops

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse, Nova Scotia.

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia October 2025.

A pano of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. October 2025

A quick edit of the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse and the Milky Way tonight. Unfortunately, the spotlights from the nearby gift shop blew out the foreground, so I composited in a shorter exposure. Not the best work, but I'm too tired to do any better. 🥱 Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia October 2025.

Notre Dame cathedral in 2018. Prior to the devastating fire. I have a 5 day/6 night photo workshop in Paris in April/May of 2026. Let me know if you are interested. www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-worksho... Paris, France 2018

As I get ready to leave for Nova Scotia, I feel like another Atlantic puffin picture from another place in Canada is needed. This one is looking right at ya! Elliston, Newfoundland July 2025.

The Milky Way behind Wild Horse Mesa in Goblin Valley State Park back on September 24th: @103mm, ISO 32,000, f2.8, 2.5 seconds. 21 images stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker (Mac) to reduce noise. The fuzzy pink area is the Lagoon Nebula. Up and right of that is the Triffid Nebula. September 2025

For the bird nerds out there, we saw these two blue cranes (AKA the Stanley crane or paradise crane). They were spotted on the edge of the Etosha pan in Etosha National Park in Namibia, back in May, 2025. Recently about a third of Etosha park grassland has burned this fall in a wildfire. May, 2025

The shot of a lifetime. During my workshop trip to Katmai National Park this year, we saw that this bear would swing his head from side to side after catching a fish. When I got this shot, I got chills down my photographic spine. I knew I’d caught a good image. Katmai National Park August 2025

Christian Science Plaza in Boston, with some stellar reflections.

We ended tonight's Boston Photo Workshop with another image in the style of Bryan Peterson. This image from Fan Pier was taken during blue hour. October 2025.

Use yah blinkah. A long exposure of traffic crossing the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston. October 2025

Beantown, The Hub, The Cradle of Liberty, The Athens of America, Boston… Whatever you want to call it, it’s a beautiful view. This is an iPhone shot in “Live view” blended into a long exposure to flatten the water.

A horned puffin taking off. The Kodiak trip was one that offered so many opportunities to photograph a variety of wildlife and nature. September, 2025. www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-worksho...

Wow. My Kodiak #1 for 2026 is now full. I've extended Kodiak #3 to have 5 days with 2 float plane trips AND a boat trip (same as #1). Kodiak #3 has only 2 openings left. All 6 are return customers. More information can be found on my website: www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-worksho...

No fighting please. 6 spots have already been filled for my extended (5-day) Kodiak trip for next August. You can read more on my website: www.scottshieldsphotoworkshops.com/2026-worksho...

Just to change things up a bit, here's some Atlantic puffins from Newfoundland. August, 2025

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is about 1 million miles (1.6 million km) away. Kristie Whittington instigated me to get out of bed at 4 this morning to meet up, and we were able to catch it at about 5:30am. From where we were, it was not visible by naked eye (magnitude 7.1 and light pollution).

When I arrived at Goblin Valley State Park, I was greeted with a rainbow. Although I wanted clear skies for some night photography, this was a welcome sight. It was an excellent night for astro photos. September 2025

Just a couple of bald eagles perched on a mast in Kodiak harbor. September 2025

I hiked to a quiet corner of the hoodoo area of Goblin Valley State Park. Getting back to the parking lot in complete darkness was a challenge. The hoodoo goblins barricaded any straight line progress toward the lot. I literally used the stars to keep my bearing to find my way. September 2025.

A little walk through Goblin Valley State Park in Utah. A whole lot of hoodoos. September 2025.

One more Milky Way shot. This time wide angle at Goblin Valley State Park in Utah. September 2025

Gooseneck Overlook in Capitol Reef National Park. Looking down to see how dirty my boots are. September 2025.