Yep, it's the end of the year, so I want all of you to post [b]one[/b] photo of your choosing, that is your favourite photo you have taken this year. Tell us about it if you want because we probably care (maybe not Killuah).
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/sameiru/5992708132/]Fence[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/sameiru/]Sam Haberman[/url], on Flickr
I just love the colours in this one. It was taken in Winter around the time I felt I was really making progress as a photographer - reminds me of a time when I was bustling with photo ideas.
[editline]25th December 2011[/editline]
Also good luck bopie :v:
Just one? Hm. I think I'll have to go with this one
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Went on a trip to Cuba early in the year. While it was mostly just your normal idyllic touristy beach affair, I did get the opportunity to visit the [I]real[/I] Cuba for a day.
And man, does that ever give you perspective on our world.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/redpan/6146174606/]Spidurr[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/redpan/]Red Pan[/url], on Flickr
One of the first photos I ever took, with my Minolta. I love the bokeh in the background, I don't know its just my favorite photo I've taken yet, as this is also my first year with a camera
I was pretty much asleep for most of my trip to Arizona. A bump in the road woke me up and I took a look at the mountains. I mumbled "Hmm" as I raised my camera. *Click* and then I was back to sleep.
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[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsrawromg/6413366529/"]Arizona Mountians[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/itsrawromg/"]Adam Hageman[/URL], on Flickr. [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsrawromg/6168744158/"]Ps I like this one too.[/URL]
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I think it's this one but I am not sure.
The reason why I like this is because you have this very busy background with all kinds of shit going around, and then there is this couple who are sitting in a sort of calmness of all of these lines.
I think this also defines a bit of what I like in photography. I like to shoot stuff where lines are obviously present and they take you somewhere. I like the fact that lines like these give some sort of calmness to the picture and direct your attention immediately to them.
That combined with a clear subject is really what I tend and like to shoot.
So yeah, it may not be the most eye-pleasing picture I have with crazy colors and shit, but for the reasons above I think I like this the most.
I think this one. Only because it was such a happy accident - from the window of a minibus. ISO 1000 just after the sun had set. I think I got really lucky. It's so otherworldy and so unlike a lot of my work. I just like the image as a standalone picture.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwinquast/5967746931/]Untitled[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/edwinquast/]edwin.quast[/url], on Flickr
To be honest, I just think it looks fucking cool.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/69738823@N07/6417932615/]Natureyish Stuff[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/69738823@N07/]Ruskay[/url], on Flickr
i had to get off my lazy ass to go up on the hill and take this. i know its generic as fuck, but i'm happy with it.
Never though this would get over 20,000+ views...
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/christiaancompaan/6341839690/]Uhm.. I think we have a problem[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/christiaancompaan/]Christiaan Compaan[/url], on Flickr
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This one, because it's one of the of the few where I had an actual concept in mind and followed through with it, the way I saw it in my head.
[editline]25th December 2011[/editline]
By the way, nice thread idea, mate.
Oh and merry Christmas :)
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This one, because it's one of the of the few where I had an actual concept in mind and followed through with it, the way I saw it in my head.
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I would love that on my wall or another physical form. :wink:
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/60163821@N03/6084110826/]ref[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/60163821@N03/]Sumap1[/url], on Flickr
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Without a doubt, this one. Took it back in August, I love how warm this picture feels. It also captures one thing I love to take pictures of, skating, and skaters.
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This one. I love it somehow, best shot I took yet to date.
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This one, because it's one of the of the few where I had an actual concept in mind and followed through with it, the way I saw it in my head.
[editline]25th December 2011[/editline]
By the way, nice thread idea, mate.
Oh and merry Christmas :)[/QUOTE]
That is awesome.
I chose this one of a light beam entering St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City) because in my entire time of being a photographer I had never once thought I'd be traveling the world seeing things that I have only seen in movies. What I have is a very amazing experience to live here in Crete, Greece for two years, and I cherish every second of it.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanebyrd/6571896669/]A Holy Light[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/shanebyrd/]Bredirish123[/url], on Flickr
My personal favorite would be this, but I can't pinpoint why.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayorcallaghan/5968953418/]GTO[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/mayorcallaghan/]MayorCallaghan[/url], on Flickr
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngramza/6148875326/]Water Bombs[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/johngramza/]John Gramza[/url], on Flickr
This is my favorite shot of the year because I love the colors in the shot combined with the water stopped in mid air. It's one of those photos that I wanted for a long time, now I just need to improve on it more somehow.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tormady/5983844268/]Unity 3[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/tormady/]Tor Martin Dyrøy[/url], on Flickr
I caught this couple out of the crowd and took the shot right before we left. This was taken while "Til ungdommen" (To the youth) was sung. ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Oslo_bomb]If you're uncertain on what this post is refering to.[/url])
I love this because it shows what happened on the 25th of July in Norway. United love. I love this picture most as a normal student, not as a photographer. Never have I experienced love and unity like that, and it has most definitively changed me as a person, hopefully for the better.
Very hard to chose. I like a few of them. But I just like the idea that in a busy fast moving world I can freeze it and it's just beautiful. Hard to explain... :downs:
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[QUOTE=Bredirish123;33897425]I chose this one of a light beam entering St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City) because in my entire time of being a photographer I had never once thought I'd be traveling the world seeing things that I have only seen in movies. What I have is a very amazing experience to live here in Crete, Greece for two years, and I cherish every second of it.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanebyrd/6571896669/]A Holy Light[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/shanebyrd/]Bredirish123[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE]
'My god', does the vatican anger me. But fucking sick photo mate. The lighting is absolutely stunning.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesepuff/6315900041/]ciaran looking at fireworks [/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/cheesepuff/]codenamecueball[/url], on Flickr
it came out better than my concept
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gotnoodles/5903642117/]IMG_9586[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/gotnoodles/]Gotnoodles[/url], on Flickr
The first shot I truly liked after I got my camera, only been my first year with it and i'm still no where near exploring all the different things I can do and what i'm interested in shooting the most. I'm going to buy myself a cheap bike to replace my stolen one and go exploring.
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I love this picture because it was incredibly difficult to take. I was shooting a manual focus 1.2 lens on a tripod without a remote, in a tunnel barely over half my height. I had to guess where I was going to sit, and set the focus there, and click the shutter for 10 seconds and crawl through the tunnel to my position and get in pose. Compositionally the photo just looks cool to me and I like the shadows.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobspanjar/5728367647/]Unnatural[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/jacobspanjar/]jacob spanjar[/url], on Flickr
always liked this picture. so simple but so intense in it's message
[QUOTE=Pickwickian-;33902560]'My god', does the vatican anger me. But fucking sick photo mate. The lighting is absolutely stunning.[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate, I really appreciate it. :)
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[editline]26th December 2011[/editline]
Had some trouble deciding between this and this: [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/maxnatur.jpg[/url]
How cruel to only allow one.
Wow, that is excellent.
Oh my, what a difficult task. One shot.
I've taken to calling myself a photographer since, mid July I guess. I made what would've been the mistake of buying an expensive camera first, but it wasn't a mistake because I had the means at the end of summer and I've made an incredible amount of progress that, really wouldn't have been possible with a point and shoot. Anyway, I've come a long way, and I've done plenty of more "fine art" photography that I really enjoy, but there was no one decisive shot that really really sticks out to me more than the others, but there are a lot of shots that I like. If I just have to pick one that is dear to me for a variety of reasons, it's probably this one:
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I just, am blown away by how good the cigarette smoke looks, and the painter's expression. The tents in the background, it's just wonderful. I had the pleasure of traveling up to DC for a day to document and talk with the folks in the Occupy DC movement, and that was just an incredible experience and chance to document what I see as history in the making. This was probably the best impromptu portrait I did all day. Love it.
I didn't think this picture would come out, but it did.
Back when my car was actually clean...
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jared-robertson/5939410621/]BBS streak[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/jared-robertson/]Jared Robertson[/url], on Flickr
I only started taking photography seriously in August of this year
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/communistwolf/6267191230/]Tyne Bridge Sunset[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/communistwolf/]CommunistWolf[/url], on Flickr
So I think this is one of by best shots, I love the colours in it and how it actually came out.
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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/56263923@N04/6285122566/]El santo en relax al 100[/url] por [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/56263923@N04/]sirwilbertthadeus[/url], en Flickr
Normally I don't shoot in controlled envoirments and doing this shot reminded me of why; it was a fucking pain in the ass to shoot while at the same time I had control over almpost everything in the scene, but in the end it's also a photo I always wanted to take and it had a purpose.
I like how serious it looks at first glance but then you notice how absurd it really is.
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