“Whatever happens, don’t ever go to 2020 !!!”
Marty McFly
I didn’t take Marty’s advice, and here are my 10 favorite images from 2020. It wasn’t always easy photographing nature this year. But it was not bad considering all that went on…
Most of these were posted at NPN, but some were not. Some are here because I think they are strong images, and others because they mean something special to me. My inability to travel outside of New England this year steered my images away from grand landscapes, and more towards intimate scenes. And in hindsight that was a good thing…
And I’d like to thank @David_Kingham, the moderators, and all the members of the community who helped make NPN someplace that was a welcome relief from the harsh realities of 2020. Seeing everyone’s images from faraway places allows me to travel there in my mind, even if I can’t physically go there now. And that is worth a lot…
Here are my top 10 from 2020, in order of earliest to latest in the year
“Cold Fusion” ice abstract
“Frozen Flume” a cold but almost snowless winter finally allowed me to get both flowing water and icicles in The Flume gorge, after many winters of trying.
“Cliffs of Gold” - after this sunrise on the coast of Maine on 03/08/20, I ate a meal in a restaurant for the last time in 2020.
“April Surprise” a rare late April snowstorm allowed me to combine snow and spring foliage for the first time ever.
“Natures First Green is Gold” spring in the Berkshires
“Summer Fantasy”
“Early Autumn Color” autumn came 2 weeks early this year ( taken 09/26/20)
“Play Misty For Me”
“Quabbin Morning” Backlit images are underrepresented in my portfolio. Doing more backlight was a goal for me in autumn 2020. Here is one of my better attempts
“Fire and Ice” autumn ended with a pleasant surprise, a record 5 inches of snow in Massachusetts on 10/30/20. This was the first time in 11 years we’ve had snow in October, and luckily there were still some maple trees left in full fall color.
