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[nbanjogal]

Please share 3–6 of your best (or favorite) images from this year! 

 

We've had a similar challenge for the last couple of years, and it is fantastic to see everyone's best/favorite work.

 

[Thumper]

I didn't really do much this year.   I am going to do more this next year, and I am going to produce better images.  (Not a resolution, but a statement of fact).  

 

This one was one of my favorites.

The "Madame Queen"

 

Nikon D4

Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye

f/5

1/640s

ISO 200

 

This is one from a company picnic/BBQ.  They had a facepainting booth setup for the children (although, a few adults decided to join their children and have their faces painted).  This is the daughter of one of the attorneys that I managed to take by surprise before her shyness took over and she hid her face.

(That pink bow was a bit overexposed, but the rest of it came out okay).

 

This one is my favorite, probably more out of sentimentality than image quality.  This was from my granddaughter's high school graduation.  I had actually planned to get this image prior to the ceremony.  I was able to get the exact angle that I wanted, and due to the small size of the class, I was easily able to get all of the graduates in frame.  Their mortarboards even ended up where the "Class of 2016" was able to place right where I wanted it.  After the ceremony, I posted it to my granddaughter's Facebook page.  She immediately put it as her profile background, and most of her teachers and classmates like and shared it.  (It ended up on a LOT of the class's Facebook backgrounds for a while, which is what I had hoped would happen).   But it was a great memory and a fun shot.  

[nbanjogal]

Wow! That graduation photo is awesome! How did you keep your background so black??

 

And my opening could be exactly the same as yours, Thumper: didn't do much this year and am sure I will do more and better next year.

 

I didn't have as many to choose from this year, but here are a few I was pleased with:

 

2016: A Mysterious Gift by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr

 

Farmer Kid by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr

 

Birthday portrait by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr

 

Still Life with Nuts by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr 

 

Cathedral Gorge, Nevada by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr

[Merco_61]

This year, I had too much to choose from.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sunshine]

You all are very good.  I get inspired seeing what others see through their view finders.  I've only had a Nikon camera about a month now, so I don't have a lot to choose from for 2016.  Here are a few of my favorites.  I guess if I like it, that qualifies as best, eh?  Next year will be different.  I'm sure of it...  

 

Submitted for "Flickr Friday":

Heart by Mark, on Flickr

 

Silver:

DSC_0633.jpg by Mark, on Flickr

 

Behind the station:

DSC_0530.jpg by Mark, on Flickr

 

And one more for fun:

Christmas essentials by Mark, on Flickr

 

EDIT: Nicole - your "Farmer kid" reminds me of me 45 years ago.  Only my pants were never long enough for cuffs.  I spent my adolescence on a farm in "high water pants" and "clodhopper" shoes.  

[nbanjogal]

Peter, I recognize most of those images--they are memorable for sure--and I would have a hard time choosing from among them as well! So many wonderful and interesting images...I still find myself drawn to that bird who is looking rather cheekily into the camera.

 

Mark, your Flickr feed is outstanding--glad to have you among our ranks!  And I would say this challenge doesn't have to be limited to Nikon photos only--if you want to add some from other cameras go ahead. The official competitions (which we haven't had for quite awhile) are the only challenges that are strictly limited to Nikon photos. My husband just walked in and had a good chuckle at your last image with the Advil.

 

Also...

 

EDIT: Nicole - your "Farmer kid" reminds me of me 45 years ago.  Only my pants were never long enough for cuffs.  I spent my adolescence on a farm in "high water pants" and "clodhopper" shoes.  

 

 

This is very gratifying because I was trying to create an authentic-looking period piece. Thanks!

[sunshine]

Thank you for the kind words, Nicole.  You're making my head swell.  And with your permission, here's a few from my micro-four thirds Olympus mirrorless cameras.  Dirty words around here, I suppose, but they got me started along the path that has led to Nikon, so all's well that ends well, right?

 

From my first day with a new 8mm f/1.8 fisheye lens:

Old truck by Mark, on Flickr

 

Inner workings of an old (restored) water powered grist mill.  They grind every Saturday now and sell their flour and corn meal:

gear by Mark, on Flickr

 

Sunrise from an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, October 2016:

PA160757.jpg by Mark, on Flickr

 

Early morning fog in Tennessee:

Early fishing by Mark, on Flickr

 

OK - now I'm over the 3-6 photo limit and I don't want to monopolize the thread.  So don't encourage me...

And by the way, I learned to drive in a truck similar to the one in "Farmer Kid". 

[Merco_61]

Mark, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the µ⁴/₃ cameras. It is too bad that Nikon didn't join in that standard instead of going their own way with the CX system. Just think about how much more choice there would be with three instead of two manufacturers.

 

Nicole, the jackdaw is shot with the manual focus 180 Ai we discussed some after my concert shots this summer.

[sunshine]

Mark, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the µ⁴/₃ cameras. It is too bad that Nikon didn't join in that standard instead of going their own way with the CX system. Just think about how much more choice there would be with three instead of two manufacturers.

 

I certainly believe that, but from conversations I've seen on other forums, not everyone agrees.  I have a 32" x 24" print from one of mine on canvas hanging in my office that looks great to me.  But there are purists in everything who will never accept an alternative to their chosen <fill in blank>.  Glad to see that there are open minds here on this forum.

[Thumper]

Wow! That graduation photo is awesome! How did you keep your background so black??

 

They were on a stage in an auditorium, and the stage curtains are all black.  If you zoom in on that photo enough, you can see the vertical lines from the curtain panels.   It did make for a nice effect in how it contrasted so much from the students and made them really stand out.  

[dcbear78]

Ok... Here's mine. And in looking at this I realise just how few photos I took this year. Will have to change that next year!

I like trying to capture cityscapes when I am near them. And this was one of those views I kept stopping to look at whilst walking over it, then had the thought, "why am I not capturing this?"
Cultural Exchange by -Crew One Photography-

I just love how clear this turned out. Getting more comfortable with my use of lighting on location here.
Tara by -Crew One Photography-

Credit to my model here. Her posing makes this photo. Again really happy with my on location lighting.
Yasmine by -Crew One Photography-

Love getting in the studio. There actually a surprising amount of post production work done to this image. I learned a lot about retouching and dodge n burn techniques here.
Kaitlyn by -Crew One Photography-

Realised not all photos should be at longer focal lengths with this 35mm shot.
Corey by -Crew One Photography-

Working on my retouching even further.
Brianna by -Crew One Photography-

Lighting, pose and retouching coming together.
Jordyn Lea by -Crew One Photography-

I DO remember how to use natural light. I'd almost forgot.
Jenna by -Crew One Photography-

A formal photo of my niece.
Jaimee by -Crew One Photography-

And my most recent. Working on my fashion photography.
Josie by -Crew One Photography-

And this too.
Josie by -Crew One Photography-

[deano]

Here is my go at 'Best of'.  The last two I took last weekend at the Phoenix Zoo, the Mexican Wold and the hugging lions

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[ChiefD]

Aloha!  A few recent images taken with a Nikon D810.

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[alden]

So much talent here. I'm floored by these.

[alden]

I didn't do much in 2016 ... but here are a few I like.

 

 

 

[nova85]

Very hard to choose.  I could select all my favorites from my Italy/Spain vacation (where I used the camera way too much) but i tried to mix it up.

 

DSC_1943-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_4622-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_8527-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_4588-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_6206-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_6788-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_6950-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_7487-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

 

DSC_7404-1 by Tim Ramsay, on Flickr

[nbanjogal]

So much talent here. I'm floored by these.

 

Agreed!

 

And by what was what added afterward too--very strong images from everyone! Thanks for playing, folks.

[Merco_61]

Alden, it is good to see you back and posting again.

[alden]

Alden, it is good to see you back and posting again.

 

Thank you Peter. I am trying to get back into it.

 

I recently retired from my two teaching jobs, and my life got even busier and more stressful (that's called irony) but it is settling down a bit now. I'm having some ongoing health problems which began a couple of years ago, which got worse, probably somewhat related to the recent stressful events, but that too is at least manageable at this point.

 

I don't see quite as many of the old "regulars" that used to be here. I need to spend a few hours and comb through all the different forums here when I get the time to see what all is going on. I'm sure there is a lot to see after being gone for so long.

 

I decided to change my profile picture to someone who actually looks a bit like me.

[Merco_61]

Alden, all the Nikonians except Tony892 are still actively posting now that you are back. About 20 of the Forum Veterans are still active, even if some of them are new since you dropped off for a bit. (I am using the official forum titles here). I am still as active as ever on the forums and still shoot with my dated, if not outdated bodies and lenses made in the last 6 decades. I am up and about again after I crashed my knee two years ago, which is a relief.

If you look through the editing exercises and Nicole's Your best... threads, you will find lots of inspiration and a lot of what we have done that's sharable on the web while you have had other things to think about.