# It Was A Good Year **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [January 2, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645 "2020-01-02T04:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@Ed\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/1 "2020-01-02T04:15:21Z")
Well folks for better or worse, here are my favorite 10 images from 2019. After I had whittled down my favorites I noticed two things immediately. The first was that the majority were horizontals as it seems that is the way that I envision things now. Secondly was the fact that I am gravitating toward more extracting scenes from the grand landscape as I used the 35-70 and 80-200 much more instead of the 17-35. Anyway without further ado here they are in no particular order. ![Untitled_Panorama1 copy B&W](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/4/48b3c967f2dc4840bf8f2e1b50511e35db0b1997.jpeg) ![_DSC5714 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/6/68d53e20977ec61884bd8404849fd7216d716b7e.jpeg) ![Untitled_Panorama1 copy NH](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/6/6899e84913e74ce002f9e16bb79de86c0934fa7b.jpeg) ![_DSC6491 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/8/8ce9b3c0d84aaf32589de86043a91d5ed3e9fbba.jpeg) ![Untitled1 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/a/ac2a47f83100cc33a691fe2e314d9b8d4fdddbec.jpeg) ![_DSC7352 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/9/9ec453c5069edc84602df13d27acfae7f8979d4c.jpeg) ![_DSC6807 copy # 2 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/5/50bd9b0fbaacff59cc704bf0e8eb2c551315f76c.jpeg) ![_DSC7366 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/9/9b659a323fde9677cc56fd68a7c8e970e272a76a.jpeg) ![Untitled1 copy duck brook rd](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/d/d6f2928391f042b89afd2782ca9e96a84616bfab.jpeg) ![_DSC6032 copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/b/b038a06f836c370febacf30e27f8b8684f4af79d.jpeg) ### What technical feedback would you like if any? ### What artistic feedback would you like if any? ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: (If this is a composite, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn) ###### If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. ##### **_You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques._** ---
**Author:** ![Adhika\_Lie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/adhika_lie/32/15928_2.png) [@Adhika\_Lie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Adhika_Lie)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/2 "2020-01-02T05:11:37Z")
What a beautiful collection, Ed. Number 3 and Number 5 are such pleasures to see. I really like how the pink flowers complement the entire scene. 2019 has proven to be very successful, wishing you an even better 2020! ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_McGuirk](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_mcguirk/32/30542_2.png) [@Ed\_McGuirk](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_McGuirk)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/3 "2020-01-02T12:14:41Z")
What a wonderful and diverse collection Ed !!! It looks like you had a very productive year. They are all good, but my favorite is the lupines, I was fortunate enough to be shooting with you and your brother that morning, and that is a sunrise that I will not soon forget. A close second is the fern and pink flower image. I have come to favor these intimate small scenes, and this image is a great example of what one can do with small scenes. The colors, shapes and textures in the scene are outstanding. Best wishes for more great images in 2020… ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Goldman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/harley_goldman/32/213_2.png) [@Harley\_Goldman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Harley_Goldman)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/4 "2020-01-02T13:40:41Z")
A really nice collection, Ed. It was a good photographic year for you. Hard to pick one, but I think the misty pond is my favorite among these. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Kreyger](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@Alan\_Kreyger](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Alan_Kreyger)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/5 "2020-01-02T14:04:29Z")
Ed, Thanks for sharing your beautiful 2019 collection. My favorites are #5 and #7 although it’s hard to choose from such a diverse group. Congratulations on another fine year! ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/6 "2020-01-02T15:14:25Z")
Ed, it’s a lovely collection. Blackwater falls (#1) in winter is quite striking. #3, the New England fall pano is wonderfully inviting with it’s complexity at all levels. The final image is so invitingly restful. I’d hang a large version of that and spend hours looking. ---
**Author:** ![Lon\_Overacker](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/lon_overacker/32/10929_2.png) [@Lon\_Overacker](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lon_Overacker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/7 "2020-01-02T16:47:27Z")
Ed, A wonderful collection of beautiful images. I’ve enjoyed tremendously you and brother Michael’s images and travels in our new version of NPN. Fabulous work. No sense in trying to pick a favorite… Looking forward to a banner 2020! Lon ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/michael_lowe/32/7118_2.png) [@Michael\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Michael_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/8 "2020-01-02T22:19:39Z")
Outstanding selection of images to represent the past year. I like the 4 seasonal aspect of the images. Excellent color, comp, and subject matter in all. Forgot to mention B&W also. If I had to pick favorites, it would be the Sugar Hill pano, the Beaver Dam Pond, and the Blackwater Falls. Hope you keep them coming this year. 🖖 🖖 🖖 🖖 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/paul_breitkreuz/32/400_2.png) [@Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Paul_Breitkreuz)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/9 "2020-01-02T22:20:09Z")
Ed, you along with your brother Michael have posted some truly outstanding images over the past year of 2019. The group of your favorite 10 listed here are a prime example of that fine work. Although my brother Tom accompanies me on many of my outings, he is not a photog. He is just along for the ride so to speak. I will go along with Harley on the pick of the misty water and autumn foliage display… 👍 👍 However, for me it is more about the beaver hut being included in the scene as a bonus item. I’ve got a couple beaver hut scenes of my own and just appreciate and admire their contribution to our world of nature. I watched one for an hour or so repair a damn in Teton NP years ago, and it was a real kick for me being from the deserts of So Cal… 🤠 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Minish](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gary_minish/32/525_2.png) [@Gary\_Minish](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gary_Minish)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/10 "2020-01-03T08:15:49Z")
quite a variety of excellent landscapes, Ed! Very different scenes from what appears to be very different locations and a full span of colors, from b&w to brilliant, multi-color fall scenes and everything in between! I’m particularly partial to the close-up pink flowers with the ferns and the scraggly spruce with the deep red underbrush (looks like maybe high bush cranberries?) that reminds me a lot of Alaska in the late fall. A fine collection! It looks like you had a good year. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@Ed\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Lowe)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/it-was-a-good-year/10645/11 "2020-01-04T03:40:55Z")
I would like to thank @Adhika_Lie, @Ed_McGuirk, @Harley_Goldman, @Alan_Kreyger, @Mark_Seaver, @Lon_Overacker, @Michael_Lowe, @Paul_Breitkreuz and @Gary_Minish for taking a moment to check out my favorites for 2019. I hope everyone had a safe and joyous holiday and I hope everyone comes home with a multitude of images for the rest of us to enjoy in 2020. I would also like to thank NPN and the many photographers who have commented on my images over the past year and helped me grow as a photographer. @Ed_McGuirk: It was an awesome sunrise and some great company. @Paul_Breitkreuz: I hear you on watching the beavers work. Mike and I got to watch one for a period of time on Jordon Pond a few years back while it swam about collecting materials for it’s dam. @Gary_Minish: Real close guess on the red brush as they are blueberries.