Your top photos from 2015

kdog

Post up to a dozen of your favorite photos from 2015. Let's see 'em. :deal

DarkRock

Dark Rock Photography Favorites - 2015
Hope you don't mind, but I've actually got 2 for the year. Both shots were taken at Koteewi County Park, Hamilton County, Indiana. Happy New Year to all.

-Tim

denisegoldberg

Thanks for starting this thread Joel!

I set out to select a top 10 but like last year I ended up with 13 favorites, split almost evenly between landscapes and flowers. I hope it's OK that I'm one over your request for 12.

rocks sheathed in ice along the New Hampshire coast

painted (Queen's Tears)

snowy footprints

on edge, a view of a pansy

a sea of yellow

at Reid State Park, a feast of beauty

a perfect reflection, at Halibut Point State Park

curled petals

celosia spicata in bright pink

sculpted rocks on a foggy day at Schoodic

chrysanthemum in bright pink

clouds reflect on wet sand, at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

flurries float above Eagle Lake (Acadia National Park)

If you'd like to view these as a slideshow, they are from my gallery http://www.denisegoldberg.com/Fragments/Top-photos-2015/.

--- Denise

sarasphotos

Here are my favorite 12 - I hope it's ok that they aren't all landscapes or nature (since we're in the Landscapes forum...)

In chronological order...

1) Water spout -courtyard of the Maximilian Museum, Augsburg, Germany



2) Morning view over Alba, Italy (Piemonte)



3) La Morra, Italy (Piemonte)



4) While not a particularly great photo, this is a favorite because it captures the essence of my favorite summer evening event - bicycling along the Wertach river ner Augsburg (that's my bike in the foreground)



5) Another favorite bike-ride place of mine, this little lake lies in a nature reserve south of town (Augsburg, Germany)



6) Roses, always a favorite subject of mine



7) Looking over the fields towards the medieval town of Beynac (on the Dordogne) France



8) Sunset over the Dordogne river valley, France



9) Children playing in the Miroir d'eau, Bordeaux, France



10) The old mill at the Blautopf, Blaubeuren, Germany



11) Flowers at the Hofgarten (former Bishop's residence), Augsburg, Germany



12) Decorations at a Christmas Market, Munich, Germany



I copycatted Denise's idea and made a gallery of my favorites from the year. Here's the link:
http://www.sarasphotos.de/2015-Favorites/

A happy and prosperous 2016 to all dgrinners!

Cheers, Sara

kdog

DarkRock wrote: »

Hope you don't mind, but I've actually got 2 for the year. Both shots were taken at Koteewi County Park, Hamilton County, Indiana. Happy New Year to all.

-Tim

Thank you Tim for being the first to participate!

Stumblebum

Excellent stuff guys!!
@ Dark Rock - the silhouette is fantastic!
@Deise - The pink-bright flower, the Dahlia and frozen lake, the reflection in wet sand all rock!
@Sara - La Morra, Childern playing, Old Mill, are joyous!
Thanks for posting!

@Denise - You can take some my alotted 12! Cheers!:D

denisegoldberg

Stumblebum wrote: »

@Denise - The pink-bright flower, the Dahlia and frozen lake, the reflection in wet sand all rock!

@Denise - You can take some my alotted 12! Cheers!

Thank you!
Every year I think it should be easy to pick a top 10 - but I know better! It's definitely an interesting exercise though.

--- Denise

anwmn1

Denise- love the snowy footprints and the flower shots.
Sara- I really like the children playing shot and the nature preserve image.

anwmn1

I'll play. Slow year for me so not too hard to pick 10 images.

1. Remote area in the Navajo Nation


2. My son fly fishing in Colorado


3. Wild Grass and snow in Northern Arizona


4. Misty Mogollon - Eastern Arizona


5. Mars on Earth - Southern Utah


6. Submerged Fall Leaves- Eastern Arizona


7. Salt Abstract- Death Valley National Park


8. Mesquite Sand Dunes- Death Valley National Park


9. Dune Abstract - Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park


10. Another fly fishing shot from Colorado

Stumblebum

Great set Aaron! First one is something else!

GOLDENORFE

This is a difficult choice lol

havnt shot much this year compared to normal but will be back to it this year . here are a few of my favorites

#1 Looking down on Thirlmere from Helvelyn, Lake district uk





#2 View from CastleRigg over towards Catbells with long lens Cumbria lake district uk




#3 Prague sunset behind Charles Bridge




#4 Cloud Inversion from Y-Garn Snowdonia north wales this was my best day of the year , full cloud inversion looking down from the summit.




#5 Hummingbird Hawk Moth



#6 Eye to Eye Black ant and Silver studded blue




#7 sunset at Perch Rock New Brighton Wirral uk




#8 Windfarm Sunset




#9 Sunlit Waves Holywell bay Cornwall



#10 Long exposure in a Storm!




#11 Lavender Fields Shropshire uk




#12 Amazing Sunset Meols beach uk

jerryr

Hi everyone and Happy 2016!

I am slow but sure revisiting my photography hobby.

I thought I would post a couple from touring around Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City Michigan. A couple of images from the wineries.







More images here of Old Mission Peninsula...

denisegoldberg

anwmn1 wrote: »

Denise- love the snowy footprints and the flower shots.

Thanks so much Aaron!

--- Denise

denisegoldberg

sarasphotos wrote: »

Here are my favorite 12 - I hope it's ok that they aren't all landscapes or nature (since we're in the Landscapes forum...)

9) Children playing in the Miroir d'eau, Bordeaux, France


...
I copycatted Denise's idea and made a gallery of my favorites from the year. Here's the link:
http://www.sarasphotos.de/2015-Favorites/

Love the children in the water shot!

By the way, it looks like you loaded the photos into your favorites gallery. I used to do that as well, but I've switched to tagging my favorites with a keyword and then creating a smart gallery based on that keyword. That allowed me to select photos and fine-tune my selection.

anwmn1 wrote: »

I'll play. Slow year for me so not too hard to pick 10 images.
3. Wild Grass and snow in Northern Arizona


4. Misty Mogollon - Eastern Arizona

My favorites are 3 and 4, beautiful!

--- Denise

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

This is a difficult choice lol
#1 Looking down on Thirlmere from Helvelyn, Lake district uk

#3 Prague sunset behind Charles Bridge

#9 Sunlit Waves Holywell bay Cornwall

#10 Long exposure in a Storm!

My favorites are 1, 3, 9, and 10.

--- Denise

Stumblebum

@Phil - Love the shots! The longish exposure in storm is a killer! The bridge is awesome as well!! Bravo!

anwmn1

Stumblebum wrote: »

Great set Aaron! First one is something else!

Thank you sir.

anwmn1

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

#10 Long exposure in a Storm!





#12 Amazing Sunset Meols beach uk

Nice set but these two are especially nice. Well done!

sarasphotos

Hello all,

First, thanks everyone for all of the positive comments. I have really been enjoying all of the other entries as well - you guys are all terriffic!

@Denise:

By the way, it looks like you loaded the photos into your favorites gallery. I used to do that as well, but I've switched to tagging my favorites with a keyword and then creating a smart gallery based on that keyword. That allowed me to select photos and fine-tune my selection.

Yes, I created shortcuts to the (SM) originals in the Favorites folder. I'm fairly anal about my keywords and since Lightroom is my "master" I only create keywords in Lightroom and don't create keywords for what is actually a rating. Unfortunately SmugMug can't base Smart Gallery settings on ratings. I'm pretty sure I've already put in a feature request for this.

It surprisingly didn't take much time at all to go through my 2015 galleries and shortcut the chosen pictures to the Favorites gallery. Many roads lead to Rome... Thanks for the tip, though! I always appreciate your help.

Cheers,

Sara

bike21

anwmn1 wrote: »

Nice set but these two are especially nice. Well done!

Agreed, well done Goldenorfe!

bike21

Fun thread idea! 2015 was a good year, I switched to Fuji and my learning & technique continued to expand. Looking forward to this year, but here a few faves...


Crested Butte by Nick Lasure, on Flickr


Last Light by Nick Lasure, on Flickr


Night on the Canal by Nick Lasure, on Flickr


Avalanche Spring Melt by Nick Lasure, on Flickr

bike21

anwmn1 wrote: »

I'll play. Slow year for me so not too hard to pick 10 images.

1. Remote area in the Navajo Nation

Nice set, this one especially catches the eye.

bike21

DarkRock wrote: »

Hope you don't mind, but I've actually got 2 for the year. Both shots were taken at Koteewi County Park, Hamilton County, Indiana. Happy New Year to all.

Fun shots, makes me miss Indiana (Hoosier native).

puzzledpaul

Fairly easy for me,'cos I rarely take LS pics - only real choice was this or others (with sun in frame) taken during the same week's hols with mrs pp.

The better 95% liked this'un

Turbines 25km + away, btw.

pp

Stumblebum

Very serene scene PP! Puts you in relaxed state of mind! Birds, layers, colors, depth, all appeal to me! Cheers!

denisegoldberg

bike21 wrote: »

Fun thread idea! 2015 was a good year, I switched to Fuji and my learning & technique continued to expand. Looking forward to this year, but here a few faves...

Very nice, love the first two photos. Which Fuji? I started using an XT1 mid-year and I love it!

--- Denise

denisegoldberg

sarasphotos wrote: »

@Denise:

Yes, I created shortcuts to the (SM) originals in the Favorites folder. I'm fairly anal about my keywords and since Lightroom is my "master" I only create keywords in Lightroom and don't create keywords for what is actually a rating. Unfortunately SmugMug can't base Smart Gallery settings on ratings. I'm pretty sure I've already put in a feature request for this.

I do my keywords in Lightroom as well, but I break that rule for my top photos. I find it's helpful to be able to build a keyword gallery and then add and remove photos once I see the set together.

--- Denise

denisegoldberg

puzzledpaul wrote: »

Fairly easy for me,'cos I rarely take LS pics - only real choice was this or others (with sun in frame) taken during the same week's hols with mrs pp.

The better 95% liked this'un

Turbines 25km + away, btw.

I really like this one.

--- Denise

puzzledpaul

S n D ... thx for commenting / glad it appealed somehow. S ... reality was indeed a serene scene.
Had limited gear with me that hol, and once I realised there was a windfarm in the west, I was there most eves trying to get something vaguely acceptable.
The vista this partic eve after sun had disappeared (with tide out) was 'wall to wall' as shown in this very small portion (500 + 7Dm2)
No tripod, so gear on top of an electrical control box using stuff scrounged from a local builder's skip as a crude turntable to provide option for multiple frame panos.

pp

Stumblebum

puzzledpaul wrote: »

S n D ... thx for commenting / glad it appealed somehow. S ... reality was indeed a serene scene.
Had limited gear with me that hol, and once I realised there was a windfarm in the west, I was there most eves trying to get something vaguely acceptable.
The vista this partic eve after sun had disappeared (with tide out) was 'wall to wall' as shown in this very small portion (500 + 7Dm2)
No tripod, so gear on top of an electrical control box using stuff scrounged from a local builder's skip as a crude turntable to provide option for multiple frame panos.

pp

Cool!
Building the tripod-ish thing on the spot to shoot panos with 500mm....no easy feat!
Cheers!

Eia

Stumblebum

Beautiful mountains Anna Maria!