Your Best Photos Of 2024 Thread

[Richard A]

I didn't really know where to put this but just wondering if we should have a "Your Best Photos (about half a dozen) Of 2024" thread somewhere?

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Maybe in the "photography challenges" subforum? Where "your photo of the week" lives.
@Tim Mayo what do you think?

 

[iamdlewis]

Was a good year. Had a few big trips.

From Costa Rica:
Fiery-Throated Hummingbird

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 388.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1250

Eyelash Palm Pit Viper

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 1600

Went to Texas for the Eclipse. This was a bucket list event for me and being able to photograph it was a great bonus.

Had a quick trip to LA and the South Coast Botanical Gardens and this is one of the many flowers. Had more but trying to keep the list to 6.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

A little trip to the Vegas area. Both these images are 4 times larger than the files I could load here.
Red Rock Canyon

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS (SEL24105G)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 100

The Vegas Strip at night, this was a strong reason for taking the trip.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 4 sec
• ISO 100

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

A old farmstead near Eminence, Kentucky. I won a contest here several years ago with this same farm at sunset.

• ILCE-9
• TAMRON 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII PZD MACRO AB016S
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Richard A]

Maybe in the "photography challenges" subforum? Where "your photo of the week" lives.
@Tim Mayo what do you think?

Too late I think. Looks like it's here unless someone can move it. I'll put some up myself shortly...

 

[iamdlewis]

Too late I think. Looks like it's here unless someone can move it. I'll put some up myself shortly...

A good idea just felt it didn't need the question of where.

 

[Tim Mayo]

I didn't really know where to put this but just wondering if we should have a "Your Best Photos (about half a dozen) Of 2024" thread somewhere?

Here is good Will have to dig some out over the next couple of days. Thanks for starting it Richard.

 

[dragonsdreams]

Pleased to capture these distance shots of a sailfish and a spinner dolphin ( spinning ) near Sumbawa Island, Indonesia.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

 

[Bren_65]

Salt Wells Creek Wyoming. Outlaw takes on Sawyer.

 

[alexpler]

Great idea, thank you for opening the thread, Richard! Happy new year to everyone. May 2025 bring lots of shooting opportunities and the best gear to capture them.

Misty morning in Porto, Portugal.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 20-70mm F4 G
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 100

Cherry blossoms and rapeseed flowers at Yamashina canal, Kyoto.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 20-70mm F4 G
• 61.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 320

Lake Como, Italy.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 40mm F2.5 G
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 500

Late autumn at Genbikei gorge, Japan.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 40mm F2.5 G
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 125

 

[MathuStans]

A drift Photo

• ILCE-7RM3
• E 35-150mm F2.0-F2.8 A058
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/80 sec
• ISO 100

 

[dragonsdreams]

A few more I was pleased with, entries for a my local camera club competitions.
In To The Woods and Air Born:

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 293.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-6700
• E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
• 78.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/15 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Richard A]

Thought I'd better pull my finger out & get some pics on here seeing that I started this thread.

New Zealand fur seal at Goolwa Barrage

• ILCE-7RM5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 400

Parsons Beach

• ILCE-7RM5
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 100

Sunset at Second Valley

• ILCE-7RM5
• 28.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100

Remains of old jetty at Pt Willunga

• ILCE-7RM5
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 30 sec
• ISO 100

Fitzroy Falls

• ILCE-7RM5
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1.6 sec
• ISO 100

Bearded Dragon taken at Sony trade show in Sydney

• ILCE-7RM5
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 1600

Sydney Opera House with rising Super Moon and River Cat Ferry passing

• ILCE-7RM5
• 55.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 4 sec
• ISO 100

All these photos have been up here before but a few of them I have revisited since as far as editing goes.