Post the single best photograph you've ever taken. (of anyone, or anything)

[MilesColtrane]

I took this during my visit to the Hiroshima memorial more than twenty years ago.

Just happened to catch this little one in front of the eternal flame for the victims. Not technically great, but I felt lucky.

[csziggy]

1. This one won a Purina pet photo contest and a year's worth of feed

The scan does not do it justice - the contrast is off.

[MilesColtrane]

8. Sweet.

[DarkTirade]

2. Unfortunately she made me delete them when we broke up...

Seriously though, I love comparing these two shots... almost exactly the same, but the tiniest change in perspective changes the entire feel of it.






And I like these... I kinda went nuts with my camera when I was faced with my first real winter in 20 years. :)





And once again... that same old barn/old train loading storage building

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. These are wonderful!

Unfortunately, they are rather big! If possible, could you resize them?

I know photobucket gives you the tools to do that...

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

11. Yeah, I'm having trouble uploading stuff to my website right now.

I'll try my photobucket account.

*edit* Ahah. Looks like that worked. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. It sure did work, and I thank you!

Those are wonderful pics!

Thank you!

:hug:

[MilesColtrane]

9. Nice, but they're making me cold.

I'll have to take a shot of single malt to warm up, then reassess.

[DarkTirade]

16. I was planning on going for some eggnog.

... with irish whiskey, of course. :P

[sohndrsmith]

162. oh heck, the red barns are calling me to paint them. I love old barns. Neat pix.nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I consider this the best picture I've ever taken...

It was just the luckiest shot ever...

[MilesColtrane]

7. Nice

Almost make me believe that there is an order to the universe, and it's beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear MilesColtrane!

Thank you! What a lovely thing for you to say...

:hug:

[Breeze54]

21. Beautiful... makes me do 'California Dreaming'... on a 'Winter's Day'!

Hi Peggy!

Great shot! :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear Breeze54!

Oh, thank you, sweetie!

Pure luck!

Glad you like it!

:hug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

139. That is absolutely stunningly beautiful

Great photography CP:thumbsup:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

166. Thank you, my dear socialdemocrat!

Mostly, if not all, luck!

I couldn't believe I got it!

:hug:

[justabob]

4. best one I have handy

Grave monument across the road from my family's plot. I love this angel and only wish that someone will love me so much when I go.

[MilesColtrane]

10. The sculptor who made that would be proud of that shot.

[RetroLounge]

115. That's gorgeous...

:hi:

RL

[Rhythm]

179. Just perfect...

:applause:

[justabob]

227. thanks for the comments!

[Tom Kitten]

5. This is the picture I like most in my photobucket account

I'm sure I've taken better pictures, but I'd have to scan them and my scanner broke. It's of Ramona Falls in the Mt. Hood Wilderness area. It's hard to get a good shot of it because it's in a very shady wooded area.

[MilesColtrane]

12. Wowza.

Sometimes Mother Nature outdoes herself...and you were there.

[BrklynLiberal]

15. That looks like a gorgeous oil painting...

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Sorry, I could not decide on only one..

The side of my house during the blizzard in NYC 2006


The view from my porch at sunset

and during the day



My cat and my dog looking out the window together.

[MilesColtrane]

49. Both bridge shots are incredible.

Cats and dogs living together in harmony...that's just wrong.

[BrklynLiberal]

127. Sadly, I have never had any problem with my dogs and cats living together.

In some cases they were downright loving to each other..

A different dog and a different cat..



and yet another dog and another cat. The one on the windowsill is the one from the previous post.

[MilesColtrane]

134. Surely a sign of the Apocalypse.

At least according to Bill Murray...

[HopeFor2006]

173. Why can't they just get along?

[Skittles]

198. I have a window one too

[BrklynLiberal]

200. I know that is a cat onthe window sill..but cannot tell if that is a huge cat, or a small dog

standing up to look out the window...which is it?

[Skittles]

203. that's my hairy devil tuxedo cat, Riff Raff

he does however think he is a border collie

[BrklynLiberal]

223. Wow. He is magnificent. They both are just wonderful kitties.

I would love to see their front ends if you have any pics.

[Skittles]

226. Clancy and Riff Raff

[Skittles]

225. Clancy and Riff Raff

[Breeze54]

17. One that I took of my favorite "winter" ice tree... just looked so pretty to me!

But this is my absolute favorite... :cry:

My son getting off the plane...

Home On Leave, from Iraq!!


:cry:

I've never shared this on DU but it kills me to even look at it,

as it just is so emotional for me.

Family and friends celebrating at an Irish Pub, after leaving the airport, of course! ;)

[MilesColtrane]

51. *gulp* Yeah, I can understand that bringing a lump to your throat.

[BrklynLiberal]

128. The tree pic is lovely, but the pic of your son is wonderful...He is such a

handsome boy. You must be very proud.

[bluesbassman]

18. I was fortunate to get these shots of an Osprey pair.

This one is bringing a trout home for breakfast.



This is is the pair together. I really like the wing position in this shot.

[truedelphi]

32. Enjoying yr shots. I've probably mistaken osprey for hawks

I take it the osprey do more fishing than hawks??

[bluesbassman]

46. They're beautiful birds.

Quite large, with a 6 foot wingspan. Their principle diet is fish, and their claws are adapted so that they can grasp a fish with two talons on each side.

Glad you enjoyed the shots.

[MilesColtrane]

52. Trout: it's what's for breakfast.

:thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

19. I don't take photos nearly as often as I should, but I'm particularly fond of this one.

Wintersleep is the band.

It was hard to get good shots that night because I don't have a flash for my camera and it was obviously low-lighting conditions, so I had to shoot on 800 ISO film (brutal for loose grain) and hope for decent spotlight shots, this was the best one, as he was tuning his guitar. It's a scan of a print, so the quality is a little degraded there as well.

[MilesColtrane]

53. Good tunage.

[ghostsofgiants]

71. They're really good live.

[originalpckelly]

20. These break a few rules, but are still my favorites for now:

I like grayscale. I'm planning to go after some of the old neon/etc signs we have around in this neighborhood. They look like photos in the waiting when I walk by.

[MilesColtrane]

54. Yer a regular Ansel Adams.

[originalpckelly]

143. You silly goooooose!

:P

Wasn't he the guy behind the camera on the Adams Family?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

157. Rules?

Real art has no rules. Those are fantastic. I love the contrasts of shadow and light. It makes it look real. Awesome.
Duckie

[WannaBeGrumpy]

24. Ok here is two actually of us...

total spontaneity




i seriously am not trying to be vain....i really just like these

[Breeze54]

25. I don't see vanity... I see total love.

:hug:

Very beautiful pictures and you both are gorgeous!!

I love the happiness I see in your faces.

Those pictures made me smile. :D

Thanks for the smile! :hug:

[WannaBeGrumpy]

29. Aww thanks...we are happy...

and very much in love...
thank you for the love :hug:

[MilesColtrane]

62. Get a room you crazy, lovestruck kids.

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

113. Teehee... I can see up your boyfriend's nose.

:P

[WannaBeGrumpy]

131. Not hard to do...cause it's so damn HUGE!!

hahaha

[Adsos Letter]

26. I have posted this one many times before...

but it is still one of my favorites: :D

[Breeze54]

27. That's a beautiful picture! I love it!

Thanks for sharing it! :D

[Adsos Letter]

28. Thanks Breeze, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

:D

[RandomThoughts]

34. That is so pretty!

I love the way the sea foam is so white and it expands out so nicely.

Did you plan this photo with the dress, it is so perfect!

[Adsos Letter]

44. Thankyou RandomThoughts! No, no planning involved, really...

My youngest daughter was going through an Enya phase at the time. Here is another, though I don't like this one quite as much, but it was taken on the same day:

[RandomThoughts]

48. Yea I like the first one better to.

It is like the sea froth is the center of the picture,
and she is just watching it.

[MilesColtrane]

55. Woah

pure art

[Adsos Letter]

57. Thanks! I get lucky sometimes...

:D

[YellowRubberDuckie]

158. Damn.

That is just...gorgeous.
You could easily sell that shot to a ton of people. It's screaming for a frame and a wall.
Duckie

[QueenOfCalifornia]

177. I love it!

I love the composition and the serenity. Where was it taken?

[Adsos Letter]

199. Salmon Creek Beach, just north of San Francisco/Bodega Bay.

[Adsos Letter]

30. One more that I really like...

Taken at a wedding in Romania: :D





I really like the interplay of the generations in this shot. They were speaking Romanian, so I couldn't understand anything, but it was obvious that the older gentleman at the end was amused by the younger guys.

[MilesColtrane]

56. Yep, there's a story behind that one.

[truedelphi]

31. The levitating cat photo

Cannot get computer to upload, but floating next to his favorite red blankie, our levitating cat is here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13781335@N05

[Adsos Letter]

33. lol...great photo...how does he do it? Or does he refuse to say?

:rofl:

[truedelphi]

35. He's a magic cat. And will not tell us much about the magic --

Though he doesn't mind us snapping the shots of him caught in the act.

[Adsos Letter]

37. Cats are notoriously close-mouthed about their powers...

at almost 19 years old this one doesn't levitate far off the pillow:




:D

[MilesColtrane]

58. Great capture of the light.

[Adsos Letter]

61. Thanks; that particular room has nice light during the summer.

It was my oldest daughter's room; she left for Med School in Philly 3 years ago, and only makes it home on breaks or major holidays, but the cat still pines for her. :)

[truedelphi]

123. Yeah the light and its play around that scene is fascinating. n/t

[Heidi]

36. This is one of my best: Pflotch and Trotsky,

two of our koi. :hi:

[Adsos Letter]

39. Are you playing koi with us, Young Lady?

:D :hi:

[Heidi]

41. Hahahahaha!

:hug: :hug:

[bluesbassman]

43. What a cool shot Heidi!

Looks like a drawing you'd see in National Audubon! Great.:applause:

[Heidi]

45. Thank you, friend.

Trotsky is my favorite of our six koi: Pflotch, Trotsky, Jumpy, Shamu, Winky and Bob. (RIP, Madonna <-- she was my favorite koi before she went wherever beloved fish go when they die. :( )

[MilesColtrane]

59. Mmmm.....unprocessed fish sticks.

...and colorful too.

[Heidi]

38. And another: frog and pond lily:

[Adsos Letter]

40. What a great shot! Have you posted that in the photo forum yet?

You really should...that is a really magical shot! :thumbsup:

[Heidi]

42. CMW posted these in the Photography Forum a while back.

I don't really do much photography, and when I do, it's just a matter of good composition. The fancy Nikon CMW and I gave each other for Christmas a couple of years ago deserves 99 percent of the credit. :rofl:

Nice to see you, friend! :hug:

[Adsos Letter]

47. Ah, I must have missed it...I took a break from the photo forum for awhile...

just posted a couple of shots this week. I just haven't had either the time or inspiration to go out and shoot.

I hear ya' about the cameras...my Sony, and photoshop, take a lot of the pain out of things. Still, some of those folks in the photo forum do some truly outstanding work, being professionals and all.

My wife and younger daughter are coming to St. Maurice pretty soon, to visit a Romanian friend who is doing a medical residency there.
I was told the predominant language in that part of Switzerland is French?

:hug: :hug:

[Heidi]

50. Do you mean St. Moritz?

I was just there at the end of August/beginning of September. It's very, very international. When I was there, I spoke mostly English, but it's in the Upper Engadine, so you'll also find people speaking German -- and, plenty of people speaking Italian and French.

Here are some photos I took during my days in Pontresina, St. Moritz and the area. :hi:


Stream running along the foot of the Roseg Glacier


An old lodge at Maloja


The lake near St. Moritz

[Adsos Letter]

60. It may well be St. Moritz...

the address she gave said St. Maurice, but when I looked it up on the net it said that it is also called St. Moritz, and a couple of other names.

We are trying to arrange schedules so that my older daughter can go also, but she is in 3rd year Medical school, so it will take some planning. Our friend has a place for the wife and girls to stay, so that shoud cut down on the cost some.

Your pictures suggest that the area is quite beautiful.

[Adsos Letter]

63. off to bed with me! So I leave with one more...

Shiloh Battlefield, Tennessee:

[CreekDog]

64. I don't take good pictures, but I know the way to some pretty nice places

Grand Canyon National Park, Toroweap Overlook

(the road to it)

[MilesColtrane]

88. You almost can't go wrong with the Canyon.

Man, look at those colors.

[REP]

65. A lot of people like these

Some of my orchids.

[MilesColtrane]

89. Looking good.

[billyskank]

66. Joan_Alpern, WannaBeGrumpy, BabyG and MrsGrumpy

At the Renaissance Centre in Detroit:

[MilesColtrane]

90. Moody.

I like it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

116. That's a great shot.

That was a nice day. :hug:

[WannaBeGrumpy]

130. Oh i love this...that was fun

i didn't even know you took this
:hug:

[Ptah]

67. OK

[alphafemale]

68. That's beautiful. But it made me grin out loud too.

It looks almost like they are running away.

Storm coming!!!

HEEE-ALLP!

[MilesColtrane]

91. What an amazing sky.

Well done.

[Zornhau]

69. This is an incredibly difficult question!

I just got back from a two month road trip across the US and I took over 1800 pictures...so picking one is damn near impossible! So here are two that I really love:


Near Mt. Rushmore

Near Summerland, CA just off the 101

[MilesColtrane]

92. Looks professional to me.

I vote for the frosted leaves.

[Zornhau]

122. Thanks!

:D

[FedUpWithIt All]

70. This is my favorite.

It was perfect timing. I was set up to take a picture of her and a friend tending some plants. The wedgie grab was a bonus.

:hi:

I bet the Hiroshima memorial was haunting.

[MilesColtrane]

93. Funny and sweet.

[lizziegrace]

72. Right place at the right time.

October 2007, taken from my driveway at the farm in Ohio.

[MilesColtrane]

95. Never seen a sky quite like that.

Looks like molten lava.

[lizziegrace]

107. I hadn't either, until that night

I ran in the house and grabbed an old Fuji digital camera (3 megapixels, maybe?) and took a dozen shots with no flash. My hands have been shaking for several years now and the only one that turned out was the first shot. (no time to find the tripod) I was amazed. I've had it enlarged to a 16 x 20 and framed. People think it was taken in California during the wildfires.

[DarkTirade]

132. Holy shiitake mushrooms...

:wow:

[lizziegrace]

135. Pure luck and timing

5 minutes later and it would have been gone forever. I'm still in awe of the colors. The camera is ordinary and I have no skills to photoshop or alter it, except maybe to crop it.

I miss that farm. I tried to never miss a sunset.

[yellowdogintexas]

73. Best of My Photobucket.

I may have others printed but these are handy.



this spider built a web behind my patio for 3 years



If you ever go to Cozumel, go to the East side of the island


my bay window planter



Yellowstone



I love this one, took it at Hemingway's Home and Cat Spa in Key West


Boy did I get lucky with this one. I still have the grey one



**edited to correct a couple of the photos **

[lizziegrace]

74. They're all great

I miss being able to grow calladiums (sp?) since I moved from Oxford, MS. The one of the cats is priceless. Such a lucky shot. :)

[yellowdogintexas]

94. it was definitely luck, all right. Thank you. We are lucky to be able to grow

calladiums here. I have deep shade too. :hi:

[MilesColtrane]

96. I think those cats know how to pose.

Some great shots there.

I especially like looking at the beach in Cozumel because it's freaking cold today.

[Mugu]

75. Don't know that it's the best photo that I've taken,

but it's one of my favorites.

[Inchworm]

78. You can see her learning!

beautiful!

:loveya:

[MilesColtrane]

97. That's one to treasure.

[Inchworm]

76. This is about 15 minutes into the world

:loveya:

[Mugu]

80. That's a beautiful photo. n/t

[MilesColtrane]

98. Awww....Such a happy baby.

[crim son]

77. I've never in my life taken a good photograph. Here's one of my favorites instead:

[MilesColtrane]

99. I think the only bubble bath shot of my brother and I that Dad got...

...had us rolling our eyes at him.

[Bertha Venation]

79. It's been a joy looking over this thread. Thanks, Miles. n/t

[MilesColtrane]

100. There are some really great contributions here.

[Schema Thing]

81. damn, you made me realize I don't even have it on a computer.

It's a pic of my daughter, 11 hours old, being held by my father in the hospital. He passed away exactly a month to the day later.


I'll have to get that in my photobucket and post it here.

[MilesColtrane]

101. Please do.

[skygazer]

82. This is my latest favorite

I just really love the quality of the light on the adobe and the shapes formed by the arches.

[MilesColtrane]

102. Nice sense of time and place in that shot.

Something that's missing when I pass the strip malls on the way to work.

[Ava]

83. i can't pick a single one!

i'm by no means a photographer.. i much prefer video. these are a few of my favorite pics i've taken.. not because they're great and amazing photographs, but because they hold memories for me.

on the beach -


leaving rome -


and this one is from the DNC on the first night. it's actually a still frame from some of my video footage. one of the girls had just told her something that made her laugh.

[MilesColtrane]

103. Nice, Ava.

That first one looks like a painting to me.

[Ava]

104. thanks

the first one was taken on the gulf on a windy winter day. it was freezing!

[Mugu]

84. My favorite of last week.

The troll that lives under my bird feeder and scares the birds away.

[MilesColtrane]

105. THIEF!! THIEF!!

...and a red-headed one at that.

[Haole Girl]

85. Don't know if it's the best, but it has nice colors:

[MilesColtrane]

106. Beautiful.

Where was this taken? East Coast?

[Haole Girl]

110. Kauai, Hawaii

Thanks for the compliment. :hi:

[Burma Jones]

86. I guess this one is my favorite

[MilesColtrane]

108. That's a mighty handsome family unit.

:applause:

[greendog]

87. from my photobucket acct.

Claret Cup Cactus ~ southeast Utah


Russian Orthodox Church ~ Akutan, Aleutian Islands


Dempster Highway ~ Northwest Territories


Snow Geese ~ near Choteau, MT.

[MilesColtrane]

109. Makes me want to do some traveling.

Nice pictures.

[blueraven95]

111. These aren't the best, but they are my current favorites in my photobucket account

sorry if you've seen them before


This is the absolute fav at the moment (the first two have very minimal post-processing):







and if you will allow a heavily photoshopped one:


(yes all three are the same person - my sister who loves to model for me)


and here's one more bonus one (not my sister):

[MilesColtrane]

145. Cool.

She's got kind of a European misterioso thing going on.

[blueraven95]

191. I'll pass that along. I'm sure she'll like it.

:hi:

[Spacemom]

112. This is simply the most recent

Of course I think any picture I've ever taken of my kids is the best ever. :D

[MilesColtrane]

146. It's good to have an auxiliary heater dog to help keep warm during a nap.

[RetroLounge]

114. Not sure it's the best...

But I like this one...



Oh, and my fav train pic



RL

[blueraven95]

118. hey, I didn't know you were a photographer too

I really like the top one!

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

119. I used to be.

Back in the 70's my best friend and I built a darkroom and took lots of photos.

Now, digital cam, point, click, and hope for the best.

:hi:

RL

[blueraven95]

120. that's awesome

I always wished I had a dark room - but it was not to be, and now everything is digital.


you should stop by the photo forum sometime.

[RetroLounge]

121. I used to post there back when the contests just began.

Haven't in a while...

RL

[blueraven95]

124. did you not like the contests?

or did you move on to bigger and better?

either way, it's cool. I'm just wondering.

[RetroLounge]

125. Not enough time, I guess...

The contests are always cool...

:hi:

RL

[blueraven95]

126. I get that

the time thing is always an issue.

speaking of which, I gotta run. Have a good afternoon!

:hi:

[MilesColtrane]

147. Lakeside trees: nice black and blues

[DarkTirade]

163. That top one looks more like a painting than a picture. :)

I like it.

[Mugu]

117. A view of the business side of a B17.

[MilesColtrane]

148. Were you on the ground when you took this shot?

If so, he's flying awfully low.

[Mugu]

174. She was doing a fly-over at the airport,

and I used a 300mm lens.

[MilesColtrane]

188. Cool.

Reminds me of the times my dad would take me to the air show when I was a kid.

[SallyMander]

129. I took this one on a hike this fall

I don't know why, but i just love it. It makes me feel peaceful. :)

[MilesColtrane]

149. Yes.

Floating leaves...a visual koan.

[Orrex]

133. I've always been proud of this one

Especially since I snapped it 26 years before I was born.

[leeroysphitz]

136. Hey, you never got those model releases from me or my dame.

You owe me...

[Orrex]

142. Maybe we can hook you up with a subscription to Life magazine

I'll check with my editor...

[MilesColtrane]

150. Hey, tell your mom to quit playing tonsil hockey with Popeye!

[leeroysphitz]

137. I've gotten lucky once or twice.

Suddenly can't decide which is "best".

[MilesColtrane]

151. The portraits are very Dorothea Lange-esque.

[leeroysphitz]

165. That is very kind of you to say. Thanks. :)

[Mollis]

138. Maybe not my best...

but probably my best action shot. My brother jumping into a foam pit on his 6th birthday.


This may actually be my favorite. Some gargoyles atop Notre Dame.

[Pied Piper]

144. He, he

I think that anyone who's been to Paris has taken that second shot! Here's my favorite Paris photo:



Montmartre

[MilesColtrane]

153. I can hear the accordion music...oui, oui.

[MilesColtrane]

152. The top one really captures kid fun.

Those gargoyles look disappointed that the sun's not out.

[Callalily]

140. Your pic is great. Sometime

the best pics are the ones taken spontaneously.

If I had to choose one best pic from my Photobucket, it'd have to be this one of my cat.



Although for a bit of whimsy, I like this one I took last May of my feet relaxing on the beach.

[MilesColtrane]

154. You cat poses well.

They usually seem to have a way of not doing what you want them to do, when you want them to do it.

[BrklynLiberal]

201. Lovely cat!! The beach pic reminds me of a Corona commercial on TV.

Just missing a piece of lime.

[Callalily]

206. Actually, my first pic

did have a bottle of Coronoa in it, but then I thought, hey, you're in the Caribbean, use a something more local. So in the spirit of great photography :rofl: I had to purchase another bottle of beer for the updated photo shoot.

[BrklynLiberal]

224. I hope you did the right thing and drank them both...

[baby_mouse]

141. Well...

There's this one...

[MilesColtrane]

155. Is that somewhere in the highlands?

[baby_mouse]

156. Arran

[MilesColtrane]

159. Beautiful.

I had a very brief working holiday in Scotland in 1985.
I'd love to get back somehow.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

160. I can't pick just one.

Here are a few...


This is from Kingfisher Oklahoma. It was a near flood near sun down.


My in laws have this framed and hanging on their wall.


Dallas World Aquarium, 2006


After a storm, downtown Oklahoma City


Snow. Downtown OKC

That should do her for now.
Duckie

[MilesColtrane]

167. Oh My God

Flying Jungle Sharks

:scared:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

190. They have one of those tunnels.

That shark loved to have it's picture taken.
Duckie

[MilesColtrane]

194. Vanity thy name is Jaws.

[bikebloke]

161. Seller in Salta

This comes to mind as it's recent and I fancy it. A good sneaky sniper shot in Salt, Argentina.

[MilesColtrane]

168. You could get a gig at National Geographic.

[BuddhaGirl]

164. these are two favorites

from my yard:





the neighbor kitty - we called her Miss Kitty:


<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[MilesColtrane]

169. Very nice

:thumbsup:

[BuddhaGirl]

175. thank you!

:-)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

170. I'm pretty sure it's got to be this one:

[MilesColtrane]

180. Arrrr....avast ye seadog.

[gmoney]

171. Maybe not the best... but one of my favorites I can post here. :)

This is singer Katie Reider, who passed away earlier this year from cancer. To learn more about her life, work, and legacy, visit: http://www.500kin365.org

[MilesColtrane]

182. Thanks.

I'm downloading her music now.

[madeline_con]

172. The River

[MilesColtrane]

183. I like it.

Wouldn't want to have to clean up after those guys.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

176. I can't pick just one

Here is my son playing in the waves here in San Diego:


Here he is in Balboa Park:


I like this sculpture, also in Balboa Park:


My daughter on the antique carousel in Balboa Park, I like how relaxed she seems:


Daughter playing in the water at SeaWorld:


And this is my cat, Spike, up in a tree in our yard:

[MilesColtrane]

184. You're good.

Poor Spike. That shot's begging for a caption.

[Rhythm]

178. My three best (because i couldn't choose between them)

Taken on a cold morning last winter:


Woodburn Hall (my department's "home"), Fall 2005:


Stewart Hall (WVU's President's office), August 2005:

[MilesColtrane]

185. Ice Crystals.

:thumbsup:

(Has anyone ever mentioned that Woodburn Hall kind of looks like the house from "Psycho"?)

[Rhythm]

208. Funny, but that actually gets mentioned every time i display that photo

It's the angle...

From the front, it looks like this:


It IS full of 'psychos' though...
It's the headquarters building for the departments of Political Science and History.

[MilesColtrane]

219. Yeah, from the front...not so much.

[guitar man]

181. my baby girl

about 12 hours old :)

[MilesColtrane]

186. She's beautiful.

But, you knew that already. :hi:

[guitar man]

189. thanks

yep, she's totally adorable, I can't believe she's going to be 3 next month, it goes by so fast...

[Shakespeare]

187. I have not yet taken my best photograph, but here are some I'm fond of.

[MilesColtrane]

195. Wow

All great shots.

[huskerlaw]

192. Here are a few...

North Shore, Hawaii


My nephew, at Lake Tahoe, CA


And, sorry it's so small, but Malibu, CA

[MilesColtrane]

196. That's some good photographing.

The Hawaii pic should be in a travel brochure.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

193. i don't know if this is my best photo, but i've been thinking about it a lot.

[MilesColtrane]

197. Looks like it could be an establishing shot in a movie.

It draws you in, making you want to know more.

[BrklynLiberal]

202. Exactly!

[Dastard Stepchild]

204. Pensive

[MilesColtrane]

211. Cute little wiseguy.

Nice pic.

[krispos42]

205. This one from Sept. 2007

[MilesColtrane]

212. Awesome looking sky there.

(I used to have a pair of overalls like that.)

[pinniped]

207. It's either this one or that one. I prefer night shots of LV.

[MilesColtrane]

213. Dang

That's a lot of illumination.

[kentauros]

209. Not my best ever, only the best in the last year

Taken last Christmas, west of Dripping Springs, Texas. Cold, clear night, full moon, no tripod, time exposure. I used the wooden railing to the garage apartment at my parents' place for a long exposure. I like how it looks in this tilted format as it seems to add to the effect of a surreal image :)

[MilesColtrane]

214. Cool

I live in the city, so we only get to see, like three stars in the sky.

[kentauros]

216. I live in the big city, too

(that's the Federal Reserve building in Houston)





and every now and then when there's no full moon and no overcast nights, you can see some of the stars ;)

Plus, these new-fangled 10megapixel cameras are quite sensitive to low-light levels, such as stars. You won't get pics of the Milky Way in Light-Pollution City, but you'll get more than three stars :D

[GreenPartyVoter]

210. I have a few faves. Here are 3:

[MilesColtrane]

215. Cute kids.

I think there may be a wee bit of Irish blood in those lasses.

[GreenPartyVoter]

220. The one on the left is half Irish. Not sure about the other two. The boys'

g-g-grand father was from Portrush, Co. Antrim but we've got a lot of other stuff in us as well. (English, Scottish, Welsh, German, some sort of Hungarian or something similar in that part of Europe.)

[keroro gunsou]

217. here is mine:

i didn't "take" the picture, i dropped my camera, but grabbed it in time before impact and CLICK!



it's at a hotel that i was working at a convention in chicago. sometimes accidents make interesting photos.

[MilesColtrane]

221. Close Encounter of the Accidental Kind?

[seemunkee]

218. A couple of my favs

Jets from China Lake making loops over the Owls head mountains in Death Valley


Pelicans

[MilesColtrane]

222. My dad used to call those kinds of birds "longneckers".

I like the sparkly sun reflections.