Best of 2009

ic4u

I remember last year about this time, many of us in this forum posted our "Best of" shots from the year.
I thought it was fun to look through everyones recaps, so I thought I would be the first to post mine (on this forum anyway).
I hope others will join in and post theirs!
Hope you enjoy...nothing professional here, just a year of having fun with photography!

http://ic4u.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10879999_rbeNA/2/759366389_HHzvX

divamum

Oooh - I love these!

There've been several threads in the "People" forum, but since you started one here too....

C'mon folks - strut yer stuff! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >


Link in case slideshow doesn't work
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KevXman

divamum wrote:

Oooh - I love these!

There've been several threads in the "People" forum, but since you started one here too....

C'mon folks - strut yer stuff! <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >


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Your portraits are stunning divamum. Especially your SPs!

KevXman

I didn't have the camera in my hand as much as I would have liked this past year but here are my best from 2009.

http://photosbykevin.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/7035597_yvaTZ

Thanks for looking.
— Kevin

divamum

Kevin, you're too kind - thanks! And very glad to see you here - have been wondering where you were and hoping all was well.....

Another beautiful gallery from you - your IR stuff is particularly gorgeous. And I do believe I see HdG lighthouse in there (one of my favorite places to shoot, actually - it's such an unexpected and different-from-everything-around-it picture spot!!!)

Velvet-Art

Well, I havent got that many, but here are just a few that I am proud of

http://www.velvet-art.co.uk/Other/Video/6933444_73Ct2/1/759660523_ydXxs

Tim

lizzard_nyc

Velvet-Art wrote:

Well, I havent got that many, but here are just a few that I am proud of

http://www.velvet-art.co.uk/Other/Video/6933444_73Ct2/1/759660523_ydXxs

Tim

WEll Tim,
You are right you don't have that much, but what you have I like.
My two favorites are (i might have the title wrong) "let's spray" and the beautiful beautiful sunrise one in Ireland. Nicely done.

lizzard_nyc

KevXman wrote:

I didn't have the camera in my hand as much as I would have liked this past year but here are my best from 2009.

http://photosbykevin.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/7035597_yvaTZ

Thanks for looking.
— Kevin

Kevin,
I just want to say that your IR shots rock!

dlplumer

ic4u wrote:

I remember last year about this time, many of us in this forum posted our "Best of" shots from the year.
I thought it was fun to look through everyones recaps, so I thought I would be the first to post mine (on this forum anyway).
I hope others will join in and post theirs!
Hope you enjoy...nothing professional here, just a year of having fun with photography!

http://ic4u.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10879999_rbeNA/2/759366389_HHzvX

Good year Karin

dlplumer

Diva and Kevin - really good stuff on which I have already commented in other places

lizzard_nyc

ic4u wrote:

I remember last year about this time, many of us in this forum posted our "Best of" shots from the year.
I thought it was fun to look through everyones recaps, so I thought I would be the first to post mine (on this forum anyway).
I hope others will join in and post theirs!
Hope you enjoy...nothing professional here, just a year of having fun with photography!

http://ic4u.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10879999_rbeNA/2/759366389_HHzvX

Karin!
I just saw your slideshow I couldn't see it when you first posted it and then I saw the other link.
I like your slideshow very much--but I just wanted to say that I didn't realize you were the photographer who took one of my favorite photos. I saw it when I first started with Dgrin in 05/09, the one where your daughter was asleep on the bench with her big doll. I loved that shot and it made a huge impression on me--but I was new and didn't keep track of who took it and now I know--It was you!!!!

JAG

OMGosh! Everyone has such great pics/albums/sites! Mine is so disorginized. I was out shooting alot this year and haven't really updated my site as I should have last year. Then when my computer crashed I did not have such easy access to the images I hadn't gotten into an album.

Anyway...Kevin I love the IR and Karin great portraits! Tim you have some really awsome shots and Diva, beautiful work as always. I enjoyed looking at everyones favorites.

Here are just a few that I assembled...most of them from my recent trip because of above statement. So not much assembled but they are all on my homepage.

http://jagcreations.smugmug.com/

ic4u

dlplumer wrote:

Good year Karin

Thanks Dan!....
Now, where are yours? I know YOU'VE got some fabulous shots from this past year! Bring'em on!

ic4u

lizzard_nyc wrote:

Karin!
I just saw your slideshow I couldn't see it when you first posted it and then I saw the other link.
I like your slideshow very much--but I just wanted to say that I didn't realize you were the photographer who took one of my favorite photos. I saw it when I first started with Dgrin in 05/09, the one where your daughter was asleep on the bench with her big doll. I loved that shot and it made a huge impression on me--but I was new and didn't keep track of who took it and now I know--It was you!!!!

Wow! Thanks Liz, I don't even know what to say. I'm humbled that the image made an impression on you! You made my day
I have followed your work in street/pj and I must say, you have a gift, and a unique style. I hope you post your "best of".....

travelways

ic4u wrote:

I remember last year about this time, many of us in this forum posted our "Best of" shots from the year.
I thought it was fun to look through everyones recaps, so I thought I would be the first to post mine (on this forum anyway).
I hope others will join in and post theirs!
Hope you enjoy...nothing professional here, just a year of having fun with photography!

http://ic4u.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10879999_rbeNA/2/759366389_HHzvX

Very nice photography Karin

I have an incredible amount of shots taken in 2009 - It would take me maybe few days to go trough and select the best ones...

What I can show though is my first printed album with shots from "Gros Morne" one of the Canadian National Parks, located in Newfounland. (50 pages with 140 photos)

I just received it by mail 2 days ago You can see a preview of it here:

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1118453

richtersl

photo-bug wrote:

What I can show though is my first printed album with shots from "Gros Morne" one of the Canadian National Parks, located in Newfounland. (50 pages with 140 photos)

I just received it by mail 2 days ago You can see a preview of it here:

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1118453

clapclapclapclap

divamum

I seriously love all these "Best of..." galleries - keep 'em coming!

And JAG - is that rainbow for real?! Holy smokes - g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s!!!

richtersl

OK! I'll play!

Here are mine:

http://lrichters.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=10886277&AlbumKey=MG8KP

travelways

richtersl wrote:

OK! I'll play!

Here are mine:

http://lrichters.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=10886277&AlbumKey=MG8KP

Wonderful work, Linda - Congratulations

ic4u

Awesome stuff from everyone Thanks for sharing! Anyone else?

WhatSheSaw

I expect to be able to post my best from 2009 before the end of 2010. That's a target I think I can hit.

Great work, everyone!

Velvet-Art

lizzard_nyc wrote:

WEll Tim,
You are right you don't have that much, but what you have I like.
My two favorites are (i might have the title wrong) "let's spray" and the beautiful beautiful sunrise one in Ireland. Nicely done.

Thanks Liz, I have the sunrise one printed out on metallic and framed on the wall.

I do regret that I havent taken as many pics as I could, but I'm determined to try and get more this year

I've looked at all the links in this thread and I am blown away with the quality in all your work. To sum it up in one word.......







Inspiring!!! clapclapclapclapclapclapclap

Tim

karlabbott

My Best of 2009:

http://karlabbott.smugmug.com/Portfolio/2009-Portfolio/

dlplumer

Velvet-Art wrote:

Well, I havent got that many, but here are just a few that I am proud of

http://www.velvet-art.co.uk/Other/Video/6933444_73Ct2/1/759660523_ydXxs

Tim

Great work Tim I remember some of these

dlplumer

karlabbott wrote:

My Best of 2009:

http://karlabbott.smugmug.com/Portfolio/2009-Portfolio/

I love that Koala , and some of your falls Karl

Llywellyn

I already posted mine in the People forum, which I know some of you saw. But in case any Challenge folks don't wander over that way, here's mine.

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Jonnyyaya

Here are a few from the year end...Thanks for looking..

http://jonnycurrier.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=7158501&AlbumKey=C3KM8

adbsgicom

adbsgicom's evolution
Not really best-of, but rather before and after getting serious about light and joining dgrin:

Jan '09 (pre-dgrin, flash on top of camera pointed right at victim)


Oct '09 (learned to bounce the flash)


Dec '09 (learned to better use the flash FEC in open spaces -- still more to learn)


Thanks to everyone for all of the feedback and direction y'all have provided!

bf2015

Here's some of my best shots of 2009. Having just got back into photography in 2009, there's not that many. And I think I have taken my little "entry level" dslr to it's limit. Time to upgrade.

Slideshow:

http://bf2015.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?swfPop=true&noClickURL=true&url=http://bf2015.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10887630_TYRvb#743634828_rgwtS

Gallery:

http://bf2015.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10887630_TYRvb#743634828_rgwtS

My first time-lapse:

http://bf2015.smugmug.com/gallery/8226717_oVXSg#544612392_NfACs

lizzard_nyc

Hi all,
I joined dgrin in 05/09 and via some recommendations and my first dgrin thread, I wound up with my Olympus E620 (in July), my entry level DSLR--and I love it!

My two main forums are Challenges and PJ/Street. Through both I have learned a tremendous amount. You will notice most of my shots are either from my challenge entries or PJ style.

So it's not a full 09 gallery, but really the first six months as a beginner and the dawning realization that I have a love for photography which is quickly turning into an obsession.
I'm so glad I found you guys . You saved me from a lifetime of "say cheese".

http://lizzardnyc.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-2009/10890161_uVFir#739519385_CjVrZ

KevXman

Thanks for the comments everyone. Eventhough I personnally feel that I still have a long ways to go on my IR photos, the positive comments make we want to try that much harder. Oh, and divamum, that is the lighthouse in Havre de Grace and I think of you everytime I pass the Domino Sugar sign in Baltimore when headed north on I-95.
— Kevin