JDMvW Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 <p>Great achievement, Lex. I truly mean that:</p> <blockquote> <p>We need every man, God knows. You must take what I have told you, and learn from it, as a man does. <em>(Lee takes Stuart's sword and replaces it in its scabbard)</em> There has been a mistake. It will not happen again; I know your quality. You are one of the finest cavalry officers I have ever known, and your service to this army has been invaluable. Now... let us speak no more of this.</p> </blockquote> <p>My own achievement is merely self-indulgent. I have been from Glorietta Pass in New Mexico, to Fort Fisher in North Carolina, and from Gettysburg, PA, to Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Also a passel of archaeological sites over the same ground.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 <blockquote> <p>Matt, Any chance you might have visited the Quarry Lakes Regional Park this year "having some fun"?</p> </blockquote> <p>Nope, that wasn't me! :-)<br /><br />But I suppose it could have been. It's easy for people to leap to the wrong conclusions about this sort of camera platform, so a big part of this for me is to educate folks when I'm out flying. So far, pretty much everybody is intrigued, fascinated, or amused. Haven't had (that I know of) any on-the-spot paranoia about it. That's a big part of the responsibility.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.philwinterphotography. Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 <p>Happy New Year Everyone! I spent 10 days photographing in Colorado in August, but I'm not really impressed by the images I shot there. I am most proud - maybe "moved" is a better word - with the photos I shot documenting our church's vacation bible school this year. I was able to catch some moving, personal moments as moms dropped off their kids. These images mean a lot to me, but are not on line. With the Oly E-PL5, I was able to move among the hundreds of kids mostly unnoticed. My most important / useful piece of equipment? My brain, such as it is.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyanatic Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 <p>Wow, Lex. That's uh, quite a critique you received there. I never saw that critique, nor do I know who wrote it, but I'd love to see just how "really really good" that jackass is/was. $50 says they "ain't all that". </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_south Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 <p>Hmm, well, curiosity got the best of me. I took a look at the P.NET gallery (12 pics) and the home page of Lex's nemesis.</p> <p>I'm sure that the images there seem quite special to the photographer, but I didn't see anything worthy of an absurdly condescending attitude. Or even a mildly condescending attitude. Or any attitude whatsoever. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 >>> What is your proudest photographic achievement of 2013? Having a much better intuitive sense of when to pass on potential shots and not release the shutter. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_south Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 <p>The three days that I spent shooting in the <a href="http://www.dansouthphoto.com/p614228827">Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest</a> were meaningful. I had planned the trip for years after hearing that California considered closing the park (budget constraints). And then the welcome center burned down. I wanted to shoot the Bristlecones while there was still time (an odd constraint for trees that live for thousands of years).</p> <p>I'm most proud of my <a href="http://www.dansouthphoto.com/p658994937">New York - City In Motion</a> project, where I deliberately did things "wrong" in order to create the effects that I wanted (slow shutter speeds, diffraction-prone apertures, failure to correct perspective distortion, distracting elements moving through the frame). I ran all over the city for months shooting landmarks while letting chaos unfold before the lens. It was a blast.</p> <p>Gear: the D800/E. I spent a lot of time learning how to get the most out of it, and it never disappointed.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_6502147 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>Outside of being able to pull off Hawaii and Alaska exploratory trips in the same year....and the fact that I'm about 1/2 way through all my files....chiseling away all the rubbish photos. Yes, reclaiming all those Gbytes :>).</p> <p>Les</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkissel Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>Lex,<br> When the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword" was coined, I'm sure the author had no idea how prophetic were those words in an age where courage often seems to come from behind a keyboard.</p> <p>Happy New Year!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmeade Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I don't know about proud, but I suppose I'm most pleased about the regularity my polo work is used by the British Army Polo Team and that my cricket photography is being used by a cricket web site. I've put together a blog about my top ten shots of 2013 here: http://www.petermeadephotography.com/blog/2013/12/poty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kts Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>a couple of my photo's were pinned on Pinterest, so that was pretty good</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlRohrer Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>After sixty seven years wandering this earth, I have finally learned that you don't have to push the shutter button on everything you see. In the last year, the number of shots I have taken is down considerably and the percentage of keepers up to over 90. This is quite an accomplishment for me and also a lot less time in front of the computer.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallymack Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Al said it first: learning not to take so many pictures is my proudest achievement. <br> <br> Having decades of experience, I know the kind of pictures I like to look at and to take. That "kind" shifts as I discover new subjects or new ways of looking at old ones, but, still, I don't need to take so many shots, either digital or film.<br> <br> Equipment: Hasselblad 500 C/M remains my favorite camera but the Oly E-PL5 does pretty good, too. --Sally<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_south Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Peter, thank you for assembling your Top Ten of 2013. It's an inspiring idea and an excellent collection. (I love the UK, by the way, especially when the weather is agreeable.) The poor fellow being thrown from the horse - ouch! I've seen such things in polo matches. It's a rough sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkins Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p><strong>(I love the UK, by the way, especially when the weather is agreeable.) </strong></p> <p>What about the other 11 months?<strong><br /></strong></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_j2 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>Getting a couple shots pinned on Pinterest like Thom above but, I topped that with a couple of Facebook likes!</p> <p>Cheers & Happy New Year to all!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto_s. Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <blockquote> <p>What is your proudest photographic achievement of 2013?</p> </blockquote> <p>The development of a style no one seems to like. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gup Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>I guess it would be stepping in to save a relative's wedding shots from the hands of a less than fair 'pro'. He decided to duck-out after the ceremony without explanation (probably for a more lucrative engagement he'd double-booked) and I had enough gear with me to save the day. It was a stress-free affair not being on the payroll and has parlayed in to 'much' free legal work in barter (an interesting story in itself...).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>Bravo, Gup! Roberto, your style of out of focus images is interesting and I encourage you to develop it, possibly also using variable out of focus throughout the image, using sections entirely in focus versus parts out of focus, applying intentional blur (computer done) in certain parts of the images, etc. Some of these might involve layering of more than one shot of the subjects. You seem to give a lot of importance to ratings and I would simply suggest you to ignore them and look only for more in-depth substantiated comments or critiques, as they are often much more precise, and valuable.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_south Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 <blockquote> <p><strong>(I love the UK, by the way, especially when the weather is agreeable.)</strong><br> What about the other 11 months?</p> </blockquote> <p>:)</p> <p>Every day in the UK, there's a bit of magic waiting to be discovered. It's there in the low angle of the light and those amazing "changeable skies." I look forward with great anticipation to exploring the Isles further.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studio460 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>Simon said:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Getting one of my pictures hung in Nikon UK HQ in London was pretty good, I'm still waiting for a shot of it hanging so I just have this at the moment.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Wow! Nice achievement! Beautiful image! What a neat place to be hung, too! Kudos!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB_Gallery Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 <p>I'm especially proud of the growth I have experienced in both the craftsmanship and business aspects of producing black & white fine art. 2013 was a landmark year for me for shows, sales, commissions and this year looks to be even better. The notion of leaving digital anything far behind really puts a smile on my face these days, truly a dream come true...:-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studio460 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 <blockquote> <p><em>What is your proudest photographic achievement of 2013?</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Unfortunately, I haven't shot much personal work this year, but I was pleased with the results of my first food gig:</p> <p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/TLT-example1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studio460 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 <blockquote> <p><em>What piece of photo gear was most important to your work in the past year?</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Over the course of this last year, I managed to purchase back-ups for my entire system (much of it, used), piece by piece: bodies, strobes, batteries, AC inverters, etc. A huge investment, but I finally have redundancy for each key component.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkins Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 <p>Thanks Ralph, I'd rather have your sandwich at the moment :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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