Photographing the Winter Wildlife of Yellowstone

Join OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Tiffany Taxis and Arthur Lefo as they embark on a winter wildlife photography adventure in Yellowstone National Park. Using the new OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 IS lens, Taxis and Lefo photograph wolves, bison, coyotes, foxes, bald eagles, and ermines in one of the most diverse and protected wildlife sanctuaries in the world.

Filmed using OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II cameras and OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko lenses. All aerial video was taken outside of Yellowstone National Park.

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[islandlife_HI]

The photography community if so full of crybabies!!! This was a magnificent production. All the people complaining about it being a 14 minute ad missed the entire point of the video. Tiffany successfully combining her love of wildlife and art. The shared camaraderie between her and Arthur. The wildlife set to the stunning backdrop of Yellowstone during a winter snow. Even the B-roll was top notch. A world-class, FREE, presentation and what people focus on was that it was a sponsored video? Give me a break. No other community I'm part of is that cynical. At 37 seconds it's disclosed that this is a Petal Pixel production created in partnership with OM System. It's also mentioned plainly in the description that both shooters are OM System Ambassadors. If the viewer was offended by the fact that people were paid to do their jobs - and subsequently provide free content, BTW - then they should have clicked another video instead of watching this one for 14 minutes and then complain that it was an ad.

[davidsirr]

I majored in photography at Montana State University. Spending time, at Yellowstone was quite easy. MSU is just north of Yellowstone National Park. That was 30 years ago. Olympus OM 1, the film camera was my constant companion. To use one of those new OM 1 mk 2 back at Yellowstone
would be a memorable experience.

[mlseawell]

Living in Utah I can appreciate your zeal for the land...beautiful video, beautiful life.

[DrSarge]

I liked the video until I realized it was one giant ad 😅

[francislin]

Hey PetaPixel guys, this is a cool video and showed how beautiful yellowstone is. You guys already revealed this is a sponsored content clearly. Although many other viewers criticize about playing this ad, I have totally different opinion. This kind of ad is actually quite interesting and informative. As long as the sponsor is fully disclosed, I personally think playing these kind of ad is triple win. Brand got exposure, you guys got money and viewer could see a high quality ad with beautiful scene in it.

[snippys]

We need more of these high detailed and informative ads on all networks. This is ad feels more personal, creative and inspirational. I want a camera now lol😂

[ChristopherPoplawski]

Epic job guys! Stoked to see this and spend the same week in the park knowing it was an amazing time to be with wildlife.

[JHPCreativePhotography]

Great video, never thought of the OM system gear, may be worth a look.

[theflyingdutchman]

great video, with very nice images. it shows that you don't need tons of money and a full frame camera system to shoot beautiful images. I enjoyed it.❤👍

[aldiosmio]

Love these kinds of adventure videos. Maybe we can do Sigma bodies and Sigma lenses next time just to show our love to Kazuto-san 😀

[sigurdrille]

Beautiful images, …and the Sigma lens has always been a good one…😏

[roycejohnson]

Awesome awesome ! wow, just a tad different to New Zealand, a place that I would dearly love to visit with my OM-1. Out of this world images guys !! Cheers

[RenoDavenport]

For those of us that are wildlife photographers and longtime OM System (Olympus) camera users, this isn't an ad. It's a testimony to making the right choices in equipment. The 150-600 is an incredible lens with the EM1X and the OM-1 cameras. I really enjoyed watching Arthur and Tiffany.

[jameswong]

If you can get great images with OM system, you can do it with any system. Well done. You are very upfront on the sponsorship on this Youtube post. No worries.

[POVwithRC]

Thanks for the reminder that Winter always comes back.

[MichaelGAubrey]

Yellowstone serves as a window into a past that never existed—or at least hadn't existed for thousands of years before human migration from Asia. Hundreds of years ago (as the voice over at the beginning says) Yellowstone was land cared for and lived on by the indigenous peoples of North America: the Cheyenne, Eastern Shoshone, and Crow people, depending on where and when.

[elzonn]

I get that you have to pay this bills etc, but this felt so forced as in the "story telling" nothing wrong with an ad but 14mins long...

[mcrazza]

Yeah, but when's S5 Part 2 of Yellowstone coming out???

It was kind of cool but tough to take after a while.

[MagnitudeReviews]

Were you flying a drone in shot 0:18, 0:39, & 1:27?

It is incredibly illegal to fly drones in National Parks.