- Your Top 5 from 2014 -

[flat-planedCrank]

Welcome, one and all, to the 5th (!) annual "Your Top 5 From..." thread!


You lot know the score by now, but for those who are new:
This thread is just a bit of fun and reflection over the past year. It's not a competition just a celebration of what you consider to be your favourite photos from the past year.

It's also a nice way of looking back at how you've progressed as a photographer over the past 12 months. So if you like someone's work then why not leave them a comment



..and no squeaking in an extra photo if you can't whittle it down to 5! It's not christmas yet so I'll be sending Santa a communique about any rule infringement

(previous "Your Top 5 From..." threads: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010)


So to start things off....


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By motion-images, on Flickr

C&C welcomed.


Now let's see your Top 5

[DibblyDobbler]

Yay ! Great start FPC

[RobDickinson]

I've been having some fun this year!

Mt Cook/ Hooker lake. 2nd time hiked in with very little sleep, camping in -15, frost forming on bags and gear whilst shooting. Epic.
Second Time Lucky by robjdickinson, on Flickr

So ^ that was sunrise, this after sunset 8 hrs drive away at Milford sound.
Milford by robjdickinson, on Flickr

And a bit of a long exposure at Wanaka.
One Calm Tree by robjdickinson, on Flickr

First proper full aurora australis shoot at Magnet Bay
Magentic Magic by robjdickinson, on Flickr

And shooting a pretty uneventful sunset at Lake Heron
Middle of Nowhere by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

In chronological order - managed to get 2 in that weren't bridges!

ETA - Damn, rookie error going after Rob


Forth Bridges Star Trails by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

Forth Bridge by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr


St Giles' Cathedral by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr


Loch Clair (2) by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr


... by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[lloyd h]

Great start FPC, interesting mix of images as well!

Particularly like #3

Rob, number two = mind blown

DD I love one and two!

Here's mine.. Three of which are from the same week but the shooting conditions for each shot vary wildly and I think they're some of best aviation images to date (even if I do say so myself!)

1. 1/10th handheld during a night launch to provide CAS
201 Squadron Falcões F-16AM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

2. Two PoAF 751 Squadron EH101 Merlins, the lead cab having just returned from a night mission. The pilots flicked the NVG friendly lights on for me to bath the cockpit in green and one of the avionic techs moved the light behind the cab upwards to reflect off the rotor..
751 Squadron AW101 Merlins by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

3. PoAF 751 Squadron EH101 Merlin crewman looking out for the enemy, a PoAF 201 Squadron F-16AM during a dissimilar evasion sortie.
Lookout by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

4. 12(B) Squadron special tail Tornado GR4 on its last flight before RTP at RAF Leeming.
12(B) Squadron Commemorative Tail Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

5.
Sunburst Solstice by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

[RobDickinson]

Had a look bach though the 2010 thread, wow some of us have come a long way! GRatz to everyone, though Steve and GF seem to have levelled off lol

[DibblyDobbler]

RobDickinson said:

Had a look bach though the 2010 thread, wow some of us have come a long way! GRatz to everyone, though Steve and GF seem to have levelled off lol

LOL - I was first to reply in 2010 also, sad git!

Lloyd - No.1 I just love although I remember all of them so well

Rob - ... hmm what to say other than these are stunningly good and an inspiration to normal mortals

[DavidY]

OK, let's do a varied selection (mainly black and white):-


llyn idwal Aug 14 sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr
Fuji X-E2 Samyang 8mm Fish-eye


etal castle sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr
Nikon J1 converted IR, 10mm


dutton_horse_bridge_sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr
Fuji X-E2, 14mm, Hoya R72 IR filter

And a couple in colour

Westminster Twilight sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr
Fuji X-E2, 14mm


seascape sunset sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr
Fuji XF1 - SOOC, no post processing!

Edited by DavidY on Wednesday 17th December 22:37

[baz7175]

This is definitely one of my favourite threads of the year in this forum, it's seriously insane the level of talent we have in here for it being a sub-section on a "car forum".

Being back in the USA most of this past year meant I could return to some of my favourite spots on the west coast such as Yosemite, Crater Lake etc, so they feature high in my personal favourite shots from this past year. It certainly wasn't easy picking my favourite 5, leaving out shots of double rainbows over a tourist boat in the middle of the spray at Niagara Falls, sunrise over half dome, storms rolling over the old man of storr and double rainbows following behind, and of course some of my first "phone app" released shots from the 6D of me and Mrs Baz in full tartan wedding outfits out having a laugh on Vatersay and several other spots on the hebrides in August/September this year for phase 1 of our honeymoon.

Anyhoo, in no particular order here's the first of my 5 favs from this year, taken the same day as number 2 after getting up at stupid o'clock to kick off what would be a long day of driving and snapping, sunrise over the Golden Gate Bridge north of San Francisco.


San Francisco Sunrise Teaser 1 by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr

Number 2, shot later in the same day while enjoying the late winter snowcaps and being showered with ice from the trees surrounding the South West shore of Lake Tahoe.


Lake Tahoe - 140 by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr

Number 3, my first visit of what turned out to be five trips to Yosemite this year (7th time in the last 12 years), and features Mirror Lake....with me spending the best part of 2 hours shooting around the lake to try and capture the reflections in the perfectly still water (as it was a particularly windy day all in all).


Yosemite Teaser 3 by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr

Number 4 on this years list is from my visit to Crater Lake, quite simply as I couldn't have picked a better day to capture those absolutely surreal blues in the lake, it really is a place that has to be seen in the flesh to be believed. So many people don't believe the water can possibly be so blue, but after you've stood on the crater rim for your first time you never doubt it again.


Crater Lake - 145 by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr

And number 5, somewhere that I find myself just sitting on the wall in awe every single time I visit, and it never ever gets boring to do so...tunnel view in Yosemite.


Yosemite - 328 by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr

[RobDickinson]

Awesome Baz, love to visit there, hopefully one day soon!

[chrismarr]

I pretty much hate this thread already , some fantastic works guys - stunning . Rob i'm sure i've said this before but i hate you - Mt Cook / Hooker Lake is probably my favourite of the year .

Last of the gold by ChrisMarr, on Flickr

Etive road Stag by ChrisMarr, on Flickr

Portencross way by ChrisMarr, on Flickr

Portencross by ChrisMarr, on Flickr

Portencross by ChrisMarr, on Flickr

Possibly not my strongest five but it's five i really like

[nellyleelephant]

It's been mainly birds for me this year...

[RobDickinson]

chrismarr said:

Rob i'm sure i've said this before but i hate you - Mt Cook / Hooker Lake is probably my favourite of the year .


Possibly not my strongest five but it's five i really like

Thanks Chris, back there in a few weeks, spending a few days hiking the peaks and camping! Cant wait.

And its all about what you like I think!

[Gad-Westy]

Some cracking stuff on here as per usual. Loving the bike shot nellytheelephant.

Beem quite a quiet year for me photography wise but a few that I've enjoyed taking:

1. First trip to Chicago. Ridiculously cold but a fantastic city. Hard to pick a favourite but I settled on this one after much deliberation.

chic 27 by G.A.D, on Flickr



2. Manual focusing an 85mm at 1.4 is always a little hit and mainly miss. Add in my hyperactive daughter on a swing and you're down to lottery odds. An awful lot of luck and 9 fps helped this one.

GAD_2269 - Version 2 by G.A.D, on Flickr



3. First serious attempt at medium format. Not an award winning photo but I like it because of the additional effort that went into taking it, i.e. lugging the Bronica to France, walking into town with it, setting it up on tripod, waiting for the light, check metering, check again, check a third time. Take photo. Get it developed. Scan it. Scan it again and again until it actually looks like a photograph. Will be doing more of this sort of thing.

Becci by G.A.D, on Flickr



4. Love the blue hour. Haven't spent enough time shooting in conditions like this in 2014 so this one is the highlight.

GRA_2888 by G.A.D, on Flickr



5. A very local scene. Everything seemed to come together nicely for this one. Seems rare that happens.

GAD_1547 by G.A.D, on Flickr

Hoping that 2015 is the year I start dabbling with digital IR (have bought my R72 already). Want to do plenty more film medium format too.

Edited by Gad-Westy on Thursday 18th December 08:11

[GetCarter]

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 20th December 11:57

[Paul.B]

This thread epitomises why I both love and hate this forum
On the one hand it inspires, but on the other shows up how much there is to learn!!

Keep 'em coming.

(Mr Carter! Are you wearing Waders in that Waterfall shot?)

[GetCarter]

Paul.B said:

(Mr Carter! Are you wearing Waders in that Waterfall shot?)

Not a chance... I was lying on the ground though - in a peat bog.

[x5x3]

fantastic collection - thanks to all for sharing.

[Vocal Minority]

This is just fantastic - I wish I had one iota of the talent you lot seem to have.

Could stare at some of those for hours...

[PBLP]

Warnscale Head bothy by paulsflicker, on Flickr


Scar house Force by paulsflicker, on Flickr


Lose Hill by paulsflicker, on Flickr


Buttermere by paulsflicker, on Flickr


Blencathra Sunrise by paulsflicker, on Flickr