Best/Favourites of 2015

[Jonathan Huyer]

Since year-end is a good time to take stock of one's experiences and accomplishments, I wanted to start a thread that allows us to revisit some of the favourite photos we've been able to collect in 2015. Here are a dozen of mine:

Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park


Sunrise at "The Glory Hole", Jasper National Park


Coyote in Jasper


Aurora in Banff


Brown bears in Alaska


Mother with triplets, Alaska


Viewpoint on a hike, Banff National Park


Larch trees in Kananaskis, Alberta


Bald Eagle, British Columbia


Grizzly bear, Chilko Lake British Columbia


Blonde Grizzly fishing for salmon


"The Look"


Thanks for viewing! And please share your own favourites too.

[Kayaker72]

Wow Jonathan....that is a great year.....

Below are a few of my favorites:

Near Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge:

small-5166 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Sunset in the Dominican:

small-6265 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Looking up at the Eifel Tower

small-7075 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Walls and ceiling of Saint Chappelle Cathedral

small-7740 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Pinnacle Falls, New York

small-9056 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Loon taking off in New Hampshire

small-9295 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Wheat fields of the Palouse:

small-9808 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Foliage in New Hampshire:

Small-0835 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Small-1732 by kayaker72, on Flickr


Sunrise Vermillion Lakes, Banff NP

Small-1072 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Castle Mountain Banff NP

Small-1076 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Sunrise in Ghent, Belgium

Small-2023 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Looking forward to 2016!!

[Dave Throgmartin]

The bar is set very high!

Dave

[Jayson]

Some beautiful photos already. Hard to follow. Here are my contributions. I didn't get out as much or shoot as many things as I had wanted to this year.

Sunset over Chalco


Reflections


The Fourth


Farmscape


Blue


Movement




Platte River Falls


Milky Way


Wedding


Fishing - These aren't awesome quality, but they were the first chance I ever had at capturing eagles. Definitely focal length limited.


Juvenile Eagle

[HDNitehawk]

The bar is set very high!

Dave

There are some nice pics already.
But from Jonathan's description it isn't a competition. Rather he did say "Favorites" and that picture might not win awards but be on of your favorites.

Along those lines here are a few of mine;

Road Runner on My Property
20150117-CQ2A2535 by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Turkey on My Property
Jake (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Tower Bridge
1C8A0783 by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

A Wildlife Photographers View of Stonehenge
Bird 4 (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Classic Bull
1C8A3877.jpg by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Coyote
1C8A4292.jpg by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Madison Cow
Reflections of the Madison by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

[DavidEccleston]

Doing this as one a month from what I uploaded to Flickr... which is a small percentage of shots, but easier to dig through.

January:

Diffuser Disc 1 by Dave E, on Flickr

February:

Bran, Bella, skijoring 2 by Dave E, on Flickr

March:

Bella Wild by Dave E, on Flickr

April:

Golden Leaf by Dave E, on Flickr

May:

Waterfall Explorer by Dave E, on Flickr

June:

View From Above Blue Mountain Lake 2 by Dave E, on Flickr

July:

Yorkie thru Tire by Dave E, on Flickr

Aug... um... I did not upload anything in August. Stealing one from September instead:

Sunset Moment by Dave E, on Flickr

September:

Sending kids to Oblivion by Dave E, on Flickr

October:

Monorail by Dave E, on Flickr

November:

Bran pulled over for speeding. by Dave E, on Flickr

December:

Full Couch by Dave E, on Flickr

[Karsaa]

This is one of my favorites. It is so rare to see strong auroras in southern part of finland. This image is actually totally untouched. Show's well how strong the auroras were, even when taking picture in strong streetlights and city light pollution.

Auroras 027 by Kari, on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

There are some nice pics already.
But from Jonathan's description it isn't a competition. Rather he did say "Favorites" and that picture might not win awards but be on of your favorites.

I agree 100%! (Except with the spelling of the word "favourites" ) I love seeing how each person's photographic style comes through in these shots. Thanks for sharing your images and please keep them coming.

[Dave Throgmartin]

I narrowed it down to 12. Most of mine are from the latter part of the year.

No 1 Layers of Blue

2015_06_06_11498_LR_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 2 Bee Holding On

2015_07_18_11933_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 3 Sunflower Side Profile

2015_07_26_12000_LR_upd_5x5 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 4 B&W Split Tone Water Drops

2015_07_26_12018_LR_upd_3x5 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 5 Rose

2015_09_04_12452_DPP_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 6 North Shore Lake Walk

2015_09_04_12742_LR_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 7 An Old Classic

2015_09_12_12752_LR_+1,5_-1,5_tonemapped_upd_5x7 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 8 Yerkes Observatory in Fall

2015_10_10_13330_LR_upd_16x9 * Explored 10/12/15 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 9 Hyde's Mill Golden Hour

2015_10_17_13490_LR_upd_8x10 * Explored 11/18/15 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 10 Kayaks

2015_10_24_13509_LR_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 11 Masked Booby in Flight

2015_11_10_13863_upd3 by dthrog00, on Flickr

No 12 Our National Bird

2015_12_19_15363_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing
Dave

[HDNitehawk]

I agree 100%! (Except with the spelling of the word "favourites" ) I love seeing how each person's photographic style comes through in these shots. Thanks for sharing your images and please keep them coming.

I suppose the two shots I posted from the UK were favourites.
The others were my favorites.

I had to do a grammar check;

"Favorite and favourite are different spellings of the same word. Favorite is the preferred spelling in the U.S., while favourite is preferred in all the other main varieties of English. These preferences extend to all derivatives, including favorites/favourites, favoritism/favouritism, andfavorited/favourited."