My selection of personal top 10 photos from 2012. The second year that I’m living in Southern California, and I have the feeling that I’m beginning to connect with the region more closely — and I hope it shows in the photos! In Summer, we also went to Mammoth Lakes for a hiking vacation, and visiting the Eastern Sierra for the first time was quite a treat, of course.
Quite naturally, and just like the previous “Top 10” selections (from 2009, 2010, 2011), this is a momentary fix point and a personal choice of my current taste and preferences. It wasn’t easy to compile this selection (the longer I’m into this thing, the more critical I become of myself), and I still have quite a backlog of photos from 2012 to process (and it’s growing with every hike and outing where I have the camera with me, of course).
I hope you like the selection, and I’d be happy to hear your feedback. Clicking on a thumbnail will open the image larger in a lightbox/slideshow.
Intentional camera movement (ICM) after sunset, Solana Beach, California; January 2012.
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Santa Ysabel Creek at Boden Canyon flows nicely in spring, near Ramona, California. March 2012.
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Backlit Engelmann Oaks, Santa Ysabel, California; April 2012.
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Seeds of Agoseris retrorsa (Forest Dandelion), macro study, Laguna Mountains, California; June 2012.
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Desert view from the Pacific Crest Trail at Laguna Mountains, California; June 2012.
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Morning light at Heart Lake, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, California; August 2012.
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View of Half Dome from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California; August 2012.
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Cattle egrets and a cormorant sitting in dead trees in morning fog at Lake Hodges, Rancho Bernardo, California; September 2012.
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Solitary cottonwood tree on dry pasture under clouds; Lake Henshaw, California; October 2012.
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Silhouettes of Eucalyptus trees dis/appearing in morning fog, 4S Ranch, San Diego, California; November 2012.
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Beach pebbles with wet sand reflecting the twilight sky. Solana Beach, California; November 2012.
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Patriarch Coast Live Oak in fog, Love Valley, Palomar Mountain, California. November 2012.
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Beautiful set Alexander. I especially enjoyed your foggy tree photos from this year.
Love the Pale Ridges
I love your panning experiences, and the Pale Ridges! The Pale Oak is 3-dimensional!