2010 Picture of the Year

<p>you are all such good photographers, it is such a pleasure to see the photos you submit ... here is my favorite of 2010</p><div></div>

<p>much to my own surprise...<br>

<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/IMGP3246b.jpg" alt="" /><br>

a different game altogether</p>

<p>After browsing through my pics I decided to post one of the very first pictures taken in 2010. It was one in a series of shots made on the second of January to send our family new year wishes mail to our friends. </p>

<p>Zut, I'll never learn how to upload here....</p><div></div>

<p>Something to balance out the cat photos. Don't know if it's my favorite photo of 2010, but it's my favorite dog photo (i.e. favorite photo of a dog, not necessarily my favorite dog). Of course it's not in the same league as other portraits posted in this section. I'll have to check the canoe/dog photos for Justin.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/12383332-lg.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="648" /></p>

 

<p>Maybe not an absolute favorite, but it is certainly up there<br>

I love the backlighting, and dust from the hooves. And the horseback texting is priceless :-)</p><div></div>

<p>I know it's a bit late to comment..</p>

<p>Marian, that photo got my attention the first time I saw it. I have come back to this thread quite a number of times, and each time I find myself connect strongly with your photo. The expression on the girl's beautiful face and her wave, while the two boys are caught in a moment of time- combined with the color treatment of the photo.. I know that I am rambling but this photo touches me. </p>

<p>There are so many good photos in this thread. I am constantly motivated to improve not only my skill level but my ability to see. </p>

<p>Julie, I LOVE the dog shot. You just know this dog owns everything around him.</p>

 

<p>ok i was going to my brother in law's wedding and was in charge of taking some photos for them and this is one of the many shoots i got that day but by far it is my best. This shoot was taken with a vivitar v3800n film camera and a vivitar 50mm lens at f5.6 this is my daughter on the front pourch of their house on a swing looking "O" so happy. but i love this shoot and hope you all will too.</p><div></div>

<p>Hope I'm not too late....This is my favourite for several reasons apart from the fact that I like looking at it, and still find interesting things in the detail. It scored a Silver with Distinction at the Professional Photography Awards for our state (South Australia) last November, and the highest scoring of the 4 prints that won me the Illustrative/Fine Art Professional Photographer of the Year Award which was a big and very pleasant surprise. And I like it because was taken with one of my favourite lenses, a 30 year old $90 M series 135mm f3.5, on my K10D, which must be worth all of $200 now. Useful to consider when I start falling into the seductive "a few more thousand dollars on sexy gear will surely make me a better photographer" way of thinking. </p>

Grrrrr.....photonet died on me before I could upload, now I am away from my PC. Here is link instead:

http://fotografo.com.au/awards2010/h3e3610cd#h3e3610cd Hope that works.

<p>Haig that last photo is a great shot. The more I look at it the more I like it. The backlight really makes it pop. Well done!</p>

<p>Thanks Matt :-)</p>