I have taken a lot of photos this year. And I mean a lot. Probably well over a thousand. These have been on hikes, while Jeeping, and trips to various cities around the US. Sometimes, with my relatively low-budget camera, I do a poor job capturing a memory. But I like these ones (well, I like all of them, but these ones stand out).
In chronological order:
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| Sunrise at West Boulder Saddle |
Date Taken: January 2
Location: West Boulder Saddle, near Peralta Trail here in Arizona.
Why I like it: Mostly I like the radiance of the sun. This photo is SOOC, and I just love how warm the colors are. I also feel like I included just the right amount of bush in the right half of the photo.
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| Cholla Forest in the Superstition Wilderness |
Date Taken: January 7
Location: Dutchman's Trail a mile or so north of Miner's Needle, near Peralta Trailhead, here in AZ.
Why I like it: For a place so forbidding, this place just felt serene. This is one that is probably hard to appreciate if you weren't there.
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| Enshrouded by Clouds |
Date Taken: January 16
Location: On the Superstition ridgeline, right above Hieroglyphics Canyon.
Why I like it: I originally intended to go hiking farther east, but I saw that the Superstitions were completely enshrouded in clouds. So I decided to hike up into them. It was an eerie feeling, but my favorite parts where when I was in a break in the clouds, and could get a shot like this.
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| Devil's Chasm |
Date Taken: March 17
Location: Devil's Chasm, in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness, northeast of Roosevelt Lake, Arizona.
Why I like it: I just love the U shape of this canyon. It was just a very unique place, and a remote one that relatively few people have visited.
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| Four Peaks |
Date Taken: May 26
Location: Atop Browns Peak, northeast of Mesa, AZ.
Why I like it: I lived most of my life in the shadow of this mountain, and it took me until this year to finally hike to the top. I had to endure two bee stings, but for a view like this, it's worth it.
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| Havasu Creek |
Date Taken: June 9
Location: Havasu Creek, a couple miles below Mooney Falls
Why I like it: Ben is at one with the creek. The colors and perspective are perfect. I feel at ease just looking at this picture.
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| Delicate Arch side view |
Date Taken: June 17
Location: Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, near Moab, UT
Why I like it: Everybody takes pictures of Delicate Arch from the north. From the side, it only looks like an arch because of its shadow. The shadow makes this picture.
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| Fawn at Dead Horse Point |
Date Taken: June 18
Location: Dead Horse Point State Park, near Moab, UT
Why I like it: If you don't like this photo, you have no soul. I was wandering around Dead Horse Point, and ran across a deer with two fawns. One of them left before this photo, but I was able to make a pretty close approach and snap this photo. The mother didn't seem to mind my presence at all; I got probably 10 feet away at one point.
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| Devil's Garden |
Date Taken: June 19
Location: Arches National Park, near Moab, UT
Why I like it: I took a lot of pictures I like in Arches. This place was my favorite. While hiking to Double O Arch and back, I climbed up this rock fin behind Navajo Arch. The couple in the picture followed me up there. The view was incredible, and the best I have found anywhere in the park. I also like the La Sals in the background, and that is Landscape Arch in the bottom left corner.
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| Corona Arch |
Date Taken: June 19
Location: Corona Arch, west of Moab, UT
Why I like it: I snapped about a dozen photos of this giant arch, but this one turned out the best. The sun is behind the arch itself, and I just love how its radiance dominates the background. This is one of my favorite photos ever.
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| Canyonlands Sunset |
Date Taken: June 19
Location: Grandview Point, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, UT
Why I like it: Another successful sunset picture. I love the triangle shape the light makes, I think because of that little notch on the horizon.
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| Bored Puppies |
Date Taken: June 21, 22, or 23
Location: Telluride, CO
Why I like it: The dogs, duh!
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| Sun Setting in Chicago |
Date Taken: August 16
Location: Chicago, IL
Why I like it: That building on the left. With the sun coming in at an angle, the lighting looked amazing.
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| Home Run |
Date Taken: August 24
Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA
Why I like it: Because it went over the fence. And because it looks like the batter's right ankle should have snapped in two.
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| The Narrows From Angel's Landing |
Date Taken: September 2
Location: Angels Landing, Zion National Park, UT
Why I like it: Rock layers and the windy canyon. And the clouds provided some nice shadows.
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| Near-Death Experience |
Date Taken: September 2
Location: Angels Landing, Zion National Park, UT
Why I like it: Because he didn't fall off. Almost did, though.
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| Ore House |
Date Taken: September 7
Location: Ouray, CO
Why I like it: Normally, I get terrible night shots. But this one turned out pretty good.
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| Fall Colors |
Date Taken: September 8
Location: West of Lake City, CO
Why I like it: Most of the trees in this area are coniferous, with the exception of aspens. And this thicket of aspens was great.
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| Ouray, CO |
Date Taken: September 8
Location: Ouray, CO
Why I like it: The sun shining on these mountains with a cloudy backdrop made these mountains seem that much more majestic.
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| Sunset on Clouds |
Date Taken: September 8
Location: Ouray, CO
Why I like it: I like taking pictures of red/orange clouds, and this is the best I've done.
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| Wet Rose |
Date Taken: September 21
Location: Washington Park Rose Garden, Portland, OR
Why I like it: The dew droplets on the rose, and the unfocused background. If you didn't know any better, you might think this was taken with an expensive camera.
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| San Francisco Peaks |
Date Taken: October 13
Location: Jerome, AZ
Why I like it: Hard to get a good picture of the peaks from that far away. I love the early-season snow on the mountains.
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| Sashimi |
Date Taken: November 23
Location: Seattle, WA
Why I like it: The sashimi was decent, but the lighting was excellent.
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| True Love |
Date Taken: November 24
Location: Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA
Why I like it: My brother and his wife-to-be in the most yellow elevator ever.
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| Space Needle |
Date Taken: November 24
Location: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Why I like it: This is about ten feet from where that picture that sometimes shows up on my desktop background was taken. I like mine more, though, because this one has clouds reflecting off of the museum.
Awesome photos, Jeremy. You're a great photographer. This inspires me to get my camera (and by butt) out more.
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