In this post, I share my favorite top ten images for 2019 with a brief comment about each image. I look forward to seeing your top tens as well.
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23 Comments
Christian Meermann
Posted at 18:43h, 05 JanuaryTerrific images. I like Shirahige Falls and the Sea, Rocks, and Cormorant best.
Here’s my selection for 2019. Enjoy!
https://www.chm-photography.com/blog/between-here-and-there-top-ten-2019/
And good luck on your tours!
C.
David Recht
Posted at 09:42h, 08 JanuaryMy Top 3 of Your Top 10 are: Bad Attitude, Frisian Morning, Seagrass. The last two are especially good IMO. Nice job!
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:25h, 24 JanuaryThank you, David. I appreciate your feedback!
Steven Martin
Posted at 00:35h, 06 JanuaryFantastic images as always. Here are my two reviews – one for the year, the other for the debate.
https://www.jsmphotography.co.uk/2019
https://www.jsmphotography.co.uk/The2010s
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:28h, 24 JanuaryGreat images, very different from what I usually do. This is why I find them so interesting.
My favorites are Reflection of the General Staff Building and Church of the Grand Palace in the Snow.
Glenn Smith
Posted at 18:55h, 06 JanuaryOne of the highlights of my year to see your top ten Martin. Always great to see someone else’s take on the world around us, Your winter shots always amaze me, something we don’t really get round my way, and at present our country is on fire in all directions, Seeing all that water locked up there in snow and ice gives mixed feelings at present with all the drought and fires we’ve had here, but great work and any work that stirs emotions has power to it. My favourite is the cormorant there and knowing that it was taken as a long exposure and little movement it the bird is a great effort. One day I’ll get over there for one of your winter land tours. They always sound so good and the feedback from all the participants is always glowing. Great work and a great for the year there as always.
This is my sixth year of doing my top ten images and as always I can see the improvement from each year, this year it seems my photography is moving in a different direction from the images I‘ve selected so totally unintentional but by doing the top ten each year I can see how my style and image quality has changed thought out a short time. Well worth doing thou as you say hard to cut down to the final ten but that last few is where I find I learn the most about my work so the pain is worth it.
https://glennsmithphotography.zenfolio.com/blog/2020/1/my-top-ten-images-from-2019
It’s always great to see everyone else’s top ten images as well, Everyone has such different styles and takes on photography which is what makes it all so interesting. Christian Meermann with all Black and White images, something I can never get my head around, I just don’t seem to be able to visualise images into Black and white but when I see someone else’s its always like wow, I’ve done a few in black and white at times particularly old historic buildings and machinery, but I can never seem to get anything else quite right black and white, but I’m OK with that, but certainly appreciate it when others can get it right like Christian’s work here. Steven Martin has the most amazing colourful interiors well worth seeing makes you want to go and see the buildings in person so again that emotional pull of photography. That’s all part of the magic of photography no matter what genre it is or you work towards yourself it’s always good to look at others work and study their work and see what works and what doesn’t.
Have a great year there. Thanks for all the work you put in to get these podcasts out.
Glenn.
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:32h, 24 JanuarySo many great shots in your collection. My favorites are the first and the third one. Mesmerizingly beautiful photographs.
Thank you for your kind words on my own work. I feel the same way about color photos as you feel about monochrome ones. 😂 🖖🏻
Lloyd Kasper
Posted at 19:55h, 06 JanuaryHi Martin,
I love the Flamingoes in the Mist image.
Not my biggest year for photography, but still got the opportunity to spend some weekends and evenings.
Most of my images where captured from a road trip back in May of 2019.
The kite, curlew and the guy walking his dogs where all opportunity captures, which was my biggest lesson for 2019… Always look back and always have the camera ready.
https://500px.com/lkasper/galleries/2019-top-ten
Lloyd
Drake Dyck
Posted at 12:14h, 11 JanuaryNice set, Lloyd. I particularly liked the Mangroves on Coopers Creek.
Lloyd Kasper
Posted at 19:57h, 12 JanuaryThanks Drake…
Lloyd
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:34h, 24 JanuaryGreat work on the Rainbow Lorikeet. Love it!
Lloyd Kasper
Posted at 14:40h, 24 JanuaryThanks Christian…
Iam Taylor
Posted at 08:48h, 07 JanuaryRegarding your renewed film interest, are you using a commercial company to scan or are you doing your own scans. If so what type of scanner are you using.
David Recht
Posted at 16:02h, 10 JanuaryKonichiwa Martin!
I always enjoy seeing your year end photos. Thanks for posting them. My favorites of your post are: Flamingos and Heads Up! The cranes in the mist reminds me how cold it was on that bridge during our tour. Your photo manages to make me forget how many people where there so that’s a good thing.
If I may, here is a link to my 2019 Favorites. A number of them are from the tour I did with you so Thank You very much!
https://www.davidrecht.net/Image-Galleries/2019-Images/
Drake Dyck
Posted at 12:19h, 11 JanuaryBeautiful work, David, every one of them! My favourite of the bunch, though, is Peeking Up.
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:37h, 24 JanuaryI love the fox from your selection. The orange fur is so beautiful. 👍🏻
Drake Dyck
Posted at 11:53h, 11 JanuaryMartin, I usually watch / listen to your podcasts on my phone, but I had to check these out on my 27″ iMac screen and I’m glad I did, because they are fantastic! I would like to tell you which of them is my favourite, but that’s impossible because I really like each one for different reasons., although I can certainly understand why you had the lion on your desktop for a long time, as it gives me a feeling of peaceful happiness.
My top ten photos (plus a ‘bonus’ image) are included here for you and any of your followers that may be interested to peruse. https://wilddrakephotography.com/2019/12/21/top-ten-favourite-images-of-2019/
I hope you have a great 2010!
Drake
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:38h, 24 JanuaryWow! Flames of Sand… I can’t stop looking at it. True master work!
David Recht
Posted at 12:48h, 11 JanuaryVery interesting images. They inspire me to be more creative. Thanks!
Fred Kotler
Posted at 06:26h, 21 JanuaryMartin, another great year of photography. I particularly like the dancing cranes and the flamingoes in the mist. It is amazing how well you consistently capture subtle gradations of white. My top ten for 2019 are posted at https://photos.kotler.org/TopTen/2019/index.html
Christian Meermann
Posted at 00:41h, 24 JanuaryYour images remind me of why I enjoyed the D7100 so much when I used it. My favorite from your selection is the dragonfly. It’s practically perfect in every way!
Fred Kotler
Posted at 23:50h, 24 JanuaryThank you. I particularly like your photos of the rower and the gorilla. The tonal quality of each is amazing. And the water droplets off the rower’s oar is perfect
Andraz
Posted at 21:23h, 26 AprilGreat pictures. Can’t imagine how lucky and persistent you need to be for those animal shots!