Staredown

If you are planning on coming to Scott’s Artist Reception Friday May 11th you will have a chance to win a couple things including the print above (staredown).

We’re excited to fill you up with beverages and food. The Artist Reception is at Hot Shops Art Center from 5-10pm. Staredown was taken in Hanburg, Iowa 2011.

 

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Kearney Nebraska Sunset

Scott Papek Photography captures a sunset in Kearney Nebraska

This image was taken on a recent photography trip to Kearney, Nebraska.

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Sandhill Cranes Recess

Scott Papek presents “RECESS”

Scott Papek captured a moment of play time between a group of Sandhill Cranes outside of Kearney, Nebraska.

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Sandhill Cranes

If you’ve experienced the Sandhill Cranes in Western Nebraska this time of year, you get it. If you haven’t, do yourself a favor and try it once. I’m not a bird photographer and have no desire to become one.However, seeing the Sandhill Cranes at dusk circling the Platte River is just plain insane. My suggestion to you is call the Rowe Sanctuary or Alda Nature Center and reserve a time in the morning or evening to sit in a duck blind. The cost is around $25.00, which gives you about 3 hours. The blinds are big and can hold 20-30 people.

Bring binoculars, warm clothes and a camera. Note to Camera geeks, you’ll want to have a lens that is at least 200mm-500mm and a monopod is helpful.

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Migration Madness


We might not have the beach here in the Midwest, but we have four seasons with incredible wildlife happenings year-round. My intention was to photograph bald eagles since they’re all over the place along I-29 from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Mound City, Missouri. My destination was Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Mound City, Missouri and to my surprise it was also the destination for hundreds of thousands of snow geese. I combined photography with some video to give you a feel of what it’s like. I never saw anything like this when living in San Diego. If you know people who appreciate the Midwest and it’s wildlife please share the video with them.