Phil Hilson Photography

Name: Phil Hilson Photography
Address: Cody, WY, 82414, US
Telephone: +12816362047
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My name is Phil Hilson, a professional violinist, now an award winning landscape, wildlife and Astro photographer.

10/14/2026

If you haven’t already please vote in the Wyoming Public Media and Radio photo Contest: tomorrow October 15 is the final day. Please click the link at the end of the page to vote for my two pictures. (Only one vote per person)

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View the Gallery and Vote here for my two photos in WPM's 2026 Photo Contest!

10/13/2026

The red-tailed hawks were out hunting along the South Fork last week, just before the clouds and colder weather moved in.

10/12/2026

Christmas Cards & 2027 Wyoming Calendars Are Now Available! 📸

I’ve been busy putting together some new items for my Etsy photography shop, just in time for the holiday season!

My new Wyoming Wildlife Christmas Cards feature bears, bison, moose, and hummingbirds in festive winter settings. Each card is a 5 × 7 folded greeting card and comes with an envelope. $7.95

I’m also selling the complete set of six Christmas Cards for $38.95

I’m also excited to offer my Magnificent Wyoming 2027 Calendar, featuring some of my favorite wildlife and landscape photographs from around Wyoming. $30.00

If you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift or something special to send to family and friends, I hope you’ll take a look!

Thank you for supporting my photography and sharing my love of Wyoming’s incredible wildlife and scenery.

My Etzy store link is listed on my profile page: PhilHilsonPhotography Store

10/12/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Wesley Pierce, Cheryl Gurney, Ronda Rose, Cindy Gifford, Rey Parris

10/11/2026

A few more sandhill crane photos. Three cranes catching the last golden rays of the evening sun as they flew overhead.

10/11/2026

For this project, I purchased narrowband imaging data of Sh2-115 and Sh2-116, two beautiful emission nebulae in the constellation Cygnus.

The data was captured through three separate filters: Hydrogen-alpha (Ha), Oxygen III (OIII), and Sulfur II (SII).

I processed the individual channels in PixInsight, experimenting with the Foraxx color palette, then finished the image in Photoshop using Camera Raw, StarXTerminator, and StarShrink.

Although I didn’t capture this data myself, all the processing and artistic decisions are my own. It’s been a great opportunity to improve my editing skills.

10/09/2026

The fall colors are looking beautiful along the South Fork of the Shoshone River. Spotted this Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the hills with the golden cottonwoods in the background. A great time of year to be alive and out with the camera!

10/08/2026

My telescope is still too heavy for me to set up while I recover from heart surgery. In the meantime, I’ve been learning new editing techniques in PixInsight and Photoshop using telescope data you can purchase online and process yourself.

This is my edit of IC 5068, using data purchased from AstrophotoMarket. The images were captured in Spain under dark Bortle 1 skies with a 120 mm telescope, a ZWO ASI2600MM monochrome camera, and hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur filters. Definitely a different editing challenge as you have to combine the frames from each of these filters into one final image.

It’s keeping me busy until I can get back out with my own telescope!

10/08/2026

Lots of activity as the sandhill cranes came in to roost for the evening. Some were already settled in while others were still flying in. Really interesting to watch their landing aerodynamics.

10/07/2026

This one was really about the light. I caught these two sandhill cranes crossing the sky just as the sun was dropping behind the mountains. Sometimes there’s a little luck involved.

Address

Cody, WY
82414

Telephone

+12816362047

Website

https://hilsonphotography.etsy.com/

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