2024 - Best or Favorite Images
Below are a few of my favorite images of 2024:
What made this shot of the short-eared owl stand out a bit for me is that a niece who also enjoys photography was out with me. We took her down to Parker River NWR and happened to come across this Short Eared Owl working the fields.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bd98240b_h.jpg537A1659 by kayaker72, on Flickr
As I travel for work I often spend the first day walking around trying to stave off jet lag until I can go to sleep at a normal time. This was taken while I was very jet lagged.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...072c06d2_h.jpg537A6634 by kayaker72, on Flickr
Second part of the UK trip was a series of conferences in Belgium. In between I managed a side trip to Bruge. I really enjoyed seeing these two pigeons make their home in the side of an old brick wall overlooking one of the canals.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6119019f_h.jpg537A6842 by kayaker72, on Flickr
I'll do two from the eclipse. The weather was hit or miss leading up to the day of the eclipse. We had positioned ourselves in a house rental under totality just outside Austin TX (Spicewood). The forecast was not great, but looking at the app Astrospheric, it gave us a window right at the time of the eclipse. The decision the night before was to stay put. The alternative was to drive hours north. I learned after the fact that my sister lost sleep the night before and almost woke me up to drive north. Leading up to the eclipse, hour by hour it was hit and miss, but the window in the clouds estimated by Astrospheric did not waver....in the end, we were rewarded.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...461ae2e0_h.jpg537A7583 by kayaker72, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...20f379f5_h.jpgIn Explore - 537A7637 by kayaker72, on Flickr
A family reunion in Idaho...moonrise.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bef44ce8_h.jpg537A0323 by kayaker72, on Flickr
From a kayak trip in New Hampshire. We came around a corner to see this fawn which then ran out in front of us and "hide" when I snapped this image:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...26bc55e8_h.jpgIn Explore-537A0939 by kayaker72, on Flickr
A second image taken with my niece. This time we tried to photograph sunrise at Nubble Light. The forecast had been for some medium but mostly high clouds. Ended up being more medium than expected. I was thinking it might be a bust but then saw some pools and we took turns photographing the reflection. The medium clouds never "popped" like high clouds would, but they did get interesting:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...62f8da07_h.jpgIn Explore - 537A2078 by kayaker72, on Flickr
My wife tacked on vacation to a second work trip to Europe. This was in Italy where we were about to do a cooking class. Turns out the people hosting the cooking class took in rescue dogs and this one enjoyed the view so much that the grass was worn to dirt in this area.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a767ad4f_h.jpg537A2891 by kayaker72, on Flickr
A second from Italy, this is taken from Lake Iseo. It looks better in a larger format, but I will likely be putting this on my wall this winter:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bb5ff844_h.jpg537A3461 by kayaker72, on Flickr
Clouds...clouds...more clouds were what I had to deal with during the "peak" of the comet this fall. The first evening without clouds, I had about a 30 min window after sunset and before I had plans. About a 1/2 mile from my house, there is a good vantage point. I was pleased I could even see the comet and snapped a few quick photos:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7e38e740_h.jpg537A3644 by kayaker72, on Flickr
So, you can only fit 12 images per post. I am tempted to add another from Italy...but I'll go with this shot of fall foliage in Meridith, New Hampshire:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...93e8369c_h.jpgIn Explore - 537A3941 by kayaker72, on Flickr
Happy New Year Everyone! I look forward to another year of sharing photos.
--Brant
