Your favourite photo of 2018 (taken by you), and why

[sepiareverb]

Some wonderful stuff in this thread, Colton, that one of the car and birds is stunning. Do you know Guy Havell?

This one is still in progress, and won't likely be done by tonight, but was shot last month. Two different cameras, the X1D with the 21 and the M10 with the ZM15. The Moose River here in town, from the Town Forest. Something I've been wanting to get for a long while.

 

[Gerry M]

G2
28/2.8 Biogon
FP4+

My favorite because it captures the mood. Hot coffee at Limestone, after a chilly November photo walkabout.

 

[taemo]

I have 3 favourite photos from this year.

Taken when we stayed at the Park Hyatt Tokyo (bucket list of mine)

My favourite B&W photo taken this year in Lake Louise

One of the hundreds photos taken of our daughter who was born this year.
The Continous Eye-AF on the Sony mirrorless cameras makes capturing the little one a lot easier.

 

[narsuitus]

This photo was on the first roll of film I shot with the Ansco 6x6cm folding camera that my aunt gave me just before she died.


Large Format by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

[Swift1]

Some wonderful stuff in this thread, Colton, that one of the car and birds is stunning. Do you know Guy Havell?

Thank you 🙂
No, I hadn't heard of Guy Havell. Really interesting work though.

 

[cz23]

Well, I´m not going to cheat, This is my favourite from 2018:

Rollei 35, Tessar, Agfapan 100APX in Rodinal 1:100. Pictures like this show up seldom in my work and they remind me, that there is always something fresh to see, even when the equipment is standardized as much as possible (and sometimes I feel as if I begin to master this equipment;-)

This was one of my 2018 favorites on RFF, not only because it's a wonderful photograph, but also for the reason you cite. A good example of being attentive to the ordinary, which is what photography is all about.

John

 

[Brad Bireley]

I picked this one because I have mainly been a color photographer. I was determined to photograph in B & W during 2018. I think I will continue into & beyond 2019 photographing in B&W.

 

[petronius]

John, thank you for your kind words!

 

[dof]

Here's one from this year's SantaCon in San Francisco. It's my favorite image from this year because it's the most surreal straight capture I've ever made.

 

[mcfingon]

This photo is my favourite of the year, Lynn, because it was the limitation of having a "slow" lens in a sports environment in amongst the trees on an overcast day that lead to a result that I really like. Plus, it shows how good a Leica M viewfinder with no blackout and no lag can be at following action. And last and importantly, it's my son on the bicycle.

Leica M6 Elmar-M 24/3.8 at f4, 1/4 second, Delta 100 in Xtol
John Mc

 

[ornate_wrasse]

Both of my two favorite images from 2018 were taken at Glacier National Park, a great location for photography. I picked the first one because it captures well the mood of the solitary fisherman with the low hanging clouds and the reflected peak behind him. I selected the second one because it's a great example of the versatility of the Fuji 16-55 lens, which is the only lens I had on me at the time. I had just finished a strenuous hike on Hidden Lake Trail which starts at Logan Pass when I saw the lake for which the trail is named.

 

[CMur12]

This photo is my favourite of the year, Lynn, because it was the limitation of having a "slow" lens in a sports environment in amongst the trees on an overcast day that lead to a result that I really like. Plus, it shows how good a Leica M viewfinder with no blackout and no lag can be at following action. And last and importantly, it's my son on the bicycle.

Leica M6 Elmar-M 24/3.8 at f4, 1/4 second, Delta 100 in Xtol
John Mc

Wow! Masterful shot, John!

- Murray

 

[sreed2006]

It was a beautiful morning in Colorful Colorado. I rarely get out before sunrise, but was richly rewarded this day. Taken during a long road trip on a lonely road west of Walsenburg, CO.


Walsenburg, Colorado by sreed2006, on Flickr

 

[Richard G]

I'm gonna break the monochrome trend 🙂

I don't know if this is my best, but it's definitely a favorite of mine from 2018.
I think this was the very last frame on a roll of Svema Color 125 that I shot for Red Oktober. GerryM was helping me, and when we took this photo, everything just worked out perfectly. I couldn't really get my eye on the viewfinder, so I didn't really know if the buildings in the background were getting cut off or not.

Untitled by Colton Allen, on Flickr
1957 Zorki 4 Rangefinder
1956 Jupiter-12 35/2.8
Svema Color 125
Epson V750​

Yes, this one is extraordinary. Stephen Shore would have been happy to have taken this one. The colour is wonderful and the light but the birds and bonnet (hood, sorry) take it to another level.

 

[mcfingon]

Wow! Masterful shot, John!

- Murray

Thanks Murray. At the time of shooting it was more like desperation, so I was delighted when I developed the film.
John Mc

 

[jmilkins]

This is my favourite. Taken a year ago today at the Neck, Saunders Island, in the Falklands.
It is on the other side of the world from where I live, but my young family were visiting my birth mum where she now lives. The wilderness and wildlife was spectacular and my mum was thrilled to show her grandchildren her side of the planet.

For me it was a return to a cliff face I had perched on 15 years previously. This time I had my Sony A7 and the Zeiss Batis 18mm lens - these black browned albatross have wingspans over 2m, and it was truly special to be able to be so close.

[/url]Flight path by john m, on Flickr[/IMG]

(Thanks for the broken link notification below Peter and Maigo - I have trouble linking from the IPad...)

 

[Out to Lunch]

http://https://flic.kr/p/HwS5oQ The link is dead. Ah, the link has come alive. Great shot!

 

[jawarden]

What a splendid group of pictures. I like the stories too!

My favorite of '18 is less about the image and more about the experience. This is from my first try with slide film from a medium format camera, just poking around the neighborhood. I have fond memories of making 35mm slides and holding them up to the sky when I was younger but hadn't made them in years due to the expense. But with easy to use e-6 home developing kits available I can develop them myself now for a more reasonable cost. And holding larger slides up to the sky just makes my day.

🙂

 

[maigo]

http://https://flic.kr/p/HwS5oQ The link is dead.

Try this:
https://flic.kr/p/HwS5oQ


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[robert blu]

... fond memories of making 35mm slides and holding them up to the sky when I was younger ... And holding larger slides up to the sky just makes my day.

🙂

Excellent, love this 🙂
robert