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Surveillance
The Morning After
Rocks at Sukuta
Monumental Icebergs
Conformity
The Three Adelies
Syncronized Gentoos
King Penguin Tender Moment
Five Monkeys
2012 Best 12!
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14 Comments
Nick Nieto
Posted at 00:35h, 05 JanuaryMartin – fantastic work this past year. I think my favorite 2 images are the King Penguin Tender Moment and the Monumental Iceberg
I too did a top ten of the year – and was amazed at my selection and what it revealed about my development as a photographer over 2012. This year I embraced landscapes and nature more than ever before and that is probably why I’m drawn very much to the Monumental Iceberg image. I love darkness in the sea and how that contrast so strongly to the soft blues in the iceberg. I think that gravitational feeling of movement you mentioned in the image really helps convey the massiveness of these slabs of ice. Again great work this year.
Here’s a link to my top 10 if you would like to check it out http://nicknieto.com/blog/photos/favorite-images-of-2012/
Martin Bailey
Posted at 00:51h, 05 JanuaryThanks for the kind words Nick!
Thanks for the link to your top ten too. I love that first shot with the orange leaves. Spectacular! The rest are beautiful too of course.
Cheers,
Martin.
Ray
Posted at 06:51h, 06 JanuaryJust recently discovered your podcast so I’ve been listening 2 hours a day to and from work so I could catch up. Monumental Icebergs is fabulous. It’s got this 3D “you are there” look to it and the “black hole” effect especially in the ripples of the ocean just adds to the fun. Since I’ve heard so many podcasts recently it seems like in this one you really made a conscious effort to avoid adding “ya-knows” to the dialog and the result was a more polished, professional sounding podcast. Keep up the good work!
Martin Bailey
Posted at 10:26h, 06 JanuaryThanks for listening to the Podcast and for the kind words Ray!
Hee hee, you must still be on the early episodes, when I would speak from rough notes. The “ya-knows” as I think used to bug the hell out of me too. I actually started to right out the entire script before I record many years ago, and that helps a lot.
Cheers,
Martin.
Tony
Posted at 10:31h, 06 JanuaryMartin, so great to hear you again. Welcome back.
After a 15 year hiatus I returned to my roots February 2012. Not exactly like getting back on a bike for me. I just don’t know what it is, yet I hope that 2013 is lucky for me and things start to click again.
All your images are incredible and seeing ones like the Monumental Icebergs give me a place to reach, very inspiring, thanks so much for sharing.
Martin Bailey
Posted at 10:34h, 06 JanuaryThanks Tony! It’s great to be back. 🙂
Thanks for the kind words too, and good luck with your own photography in 2013!
All the best,
Martin.
Glenn Walker
Posted at 07:03h, 07 JanuaryGreat to see your shots Martin. After your workshop in Antarctica I’ve been trawling your website – loads of excellent stuff here, thanks for all the effort.
You inspired me to do my top 10 – you can check them out here: http://walkerphotoblog.blogspot.com
Martin Bailey
Posted at 09:43h, 07 JanuaryHi Glenn,
Great to see you here!! I have been busy with a private tour until the end of 2012, so am really just getting settled to whittle that horde of shots down to a reasonable number before posting.
That’s a beautiful set of images from 2012 Glenn! I’m happy to have been sitting beside you when you shot the last one. 🙂
Have a great 2013, and I’m looking forward to meeting again at some point.
Cheers,
Martin.
Leslie Granda-Hill
Posted at 14:26h, 12 JanuaryBeautiful work Martin. It is obvious that you are living every day to its fullest-bravo! My top 10 images are an extreme contrast to yours.
http://lesliegrandahill.photoshelter.com/gallery/top10/G0000cv8FYul9FW8
All the best in 2013 to you!
Leslie
Martin Bailey
Posted at 17:21h, 12 JanuaryThanks Leslie!
It’s lovely to hear from you, and I love your top ten! Beautiful images, and quality work as usual. Thanks so much for sharing!
All the best in 2013 for you too.
Cheers,
Martin.
Sparky
Posted at 08:35h, 05 FebruaryHi Martin,
Big fan of your podcast…Thanks for all your efforts!
My favorites of yours are Surveillance (love the head-on view and the sharp face and blurred wings), Monumental Iceberg (simply awesome!), and Synchronized Gentoos (fun and funny).
Every year I do a Top Ten. This year I did a Top Twenty and combined my wildlife with my other stuff. Like you say, it is always a tough winnowing process…but a blast reviewing the year. I’m based in northern Minnesota.
Here is the link:
http://thephotonaturalist.com/2013/01/03/top-twenty-images-of-2012/