I want to see your best photo ever!

[Dave Wilkinson]

I'd better pass on this one!.....hate to see grown men cry and send work to the bin! 😀
Dave😉

 

[kzim56]

 

[Bobfrance]

Good thread this. Very interesting to see peoples shots that they consider 'sets the standard'

I'm surprised that a few people are rating their best photos and aligning them with the amount of flickr views they've had ... is this because acceptence and popularity of their photograph on flickr is important to them ... I'm curious about this?

I've come across photos on that site that get drooled over that have no appeal for me at all!

Well Keith. In my case I agree with Flickr.
My most popular shot is the one I consider my best to-date. The second shot is one I like very much for other reasons such as sentimentality and not just composition, exposure etc.
I like the statistical nature of the Flickr ratings/feedback as they can force to you re-evaluate shots you may have dismissed initially.

You must remember that many of us are not in a position to have lots of interested friends whose judgement we trust with whom we can regularly critique images with.
RFF is good and full of well meaning souls, but I would often prefer to look at the flickr stats and then make up my own mind if I think the image is good or not, as oppose to receiving opinions from people I largely know nothing about, so cannot place a value on.

Fortunately for me my account has very little content that could skew the stats, such as gear or naked ladies, despite my best efforts. 😉

I don’t have a best because I don’t have a way of ranking them, no way to define best, my daughter in a bikini seems to be the best in Flickr’s frame on reference

I’ve always thought rateing photos in some “photo competition” was an odd concept, a bit like judging paintings by price

C'mon Stewart! You must have a favourite beer, food, film etc. Or do you like everything equally?
Surely you must have taken some shots that have spurred you on to keep taking more?
You'll be telling me you can't choose between film or digital next. 😀

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

C'mon Stewart! You must have a favourite beer, food, film etc. Or do you like everything equally?
Surely you must have taken some shots that have spurred you on to keep taking more?
You'll be telling me you can't choose between film or digital next. 😀

It does'nt take much to make us Yorkshiremen happy! 😀

 

[Keith]

It does'nt take much to make us Yorkshiremen happy! 😀

"Shoe box in middle of motorway" ... or so I've heard! 😀

 

[Andy Kibber]

I like these photos best because they remind me of when I first started taking pictures regularly. It's exciting to get results you like, expected or unexpected.

Perhaps I'm in a bit of a nostalgic mood this morning! 🙂

 

[Bobfrance]

It does'nt take much to make us Yorkshiremen happy! 😀

Ha ha! In my experience Yorkshiremen are never bloody 'appy! 😀

 

[Gainsbourg]

Many beautiful shots here !

This is my first post here so I'll introduce myself through this favorite picture of mine 😱



😉

 

[p.giannakis]

I would say this one

Although i also love this one too :

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

That's a Golden Comet, isn't it! My favorite breed of chicken. They have joie de vivre.

Gainsbourg, welcome on board, nice photo!

 

[Sparrow]

Ha ha! In my experience Yorkshiremen are never bloody 'appy! 😀

That was so funny I smirked a bit 🙂

I have stuff I like but it’s shifting sand they change all the time, the BEST is imposible to define, it’s like asking which is my best lens or best camera … the answae is "it depends"

 

[NathanJD]

This is my personal favorite (I have a cleaned up version in my gallery):

 

[Andy Kibber]

That's a Golden Comet, isn't it! My favorite breed of chicken. They have joie de vivre.

Haha, I have no idea. The picture was taken in Poland. Do they have Golden Comets over there?

 

[lubitel]

this is one of my favorite "street" shots
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showfull.php?photo=36522

 

[Ronald_H]

I'm surprised that a few people are rating their best photos and aligning them with the amount of flickr views they've had ... is this because acceptence and popularity of their photograph on flickr is important to them ... I'm curious about this?

I've come across photos on that site that get drooled over that have no appeal for me at all!

Not really. I am happy when people like my photographs, but some pictures that I like but are nothing special are being drooled over. Others I might adore but remain ignored. Recently I posted a concert shot I made with a very old lens I bought for next to nothing. Roger Hicks complimented me on the shot, that's worth more to me than 100.000 Flicker hits 🙂

A pretty girl in a very mediocre shot is guaranteed to draw many views though.

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

I would say this one

Lovely - 'timeless' picture!.....and not high contrast 'soot and whitewash' - like a lot of the stuff put up these days!
Dave. 🙂

 

[shadowfox]

And this is the one that makes me feel best to look at, even though the napkin in the background kind of throws off the balance:

I think the napkin in the background made this photo special 🙂
I like it a lot!

 

[shadowfox]

I've shot many thousands of photos over the years, most technically better, but my personal favorite is this one, shot years ago.

Lovely photograph. Rich in a lot of ways!

 

[gian]

one of my favs so far...

see the whole series: http://www.sechsmalsechs.blogspot.com

 

[shadowfox]

From the archived files of "candid and funny"...
one of my favorites:

😀