Your best images of 2015?

[dpc]

Last kick of the cat on this forum.

I like playing the guessing game of wilderness locations in photos.

Is that first one taken on Vancouver Island? I think I know this exact spot.

Yes, it was taken on Vancouver Island. It's not too far from Sooke. The last two are from south-western Saskatchewan.

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Tickling the speed of sound
US Navy Blue Angels at San Francisco Fleet Week

Fleetweek 2015 Blues solo tickling Mach 2297 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

 

[meywd]

Some very beautiful photos in this thread, below are some of my favorite for the year:


Wadi Numeira (وادي نميرة) by Mahmoud Darwish, on Flickr


Milky Way by Mahmoud Darwish, on Flickr


Perseids by Mahmoud Darwish, on Flickr


Milky Way by Mahmoud Darwish, on Flickr

 

[kaswindell]

I really like the third one. It looks like a wedding dress!

2015 was the year that I finally was able to upgrade to a 5Dmk3.

Here are a few of my favorites. I think some of these appear elsewhere, so my apologies for duplication.

Thanks! I hadn't picked up on that, but you are right, it does have a resemblance.

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Bodie, California

Bodie Day wagons & mule team © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

 

[Ladislav]

Some of these images are absolutely awesome. I would like to know the workflow/post processing technique you use to get the result or technique you used to get the photo (@Pookie, @cervantes, @chauncey, @jwilbern - the wemp barn)

Thanks... Not really much done beyond the crop. Bump saturation slightly but the color happened when the sun had just dropped below the horizon. A little noise cleanup and sharpening. It just went from heavy fog to pink cotton candy for about 2-3 minutes and then went dark. I had actually packed up most of my gear and was heading to the car when this happened. Mad dash back to my spot and hurried setup. I only got about 12 frames with 2-3 that looked like this... truly ephemeral.

Thanks for sharing. It is a very unique shot. I love it.

 

[Ladislav]

Some of these images are absolutely awesome. I would like to know the workflow/post processing technique you use to get the result or technique you used to get the photo (@Pookie, @cervantes, @chauncey, @jwilbern - the wemp barn)

Thank you, Ladislav. The Wemp Barn is an HDR photo. The sun was just barely blocked by the roof, and the sky was very bright. I used one of the "Smooth" presets in Photomatix to balance the exposure.

Beautiful HDR. Thanks for sharing.

 

[PhotographyFirst]

Last kick of the cat on this forum.

I like playing the guessing game of wilderness locations in photos.

Is that first one taken on Vancouver Island? I think I know this exact spot.

Yes, it was taken on Vancouver Island. It's not too far from Sooke. The last two are from south-western Saskatchewan.

Cool. Thanks for sharing those images.

 

[cervantes]

Some of these images are absolutely awesome. I would like to know the workflow/post processing technique you use to get the result or technique you used to get the photo (@Pookie, @cervantes, @chauncey, @jwilbern - the wemp barn)

Thank you!!

I have a short article on my website that describes my general PP process a bit. Here you go:
http://www.focrates.com/articles/pp_images_and_why_to_shoot_raw/pp_images_and_why_to_shoot_raw.html

 

[sootzzs]

My humble contribution from last summer trip to the amazing Scotland.

 

[Crapking]

PLUM0202 by NAVBPhotos, on Flickr

7MII0899 by NAVBPhotos, on Flickr

Haven't contributed much lately, but ran across this thread and reminisced about all the joy photography brings me - catching moments like this for high schoolers and their families doesn't yield great profits but does provide for everlasting memories

 

[bwud]

I don't know about "best," but this is my favorite. Watching the sunset with my boy.

 

[privatebydesign]

I wouldn't say this my best or even a favorite but this image has made over $10k in prints since I took it in August of last year and still brings in sales. I'm not even into landscapes that much but occasionally I dabble. Bought me a Pentax 645Z with the proceeds...

Santa Cruz Boardwalk - Santa Cruz, Ca.
5D3 + 16-35 f/4

Interesting composition Pookie, I was once told that putting the horizon in the center of the frame was a compositional no no and a rookie mistake. If your sales are to be believed it seems there are more than a few people who disagree with the regularly regurgitated 'rule of thirds' bullshit so often espoused by people who think they know.

Good to see you let your eye over rule your knowledge.

 

[IMG_0001]

It is true that it's often said that centered horizon is poor composition, but given the way the cloud shape answers the banks and the balance of light between the lowwr and upper parts of the image, I think this happens to be one good example of 'unless there are good reasons to do so'.

I wouldn't say this my best or even a favorite but this image has made over $10k in prints since I took it in August of last year and still brings in sales. I'm not even into landscapes that much but occasionally I dabble. Bought me a Pentax 645Z with the proceeds...

Santa Cruz Boardwalk - Santa Cruz, Ca.
5D3 + 16-35 f/4

Interesting composition Pookie, I was once told that putting the horizon in the center of the frame was a compositional no no and a rookie mistake. If your sales are to be believed it seems there are more than a few people who disagree with the regularly regurgitated 'rule of thirds' bullS___ so often espoused by people who think they know.

Good to see you let your eye over rule your knowledge.

 

[Pookie]

I wouldn't say this my best or even a favorite but this image has made over $10k in prints since I took it in August of last year and still brings in sales. I'm not even into landscapes that much but occasionally I dabble. Bought me a Pentax 645Z with the proceeds...

Santa Cruz Boardwalk - Santa Cruz, Ca.
5D3 + 16-35 f/4

Interesting composition Pookie, I was once told that putting the horizon in the center of the frame was a compositional no no and a rookie mistake. If your sales are to be believed it seems there are more than a few people who disagree with the regularly regurgitated 'rule of thirds' bullS___ so often espoused by people who think they know.

Good to see you let your eye over rule your knowledge.

Caw, caw... Polly wants a cracker... Originality is definitely not your strong suit Polly by Design ;D

 

[Ladislav]

Some selection from my library - I did quite few trips to explore beauty of England.

 

[Sporgon]

It's really hard to look back over the year and say which is your best image ! Anyway here is the one of the ones that I personally like the most - a shot of the mussel fishermen working on the Norfolk coast. There had been some bad press recently about the amount these guys are taking out, and I nearly got lynched when doing these shots !

I guess one of the reasons that I like this one is that is really is un-manipulated. Due to an almighty cock up I had this particular camera set on small jpeg only. Fortunately most of the jpeg settings were ideal for the scene, the compression was not, and it's a four frame stitched pano, so I got away with it.

 

[dpc]

It's really hard to look back over the year and say which is your best image ! Anyway here is the one of the ones that I personally like the most - a shot of the mussel fishermen working on the Norfolk coast. There had been some bad press recently about the amount these guys are taking out, and I nearly got lynched when doing these shots !

I guess one of the reasons that I like this one is that is really is un-manipulated. Due to an almighty cock up I had this particular camera set on small jpeg only. Fortunately most of the jpeg settings were ideal for the scene, the compression was not, and it's a four frame stitched pano, so I got away with it.

Very nice! I love the colour.

 

[chauncey]

this image has made over $10k in prints since I took it in August of last year and still brings in sales.

Must be difficult dealing with the surgery on that Shoulder Rotator Cuff difficulty caused by the incessant patting on your back.

 

[greger]

I didn't take anything as good as what others have uploaded. Nice work everyone. I enjoy going out and taking pics locally. The pair of Eagles that live all year at the dike beside the Pitt River are tired of me taking they're pics. They are used to seeing people walk or bicycle past them every day. Some people do not see them perched high up in the tree close to one of their nests. I think there's three between Nicola and Dominion Avenue. I get lots of practice with BIF pics trying to get that great pic so I can print a pic and mount it on my wall. I have a pic of two Canada Geese landing on a pond that looks great framed and hanging on our entrance way wall.