It's not exactly original, but it's fun to try to pick out my favorite photos from the year. I say "favorite" rather than "best" because I have no idea which are "best" or even what that means. Since I take photographs for my own enjoyment, it doesn't necessarily mean most popular, although I'm always curious about which ones people like.
I took lots of photographs in 2013 - over 15,000, a record for me. (It sounds like a lot but professionals might shoot that in a week.) More importantly, I ended up with quite a few that I liked, which is obviously better than sheer numbers.
My original thought was to pick my top 10 or 12. I'd already picked out a favorite 100 for another project, so I figured it wouldn't be too hard to pick from them. I should know better! The more you narrow them down, the harder it gets. It's almost depressing because you have to "reject" photos you really like. I gave up at 20. Then today I saw a few "favorite photos of 2013" blog posts, one had 34 photos and the other had over 200! So I actually went and put back a few. What the heck, you don't have to look at them all :-)
As usual, click on the images to view larger. Or view all 25 as a
slideshow or
overview.
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| hummingbird, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum |
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| wood duck, New Orleans Audubon Zoo |
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| butterfly, New Orleans Audubon Insectarium |
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| spring icicles by the river, Saskatoon |
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| rabbit with spring coloring, Innovation Place, Saskatoon |
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| Mallard duck taking off from the river, Saskatoon |
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| chipmunk, Black Hills, South Dakota |
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| red fox, Prince Albert National Park |
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| stylized reflections of grass, Anglin Lake |
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| black bear in the rain, near Prince George |
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| bald eagle getting ready to fly, Haida Gwaii |
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| Townsend's warbler, Haida Gwaii |
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| sunset on Kingsmere Lake, Prince Albert National Park |
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| bee on flower, Innovation Place, Saskatoon |
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| reflection of Crowfoot Mountain in Bow Lake, Banff National Park |
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| ladybug on leaf, Saskatoon |
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| Canada Geese in flight, Saskatoon |
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| green heron, Miami |
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| reef shark, San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
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| Hawksbill turtle, San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
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| butterfly silhouette, Key West Butterfly Gardens |
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| lizard, Key West Botanical Gardens |
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| reflections, Miami |
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| winter sunrise, Saskatoon |
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| clouds at sunrise, Saskatoon |
As always, if anyone would like a print of one of my photographs, please let me know.
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