At the beginning of every year I look back at some of my favorite images from the previous year and think about those experiences and how they had an impact on me. A lot of photographers do this. I always enjoy looking at everyone's work and participating in the voting process some photographers hold to determine their top images of the year.
This year I decided to list 16 of my favorite color images and 10 of my favorite black and white images I made in 2016. Color photography and black and white photography are so different for me I just had to separate them. I find them to be two totally different mindsets. Anyway, these images are some of my favorite images, which might be different from my best images, technologically or compositionally speaking.
I've listed them in chronological order below, starting with color. Hope you enjoy and happy new year,
JD
Snow-Covered Forest, Roan High Knob, Pisgah/Cherokee National Forest, NC/TN
Forest Snow, Afternoon Light, Roan High Knob, Pisgah/Cherokee National Forest, NC/TN
Granite, Mist, Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, ME
Evening Light, Ridges, From Waterrock Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Pool, Bubbles, Foliage, Nantahala National Forest, NC
Mt. Powell, Sunset, Fall Color, Eagles Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest, CO
Moose, Evening, Eagles Nest Wilderness, White River National Forest, CO
Campsite, Gore Range, White River National Forest, CO
Joshua Tree, Moon, Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Sunset, Boulders, From Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Evening Light, Ridges, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Sunset, Moon, From Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Graveyard Fields, Fall Color, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Rime Ice, Evening Light, Craggy Pinnacle, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Winter Sunset, From Craggy Pinnacle, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Mt. Mitchell, Cloud Layers, Evening, From Roan Mountain, Pisgah National Forest, NC
Boulder, Fog, Winter, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Foliage, Marigot Bay, St. Lucia
Stone Mountain, Trees, Morning, Stone Mountain State Park, NC
Rock Pattern, Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, ME
Puddle, Sea Wall, Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, ME
Mt. Powell, Evening Light, White River National Forest, CO
Bottom of Mt. Sanitas, Boulder, CO
Evening Light, Ridges, From Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Boulders, Sunrise, Hidden Valley Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
The Black Mountains, Cloud Layers, Puddle, From Grassy Ridge, Roan Mountain, Pisgah National Forest, NC