"Best of"

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