My Favorite Photos of 2023!

Each year I post my three favorite photos of the month to my Flickr account (http://flickr.com/greenschist) to a “Best of …” folder.  Some photos are better than others and some months are simply better than others.  Sometimes I have five or six photos worthy of being my monthly favorites…but I have to choose only three.  Occasionally I have trouble finding three pics worthy of being a favorite.  Nevertheless, I make my selections.  I hope you enjoy my photos.  I certainly enjoy sharing them.

Winter; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-D MFA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR

Knee Injury; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II, smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR

Creosote; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona USA; Sigma sd Quattro; Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art

Heart of the Desert; east of Florence, Arizona USA; Sigma sd Quattro; Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art

Beautiful Crested Saguaro; east of Florence, Arizona USA; Sigma sd Quattro; Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art

The Desert is Alive; east of Florence, Arizona USA; Sigma sd Quattro; Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art

Yellow Blooms; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Balance; east of Florence, Arizona USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

The Tree; Maricopa County, Arizona USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Snow-Covered Peaks; Winslow, Arizona USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Forest of Saguaros Near Apache Leap; Superior, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-T4; Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2

The Saguaro and The Boulder; east of Florence, Arizona USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Four Peaks and the Superstition Mountains; Maricopa County, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-T4; XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

A Shadow of it’s Former Self; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-T4; Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2

Skeletal Remains; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-T4; Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2

Use Spear Feeds; Mount Moriah, Missouri USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Open Country; Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

Picacho Peak; near Picacho, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-T4; Voigtlander ULTRON 27mm F2

Picacho Peak; near Picacho, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-T4; Voigtlander ULTRON 27mm F2

Ranch; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Abandoned Ranch; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

Schooner Bay at Drakes Estero; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Waves of Clouds; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Point Reyes; Inverness, California USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Friend Loses a Saguaro; Scottsdale, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X100F

Shadows Cast; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

Point Reyes Beach; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Alley Spring and Mill; Ozark National Scenic Riverways; Missouri USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Into the Sandhills; east of Alliance, Nebraska USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

The Sandhills of Nebraska; east of Alliance, Nebraska USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Steeple; Washington, Missouri USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Along the Missouri River; Washington, Missouri USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Ausbaggern durch Fenster; Washington, Missouri USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Ranch; Agate Fossil Beds National Monument; Nebraska USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

The Big Open; south of Limon, Colorado USA; Fujifilm GFX50S II; GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR

Beach Walk; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

My Favorite Photos of 2019

I’ve been posting photographs to Flickr since about 2007.  It continues to be a wonderful tool to archive or “back up” my best photos.  However, it isn’t a substitute for a good backup program of my primary computer back at the house.  I’ve also been doing something else since 2007.  Each month I look at all my Flickr posts I made for the month and select my favorite three images from those posts.  So at the end of each year, I have a folder on Flickr with 36 of my favorite images!  I’ve been doing this for each of the past 13 years.  Are these images truly my best photos of each year?  For the most part they are…however, obviously some months have more really good photos than others.  I plan to present my favorite “Flickr” photos of 2019…plus give a little light to some of those that didn’t make the cut.  Sit back and enjoy!

Wrinks Market; Lebanon, Missouri USA; Bronica RF645, Zenzanon-RF 65mm F4, Fujifilm Reala 100

Three Bicycles; Mission Beach, California USA; Bronica RF645, Zenzanon-RF 65mm F4, Rollei Retro 400S

Farm Road Through Cotton Field; San Tan Valley, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2, XF16mmF1.4 R WR

Post-Apocalyptic Beach View of Morro Rock; Cayucos, California USA; Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II, Super Takumar 55mm F1.8, Kodak Tri-X 400

Snow-Capped Superstition Mountains; Pinal County, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X-Pro1, XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Reflections at Herbert Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada; Voigtlander Perkeo I, Vaskar 80mm F4.5, Ilford PanF 50

The Time After; Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS

Standing Alone; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X100F

The Flow; Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS

The Moon; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED IF [SDM]

Historic Coronado Motor Hotel, Yuma, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X100F

Sunrise, Yuma, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X100F

Wild Beauty; Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS

A New Day; San Tan Valley, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR

The Crop; San Tan Valley, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR

California Sea Lion “Zalophus Californianus”; La Jolla, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro1; XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Pelagic Cormorant “Phaliacrocorax pelagicus”; Fujifilm X-Pro1, XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Flowers, Balboa Park, San Diego, California USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; Irix 150mm F2.8 Dragonfly Macro

Headlights; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; Irix 150mm F2.8 Dragonfly Macro

Sunrise (July 27, 2019); San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; Irix 150mm F2.8 Dragonfly Macro

4th of July Morning; San Tan Valley, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X100F

Uplifted; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SL II

Mount Whitney; Alabama Hills, west of Lone Pine, California USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SL II

Seyler Peak, Big Smoky Valley, Nevada USA; Fujifilm X-Pro1, XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Early Morning Glow; south of Majors Place, Nevada USA; Fujifilm X100F

Point Reyes Cypress Tree Tunnel; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS

Colorful New Day; south of Crescent City, California USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; sum PENTAX-DA* F2.8 ED [IF] SDM

Throne of the Forest; Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2, XF18-55mm F2.8 R LM OIS

The Present; Inverness, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS

General Store; Eureka, Nevada USA; Zeiss Ikon ZM; Zeiss Planar 50mm F2 T* ZM; Ferrania P30

River Reflections; Eleven Point River, Missouri USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS

Engulfed in Red; Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF18-55mmF2.8 R LM OIS

After The After; Salem, Illinois USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

Stage Stop Motel & RV Park; north of Ely, Nevada USA; Zeiss Ikon ZM, Zeiss Planar 50mm F2 T* ZM; Ferrania P30

Mail Pouch Tobacco…Treat Yourself To The Best; St. Elmo, Illinois USA; Bronica RF645; Zenzanon-RF 65mm F4; Bergger Pancro400

Coal; Washington, Missouri USA; Asahi Pentax S3; Auto-Takumar 58mm F1.8; Bergger Pancro400

I hope you enjoyed my 36 favorite images posted to Flickr in 2019. As I mentioned earlier, some months have more good images than others. Sometimes some really good photos…or at least ones that I really like slip through the cracks and don’t make it to my “Flickr Favorites”. Here are those images:

Desert Mysteries; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Fujifilm X100F

Offset; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-DA FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR

Communication; San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Pinal County, Arizona USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; Irix 150mm F2.8 Dragonfly Macro

Morro Rock; Morro Bay, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro1; XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Great Basin; Steptoe Valley, Nevada USA; Fujifilm X-Pro1; XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Lost In Time; Ione, Nevada USA; Zeiss Ikon ZM; Zeiss Planar 50mm F2 T* ZM; Ferrania P30

Mysteries of the Ocean; Crescent City, California USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF14mmF2.8 R

Beach to Infinity; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM

Man versus Nature; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM

Into The Great Wide Open; Point Reyes National Seashore, California USA; Pentax K-1 Mark II; smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM

Danger - Stay Back; San Diego, Calfiornia USA; Zeiss Ikon ZM; Zeiss 50mm F2 T* ZM; CineStill BwXX

Manning and Manning - Poultry, Butter, and Eggs; Morrisonville, Illinois USA; Fujifilm X100F

Wind Turbines; near Majors Place, Nevada USA; Zeiss Ikon ZM; Zeiss Planar 50mm F2 T* ZM; Ferrania P30

Crown Candy (B&W); St. Louis, Missouri USA; Fujifilm X100F

Lost to Time; Farina, Illinois USA; Fujifilm X-Pro1; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

This Morning; Washington, Missouri USA; Fujifilm X-Pro2; XF16mmF1.4 R WR

I really hope you have enjoyed viewing my favorite images of 2019! I feel 2019 was a successful year of photography for me. Continuing to study the photography of those much better than myself, reading photography blogs, watching photography YouTube videos, and more experience and practice benefit me daily. I feel my photography journey is just beginning…there is always so much more to learn! I wish everybody well in 2020…it should be a banner year!