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It's nearing the end of the year, which means it's time for lists. This thread is for showing off your five best/most meaningful/whatever photographs of 2014 together in one glorious post. Maybe you saw some trees. Maybe you made some exciting photos for a wire service. Maybe you had a child and think this is interesting to other people. Last year, I made my best photo on December 26th. If you're a similar hero, don't feel obliged to post yet.  January  January  April  September  November
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2014 was relatively unproductive for me, though I did get a few really nice photos, and I did take slightly more photos of people. March:  Mather Point by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr May:  Corey by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr  Walkway by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr August:  Michael's by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr October:  U.S. Bancorp Tower by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr
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Dec 11, 2014 22:07
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I love these threads. Not just for the great photos, but an opportunity to see what the photographers consider to be their strongest photos.
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I was just putting together a 2014 calendar for family so I'll post these now while I have them handy:    
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Well balls, the people that have posted are tough acts to follow. Still, I'm pretty decently proud of my progress since starting out in late 2013, however minor, so here's my humble submissions: February:  L1011819.jpg by Geektox, on FlickrMarch:  Turn the other cheek by Geektox, on FlickrApril:  DSCF4400.jpg by Geektox, on FlickrAugust:  DSC00209-Edit.jpg by Geektox, on FlickrSeptember:  out of control by Geektox, on FlickrMightaswell posted:I love these threads. Not just for the great photos, but an opportunity to see what the photographers consider to be their strongest photos. Yeah and almost always what I think is a photographer's strongest work doesn't even make their list, it's really interesting. Geektox fucked around with this message at 03:59 on Dec 12, 2014 |
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Dec 12, 2014 03:56
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This year I visited lots of parking lots. July  Down Arrow by garbutto7vxg1, on Flickr July  More Parking by garbutto7vxg1, on Flickr September  Way Out by garbutto7vxg1, on Flickr October  Sutherland Station by garbutto7vxg1, on Flickr November  Cronulla Parking by garbutto7vxg1, on Flickr
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Dec 12, 2014 06:18
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elgarbo posted:This year I visited lots of parking lots. Sutho at night time, surprised you still have your camera Truth aside they're some nice shots of parking garages.
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Dec 12, 2014 09:40
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January: A Merlin perched in the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge merlin-perch by Redwood Planet, on Flickr June: The girlfriend and I spent an evening at Freshwater Lagoon, and six Osprey came out to fish.  osprey-trout by Redwood Planet, on Flickr July: Fledgling Belted kingfishers squabbling over a favorite perch  kingfishers-perching by Redwood Planet, on Flickr October: A bull Roosevelt Elk having second thoughts about challenging a larger bull for its harem  elk-bull-face by Redwood Planet, on Flickr November: This Snowy Egret in Lake Merritt was a very cooperative subject  snowy-grab by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Dec 12, 2014 11:05
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Choosing is always a challenge, but a pretty fun one. January:  Get out of here. by TomOlson, on Flickr February:  Untitled by TomOlson, on FlickrSeptember:  Freedom Tower by TomOlson, on FlickrOctober:  Forest by TomOlson, on Flickr
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Dec 12, 2014 14:32
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Hawaii and muddy people and muddy people in hailstorms. I didn't do much this year. Untitled by PhotoBen27, on Flickr PA042242 by PhotoBen27, on Flickr Untitled by PhotoBen27, on Flickr
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Dec 12, 2014 15:41
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Definitely one of my favorite threads! I'm sure I have more than 10k photos of these birds, so it's really nice to be able to get something a little different.  Sage-grouse morning breath 1629 on FlickrTrip to Alaska with a new camera  Toolik Ptarmigan in Snow fs 1803 on Flickr Toolik-Foxes-fs 1770 on Flickr Toolik-Fox-in-snow-reprocessed 1787 on FlickrI started doing the monthly contests here in Dorkroom- this one didn't get any votes but I like it and it's not very common for me to go out shooting with a concept in mind like that.  Muir Woods Water Strider 1877 on Flickr
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Dec 12, 2014 21:24
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This year was pretty good for me. Pipe, Lakeside by alkanphel, on Flickr  Beo Crescent II by alkanphel, on Flickr  Jurong West by alkanphel, on Flickr  Jurong West by alkanphel, on Flickr  Little India by alkanphel, on Flickr
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Dec 13, 2014 04:53
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I had a good year too. I tried using telephoto lenses for the first time, and I got hooked.  5B4A2566 by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr 5B4A8415 by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr 5B4A7581 by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr 5B4A9541 by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr 5B4A9711 by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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Dec 14, 2014 04:55
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Bubbacub posted:
I absolutely love his pose. Where was this taken?
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Dec 14, 2014 08:22
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This year is my first full year of taking photos. I've manage to get a few shots that I like for one reason or another. _DSC4117-Edit-1000 by rchan02, on Flickr _DSC4056-1000 by rchan02, on Flickr _DSC3408-1000 by rchan02, on Flickr DSC_8579 by rchan02, on Flickr DSC_7804 by rchan02, on Flickr
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Dec 14, 2014 09:34
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I didn't shoot as much as I would have liked this year. Untitled by mr_student, on Flickr  Tanjil Bren by mr_student, on Flickr  Lotus Pits by mr_student, on Flickr  Baw Baw by mr_student, on Flickr  Rocks by mr_student, on Flickr
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Dec 14, 2014 14:36
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Arrgytehpirate posted:I absolutely love his pose. Where was this taken? Thanks - this was in Boston. There's a tree outside my window, so I didn't even have to leave my house, or my chair, to get the shot.
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Dec 14, 2014 15:51
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I also didn't shoot as much as I would have liked. I focused on using the Pentax 67 I bought last fall, and I continued to carry my trusty Olympus XA/2 around. All of my best photos are from the beginning of the year. I'm pretty happy with the photos I did make though, even if I still can't figure out how to process a negative for the life of me. February  Miami Beach by spikemccue, on Flickr March  Mount Desert Island, ME by spikemccue, on Flickr March  East River Ferry, 2014 by spikemccue, on Flickr March  Dad in Mt Desert by spikemccue, on Flickr April  Muir Woods by spikemccue, on Flickr July  Mt. Desert, 2014 by spikemccue, on Flickr
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Dec 14, 2014 16:31
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Also echoing the "I didn't shoot as much as I wanted to this year" Barely did anything until May June:  Peyto Lake by tylerhuestis, on FlickrAugust:  1964 Mercury Comet by tylerhuestis, on FlickrSeptember:  Swainson's Hawk by tylerhuestis, on FlickrOctober:  Bald Eagle in the fog by tylerhuestis, on FlickrDecember:  Gyrfalcon hunting by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Dec 14, 2014 18:11
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Dad with a DSLR incoming April  Jack Russel Overload by LeeMHarp, on Flickr June  Campfire by LeeMHarp, on Flickr June  Waffle House by LeeMHarp, on Flickr July  Glen Lake by LeeMHarp, on Flickr July  Ipad screen 4 by LeeMHarp, on Flickr
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Dec 15, 2014 03:15
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Oh god, this was a hard prompt for me, especially as I spent a lot of the time doing series-of-things. My first pass in Lightroom rendered me down to 'only' 82 shots — out of apparently 17,000+ frames I shot this year. In other news, I know where all my hard drive space is going. These are not the five best photographs I took this year. But these are five photographs I took this year.  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr And Then... by thetzar, on Flickr Eduardo is kind of a big wheel down at the website factory by thetzar, on Flickr Kitsune Bitters 3 by thetzar, on Flickr Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr
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Wild EEPROM posted:
I have no idea what this is, but I hope it's some kind of hilarious repurposed ski-lift used for office commuters.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:23
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It was a ski lift to get to the top of a mountain in japan near the Amanohashidate land bridge
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Dec 15, 2014 06:41
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I dig this. It's fun as hell. Your others are great too but that one jumped out.
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Dec 15, 2014 13:54
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I haven't gotten out much in the past few months (Canada, winter) but here are some of my favorites from the year. IMG_1137 by bighoits, on Flickr IMG_1383 by bighoits, on Flickr trails by bighoits, on Flickr a horses life by bighoits, on Flickr IMG_2515 by bighoits, on Flickr
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Dec 15, 2014 19:29
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I haven't been out as much as I've liked. According to Lightroom, I've taken 3700 pictures this year. If you subtract those from family events and some sports thing I did as a favor, and then all duplicates that have been taken to guarantee focusing accuracy, there isn't much photos taken. Actually, reviewing those I've made public, I start bickering with myself again in my head about what could have been done differently. That said, there's been a bunch of OK ones. January:  Teeny weeny mushroom by cerealbawx, on Flickr April:  Branch by cerealbawx, on Flickr May:  Bridges by cerealbawx, on Flickr July:  Spiderrrrrrr! by cerealbawx, on Flickr September:  Watchin' TV! by cerealbawx, on Flickr November:  Hasard de Cheratte by cerealbawx, on Flickr November:  Zeche P by cerealbawx, on Flickr
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Spent a lot of time in Vietnam this year. Started using film for the first time. Had some creativity problems crop up this year, but playing with film has helped that a lot. Few Vietnam photos:  Taking A Break by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr Woman and Buffalo by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr Determination by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr Rice Fields and Village in Vietnam by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr Saleswoman in the Old Quarter by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr Sapa, Vietnam by Paul Frederiksen, on FlickrNow for film:  Thanksgiving by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr
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Dec 15, 2014 20:49
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My first year with a camera, and I didn't really do much in the first 4-5 months. Weißenhäuser Strand by arnesander, on Flickr  Bee on Pink by arnesander, on Flickr  makro-3 by arnesander, on Flickr  strauss501-3 by arnesander, on Flickr  loop sw by arnesander, on Flickr I'm will definitely stay with this stupid hobby. I just need to get used to taking my camera with me more, I missed so many great shots because I was too lazy to carry the stupid thing around with me.
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Dec 15, 2014 22:06
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I'm really enjoying what people are sharing. I started shooting in the spring and since then this has become my primary hobby. Thanks to everyone for their feedback on what I have shared (yes, even the street thread).    
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Dec 15, 2014 22:41
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After a long time of wanting to get an all right camera I finally had disposable income to buy one this year. I went on a holiday to Morocco soon after getting it. I found that I was taking way too many photos to get through and most of them were poo poo so I figured I needed a new approach and decided to punish my wallet every time I took a photo by using film. I had time off between leaving my job and starting a masters to mess about with it more while frequently travelling to the west of Ireland.    More recently I've been trying out darkroom processing. 
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Dec 16, 2014 00:17
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Special shout out to the woman that stole my point and shoot at Carnival this year. Without you I would have never gotten into photography. I've had my DSLR since 2011 but didn't really get into it until May of this year. Think I've come a long way in 7 months. Getting a new lens and camera for Christmas to push on into 2015.  Totally posting pictures that can't even compare to others in this thread but gently caress it. Also, I posted six pictures.  May  DSC02880 by esa_foto, on FlickrJune  Panama 026 by esa_foto, on FlickrAugust  Panama 056 by esa_foto, on Flickr Panama 054 by esa_foto, on FlickrOctober  Panama 078 by esa_foto, on Flickr Panama 080 by esa_foto, on Flickr
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Dec 16, 2014 01:51
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This is awesome, why does it have so few views on Flickr?!
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Dec 16, 2014 05:08
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Combat Pretzel posted:This is awesome, why does it have so few views on Flickr?! not enough bokeh
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This has been my first full year with a good camera, where I was consciously taking pictures and thinking about composition, light, and my various camera settings. I focus a lot of birding, obviously. All of these pictures were taken using a Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens with a Nikon D3200. February 3rd  A bold downy woodpecker gets close. Washington Park Arboretum, February 3rd 2014. ISO 1600 (auto), 400mm, f/8.0, 1/500s I’d just finished a rather unlucky birding session in the Arboretum when I noticed a small bird climbing around on a low-hanging branch. I carefully circled around the tree to be able to catch the bird in the morning sunlight and sure enough, it not only circled the branch, but climbed toward me a bit closer as well. I liked this shot so much I made it the first photo I had printed onto canvas, and it’s hanging in my kitchen. This is a downy woodpecker, the first of about 4 that I saw in 2014. May 12th  A subadult male Costa’s hummingbird near the tiny tienda in the village of Bahia Agua Verde, B.C.S., Mexico, May 12th, 2014. ISO 360 (auto), 400mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s I snapped this one completely by luck. I’d gone ashore from the sailboat along with several others of the crew, looking to see if the tiny village had a tienda where we could buy some fresh tortillas and maybe some Coca Cola. While the others were buying things, I spotted this hummingbird fly up to a flower only about two meters away from me, directly in the bright desert sun. The first time I’d ever gotten a hummingbird in flight, and it turned out super sharp, aside from a bit of blur on the wings. This is a subadult male Costa’s hummingbird. July 27th  A young raccoon boldly checking to see if our campsite had food. Blake Island State Park Campground, WA, July 27th, 2014. ISO 2000 (auto), 400mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s Later in the morning, the raccoon were out in force, looking for any abandoned food that other campers had left behind. We were eating breakfast since we were in no hurry to leave, and one of the younger raccoon began walking directly toward us after washing its paws and taking a drink in the puddle beneath a water spigot. I didn’t even realize I’d gotten this shot with its tongue out until I reviewed the images! August 3rd  A blue heron perched on the raised boardwalk at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, WA, August 3rd, 2014 ISO 720 (auto), 400mm, f/8.0, 1/1000s My first time visiting Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, I was walking down the long raised boardwalk above the marshland when I came upon a great blue heron perched on the railing. It allowed me to get surprisingly close and stand there, snapping photos of it for several minutes, until other people began approaching from the opposite side. I’ve done a bit more digital enhancement than I normally do on this photo, but I think the result is pretty close to true to life. Kenshin fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Dec 16, 2014 |
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January BB5 by TCZPhotography, on FlickrApril  Mygoodside by TCZPhotography, on FlickrSeptember  Hex by TCZPhotography, on FlickrDecember (today)  Lighter by TCZPhotography, on Flickr
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Dec 16, 2014 10:07
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Holy gently caress, this is fantastic.
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Dec 16, 2014 19:43
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I helped make a 2nd baby in 2014 (and I think you care!), but I took pictures of other things, too. In 2014 my most viewed picture was a random shot of my dad and step-mom standing in the yard. My most liked shot was jamming the lens into some dying roses to finish out a roll of UltraMax 400. Go figure. June (My wife's favorite non-baby picture.)  Eastern bluebird by mattphilpott, on Flickr July (My overall favorite picture.)  Pair by mattphilpott, on Flickr August (A cute cat.)  Visitor by mattphilpott, on Flickr October (My most memorable shooting experience, speeding out of town trying to remember if the bridge over the lake faced the right direction for the eclipse.)  Eclipse by mattphilpott, on Flickr December (Aforementioned second child.)  Floor by mattphilpott, on Flickr
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A slow but still productive year.    
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January Lada vid skogsbrynet by dabrovnijk, on Flickr February  Untitled by dabrovnijk, on Flickr Mars  Untitled by dabrovnijk, on Flickr April  Toad by dabrovnijk, on Flickr May  Untitled by dabrovnijk, on Flickr June  Asunden by dabrovnijk, on Flickr July  Fields 2 by dabrovnijk, on Flickr August September  Finnskogsleden by dabrovnijk, on Flickr October  Untitled by dabrovnijk, on Flickr November  Untitled by dabrovnijk, on Flickr December  Untitled by dabrovnijk, on Flickr
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It's great how instantly recognisable many of the photographs in this thread are considering how long ago they were posted. June   November  December  
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