MacNeil Lyons Images has been just a thought for many years that has now come to life....
MacNeil Burton Lyons was raised with an early love and appreciation for the natural world. With a
nickname like "bird", given to him by his father Gordon Kenneth Lyons ("Ken"), he has always had a
bird's eye for detail. Growing up in the wide open spaces of Virginia, Colorado, Maryland's Eastern
Shore and most recently the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, MacNeil finds the time to photograph -
filtering through his own lens - images of our natural surroundings.
MacNeil has previously worked for the National Park Service as an Interpretive Park Ranger beginning
in 1996. These positions have taken him from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina & Virginia to
Point Reyes National Seashore & the Marin Headlands in California. MacNeil has also travelled
extensively outside the United States, through many regions - Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland,
Scotland, England, Wales, and Poland.
MacNeil first became interested in photography during high school. Currently, his book shelves are
filled with countless photo albums that archive his travels across our diverse country and locations
around the world as well as the amazing people he met along the way. During his tenure at West
Virginia University (1994 - 1997), MacNeil graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and
Parks Management, with an emphasis in Natural Resources. When not focused on degree-specific
courses, MacNeil found time to take a course called Introduction to Photography. It was in this class
during his senior year, that he became immersed in the possibilities of what could be done with a
camera. Completing the process from the camera through the film development and mounting stages,
he found a new appreciation for what it means to be a photographer.
MacNeil entered into the digital photography world a few years ago, which has saved him a great deal
of space on the book shelves, but not on the computer's hard drive.... After years of archiving images,
it is now time to share some of these images with you.
Many of these images were taken with either a Canon EOS 20D or 50D camera. Depending on the
picture, a 18-55mm, 18-200mm lens or 100-400mm Canon lens helped achieve the pictures that you
see.
MacNeil lives with his wife Lucy, literally on the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park, in the
small mountain town of Gardiner, Montana. As a Resident Instructor for the Yellowstone Association
Institute, MacNeil can be found walking the trails and thermal basin boardwalks, educating visitors
about Yellowstone's dynamic natural and cultural resources.
A personal note from MacNeil:
I trust that you will enjoy seeing the world through my lens.
"May all your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view,
where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits
for you." - Edward Abbey
All the best, keep checking this website for updates as the seasons and years continue....
Cheers!
MacNeil Lyons
Naturalist, Writer & Photographer
MacNeil Burton Lyons was raised with an early love and appreciation for the natural world. With a
nickname like "bird", given to him by his father Gordon Kenneth Lyons ("Ken"), he has always had a
bird's eye for detail. Growing up in the wide open spaces of Virginia, Colorado, Maryland's Eastern
Shore and most recently the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, MacNeil finds the time to photograph -
filtering through his own lens - images of our natural surroundings.
MacNeil has previously worked for the National Park Service as an Interpretive Park Ranger beginning
in 1996. These positions have taken him from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina & Virginia to
Point Reyes National Seashore & the Marin Headlands in California. MacNeil has also travelled
extensively outside the United States, through many regions - Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland,
Scotland, England, Wales, and Poland.
MacNeil first became interested in photography during high school. Currently, his book shelves are
filled with countless photo albums that archive his travels across our diverse country and locations
around the world as well as the amazing people he met along the way. During his tenure at West
Virginia University (1994 - 1997), MacNeil graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and
Parks Management, with an emphasis in Natural Resources. When not focused on degree-specific
courses, MacNeil found time to take a course called Introduction to Photography. It was in this class
during his senior year, that he became immersed in the possibilities of what could be done with a
camera. Completing the process from the camera through the film development and mounting stages,
he found a new appreciation for what it means to be a photographer.
MacNeil entered into the digital photography world a few years ago, which has saved him a great deal
of space on the book shelves, but not on the computer's hard drive.... After years of archiving images,
it is now time to share some of these images with you.
Many of these images were taken with either a Canon EOS 20D or 50D camera. Depending on the
picture, a 18-55mm, 18-200mm lens or 100-400mm Canon lens helped achieve the pictures that you
see.
MacNeil lives with his wife Lucy, literally on the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park, in the
small mountain town of Gardiner, Montana. As a Resident Instructor for the Yellowstone Association
Institute, MacNeil can be found walking the trails and thermal basin boardwalks, educating visitors
about Yellowstone's dynamic natural and cultural resources.
A personal note from MacNeil:
I trust that you will enjoy seeing the world through my lens.
"May all your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view,
where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits
for you." - Edward Abbey
All the best, keep checking this website for updates as the seasons and years continue....
Cheers!
MacNeil Lyons
Naturalist, Writer & Photographer
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Rattlesnake Butte,
Yellowstone Nat'l Park, Wyoming
September 2007
Photo Credit: Rebecca Kreklau
Rattlesnake Butte,
Yellowstone Nat'l Park, Wyoming
September 2007
Photo Credit: Rebecca Kreklau
| MacNeil Lyons Visiting with the Great Gray Owl Yellowstone NP, October 2007 Photo Credit: Eric Binsel |
| MacNeil Lyons with Eastern Screech Owl Wildfowl Trust of North America, Grasonville, Maryland's Eastern Shore Photo Credit: Ken Lyons, 1999 |
| MacNeil Lyons Perscribed Fire, near Point Reyes National Seashore Marin County, California 1998 Photo Credit: Crew Member |
| Fly Fishing with Dad Kill Devil Hills / Nags Head - North Carolina Thanksgiving 1976 Photo Credit: Sara Lyons |
| Bouldering in the Ring Mountains Marin County, California - 1998 |
| MacNeil Lyons with Coopers Hawk Wildfowl Trust of North America, Grasonville, Maryland's Eastern Shore Photo Credit: Ken Lyons, 1999 |
| MacNeil Lyons presenting a PowerPoint during Roosevelt Rendezvous, a Yellowstone Association, Lodging & Learning Program. Photo Credit: Ariana Mindelzun, 2008 |