Mini Challenge #375 -- Your best photos of the last 12 months-ish
So I went looking through past mini-challenges, and found one from a couple years back. Simply: give us your favourite photos from the last year!
Any photo taken between September 1, 2023 and the end of the contest is good. Any topic, any style, anything goes. Feel free to explain why they're special to you, or let them speak for themselves.
You know the rules and so do I, but here's the link if you need a refresher: https://dgrin.com/discussion/248032/mini-challenge-un-official-rules#latest
Let's keep this as a 2-week mini, and end on Tuesday October 8, 6PM Pacific time.
I'm sure the real challenge will be narrowing it down to three photos each! Meanwhile, here's a few of mine:
Wood Duck, Burnaby Lake
Greater Yellowlegs, Reifel Bird Sanctuary
American Robin (with lunch), downtown Vancouver
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Unfortunately I have taken very few photos in the last 12 months because I have had 3 back operations, and also I am currently unable to transfer photos from my phone to my computer. But I will give you two taken last fall, and one taken in August 2023.
1. MY AFO (ankle foot orthotic) which I wear to keep my foot flexed after it became paralyzed- August 2023
Candid photo of my son-in-law
The Veterans Day Parade
Wow, you did make it hard!! I'll have to really think about my favorite photos from the last 12 months. So much has happened in my life this past year- in addition to 'regular' activities--my daughter got married and I took quite a few pics on that trip; we took a bucket list vacation (and I'm STILL sorting through all the photos I took on that one); we live in the zone of totality for the total solar eclipse that was in April of this year; we had a great wildflower season here, and more.
I'll edit this post to add my pics once I decide them, but here is a placeholder for now.
This one is NOT an entry, but I'm posting so you can see the viewing platform and how close one can be to the bears.
Great mini topic. I can't wait to see everyone's favorite photos from the past year!
Sherry P.
That lynx is gorgeous!
Blog: https://figureoutthesea.ca
Store: https://nicolasdemers.smugmug.com/
"Either we'll figure out the sea, or we'll keep finding beautiful places."
Thank you!
Unlike for Sherry @slpollett, this one is a little easier for me. Mainly, I don't think I took as many pictures as Sherry did. Also, I'm posting my favorite photos of the last 12 months. If I went with the best I'd probably agonize over things until the last minute. But I know which ones make me smile.
1) Crater Lake Sunset, 12 October 2023
2) Total Solar Eclipse Diamond Ring, 8 April 2024
3) Aurora Over Lake Hudson, MI, 12 May 2024
Ooooh, @bfluegie I love your aurora photo! I love it!
I almost posted an eclipse image, but we had cloud cover at the initial moment with the diamond. We spent the first few seconds commiserating that we were missing it and then lo and behold, the clouds parted long enough for the rest of totality. I didn't get any spectacular eclipse photos, so I went with the other big event in Texas that weekend and posted the wonderful scenery we were able to show our visiting friends before the eclipse.
Just sharing -- NOT an entry.
Sherry P.
Thanks @slpollett. I have always wanted to see the aurora but assumed I would have to take a big trip. Who knew it would come to me? I'm so glad the clouds cleared for you during the eclipse. That shot is great. Texas was my original choice but when my sister decided to visit a friend in Arkansas for the eclipse and I was invited I changed. Clouds and rain were predicted right up to the day before, at which point the forecast was clear to partly cloudy. We didn't see any clouds until the final partial phases. What a magical day!