Other Best 5 shots of 2024

[esheato]

I've seen this on other forums, but not here, so let's do it. What do you consider your best captures of the last year?

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[Only RF]

I guess I'll go with these

Lagoon at local golf course. My wife golfed there and told me about all of these Cormos hanging around

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Volta race in Albufeira, Portugal

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Local air show

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Douro river valley, Portugal

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Medieval days festival in location just outside our city.

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[TwoWheeler]

I've seen this on other forums, but not here,

Well, I sorta' attempted it...

I've got four from last year and one from 2012 (!) that I finally got an edit I liked...twelve years later.

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[esheato]

You totally did! I must have missed it, but I appreciate your contribution here!

 

[TwoWheeler]

You totally did! I must have missed it, but I appreciate your contribution here!

Well, it kinda went over like a fart in church, so let’s see if this one does better!

 

[Chris Summers]

Wow, I shot almost 11,000 images last year so narrowing it down to 5 is tough. I guess in the end it came down to portraits of 2 of my granddaughters and then some bird images.

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[TwoWheeler]

Wow, I shot almost 11,000 images last year so narrowing it down to 5 is tough.

Just imagine the processing cost, if they were film….

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Definitely a tough choice. Excluding grandchildren, we have...

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Sunset of the year. A remarkable evening a year ago. Home.

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Flower power in Bath.

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Sunset over Girona.

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Spring leaf predation by a kereru. Home.

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Pilot whale mother and calf. Offshore Kaikoura.

 

[esheato]

Wow, I shot almost 11,000 images last year…

You remember the photos of the jets I posted? I think it was Sept of last year. I shot 12k at that event ALONE! And kept maybe 35 perfect shots!

 

[TwoWheeler]

You remember the photos of the jets I posted? I think it was Sept of last year. I shot 12k at that event ALONE! And kept maybe 35 perfect shots!

...and that's about five years worth!

I don't take many shots when I go and keep very few that I take.

I also spend a lot of time wondering why people are always complaining about battery life and storage space.

 

[Chris Summers]

Just imagine the processing cost, if they were film….

My peak years for shooting when I had my studio were from about 1986 1995. I had a lot of retail and catalog clients as well as the corporate annual reports. I probably was averaging 4000-5000 shots on 35mm, 120, 4x5 and 8x10. My lab loved me for all the work I brought them. And one had to consider not only the cost of processing but film and even trips to and from the lab. I can only remember that I charged the client $35 for a roll of 36 exposure Velvia or Kodachrome. That covered the cost of buying large quantities, testing the color and the processing.

 

[Chris Summers]

You remember the photos of the jets I posted? I think it was Sept of last year. I shot 12k at that event ALONE! And kept maybe 35 perfect shots!

It's not hard when you consider the rapid burst shooting our cameras do as well as having large memory cards to fill up. We have the ability to take a lot of pictures and only the buffer will slow us down momentarily. I used to shoot mostly with Nikon F3 cameras with motor drives for small format work. I think you could burn a 36 exposure roll of film in something like 6 seconds. I had 4 bodies in my bag and usually hired a photo assistant who was constantly reloading cameras.

 

[esheato]

Oh yeah. R6II is amazing for burst but it was an overnight affair to get everything into Lightroom and ready for culling.

 

[Hali]

So this is my 5 from 2024

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[PKM-UK]

From around 18,500+ keepers (and a well used Bin), the 'Phil' part of Phil and Karen contributes 5 2024 images based on their 'makes me smile' qualities.

Phil


1. The eye of the tiger...

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2. Westworld UK. (aka Beamish - The Living Museum of the North).

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3. When 'Rimmer' met 'Frank' (my R5 was actually sat in the house - our home - hopefully this will be close enough to count)...

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4. Right place, right time...

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5. What a babe...

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[Only RF]

Only 18,500? What’s the hold up

 

[RW2024]

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Goose fleeing at Lake of the Ozarks.
2. Blue Heron posing at Lake of the Ozarks.
3. Sunrise at Castlewood Canyon.

 

[PKM-UK]

Only 18,500? What’s the hold up

Hi Only RF,

We slowed down a bit towards the end of the year...

P&K

 

[Chris Summers]

So this is my 5 from 2024
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All are really nice. I'm trying to figure out 2 and 5. Dry ice in the flowers?

 

[NGauger101010]

This was a bit harder than I thought. I have about 10 really good ones.

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