Team Hymas Photography

09/20/2024

Just attended the Pendleton Round-up. all ways a lot of photo opportunities

08/14/2024

The Refuge in Summer is quiet..no loud bird calls .. no large flocks of geese or ducks. Most of the canals are dried up. There are a variety of small birds swallows, red winged blackbirds and sparrows.
I am looking forward to the fall migration

05/12/2024

From our archives... this one always reminds me of mothers ... protective, loving care.

01/10/2024

Another rainy day... but you must find the beauty right outside your window.

12/29/2023

its been awhile. since I have been to the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge . I went today and enjoyed myself, below is a picture of a young Pied Billed Grebe. I was surprised how crowded it was for an overcast mid week day.

09/30/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBzGt1ia8Xc

09/17/2023

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hymasimages/albums/72177720311215028
What a great place to shoot photos

Explore this photo album by Duane & Shirleen Hymas on Flickr!

07/09/2023

On July 3,2023 my wife of 54 years passed away. She was the better half of Team Hymas. I’m not sure what I’ll do without her. She was an artistic photographer with a flair for finding beauty in the most mundane settings. Shirleen could constructively criticize my work in ways that didn’t hurt my feelings, and when she loved one of my shots I was so proud.
I miss her so. Duane Hymas

04/19/2023

These little Kestrel prefer sitting on the signs around the refuge to plan their next meal ,😀 SO... thats where they get their picture taken

02/17/2023

Pretty little Pied-billed Grebe at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge

01/22/2023

Discovery Princess.... Mexican Rivera .. a beautiful escape from the rain

11/17/2022

LBB's (Little Brown Birds)

These can be found almost anywhere and if they will hold still long enough to let you take pictures make for a good subject.

11/08/2022

yes its fall... natures last chance to show off some color before everything turns brown or gray for winter

08/12/2022

Remembering 2016.... trip to Sequim, WA.

07/21/2022

Sunset on Kauai during our recient vacation

02/25/2022

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Trying our hand at real estate photography. Not as easy as it looks.

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02/03/2022

Not as showy as some ducks the Gadwall's at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge are striking in their own way.

01/25/2022

It was a very foggy day at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge today.

01/05/2022

A large flock of Snow geese are resting along Lower River Road.

12/27/2021

Refuge in Winter
Cold, , but still the home of countless migrating birds

12/02/2021

Just got the new iPhone 13 pro. this is my first attempt at shooting macro with it. I am impressed. Its been my experience in the past that phone cameras were pretty good at day to day shots , but were not good at macro or telephoto. I think this new phone will be my carry around camera. there will still be reasons the pack the big camera and lens at times but those times are getting less and less frequent.

11/20/2021

This time of year we start filling the bird feeder in our front yard. Junco's are usually the first to find it. I love that I can get this quality of pictures from the comfort of my living room.

10/22/2021

A quick trip up the Washougal River Road gave us a lot of beautiful fall foliage shots along the way

10/05/2021

We are excited that one of our photographs is being used as a cover picture on a new book titled "Vicious Pursuits". Cape Powers, the author has lived in the Pacific Northwest for most of his life.

05/09/2021

For all you photographers who really like to see your own work on display this is for you. New for Team Hymas is “a 50”Samsung Frame TV". We are really enjoying it .. with 17 years of Photography sitting on hard drives its really fun to go through your old favorites and put them up on the big screen.