Post the best pic you've ever taken. Huge PIP Thread

anna.oskar

Just for fun:  Let me see the photographer in you.  It's Saturday, and as usual it's dead around here.  Lets AW.

Show me the best picture(s) you've ever taken.  Which pics are you proud of?  A little background on each picture might be nice so we can know the what/where/why behind the pictures.

My favorites are from vacations. 

Black Hills on vacation:

Washington DC:

Bahamas:

Marrin713

The cats



Lake Tahoe - our first trip together

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]Anna is that a bear?
Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

<div>It is indeed.  A good ol' black bear sleeping in the sun on a pile of logs.</div><div>
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</div><div>Jackie: I love that pic.  I feel like it belongs on a calendar</div>

NicoleSahara

This one's probably my favorite. Pretty sunset/clouds in Montana.

 

Marrin713

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[QUOTE]Gorgeous pics guys. I'm a weirdo I never take pics. I have exactly zero pics hanging in my house.
Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

I very rarely take pictures either because I'm just no good at it.  But once in a while something good comes of it.

Maggie214624

Beautiful pictures!  That Bahamas picture is calling my name.

Here are a couple of my favorites.

A couple walking in St. Augustine, FL



Cranary Burial Ground - Boston, MA




My nephew and uncle at my parent's house.




Brews on our honeymoon - Rosario Islands, Colombia




Rosario Islands, Colombia

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]This one's probably my favorite. Pretty sunset/clouds in Montana.  
Posted by NicoleSahara[/QUOTE]

<div>Beautiful!  I can never pull off a decent sunset/sunrise shot.  I try!  But yeah... I'm not a photog, just an enthusiast. </div><div>
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</div><div>In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_best-pictures-youve-ever-taken-huge-pip-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:baac9a42-50dc-4ad8-ad1a-76f657ca13adPost:6333d154-554f-44fa-bcd4-eaf5fdffe881">Re: Best pictures you've ever taken? Huge PIP Thread</a>:
[QUOTE]Gorgeous pics guys. I'm a weirdo I never take pics. I have exactly zero pics hanging in my house.
Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE] </div><div>
</div><div>I just got into it a few years ago but never did anything with my pics except making vacation photo books on shutterfly until recently.  I just did a bit of a photo wall with my favorites</div><div>
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Maggie214624

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[QUOTE]Rosario Islands, that looks like a cool place, Maggie!  Just my style.
Posted by 1covejack[/QUOTE]

It is a great place!  I should say just about any place with warm weather and water works for me.  Throw in some beer and I am a happy girl.

NicoleSahara

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Best pictures you've ever taken? Huge PIP Thread : Beautiful!  I can never pull off a decent sunset/sunrise shot.  I try!  But yeah... I'm not a photog, just an enthusiast. 
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

It never looks as good in the picture, but that might be in part because I don't have a fancy camera too. I'm definitely not a photographer either :)

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Best pictures you've ever taken? Huge PIP Thread : It never looks as good in the picture, but that might be in part because I don't have a fancy camera too. I'm definitely not a photographer either :)
Posted by NicoleSahara[/QUOTE]

<div>No fancy camera here.  I just take enough pictures that the odds are I'll have a few lucky good ones ;)</div>

NicoleSahara

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Best pictures you've ever taken? Huge PIP Thread : No fancy camera here.  I just take enough pictures that the odds are I'll have a few lucky good ones ;)
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

Ha that's what I do too, and then I'm left with tons of almost the same picture because I take so many just in case one wasn't a good one.

KateJ10

Here are some of my fave Finley pictures:

And then a couple faves from the honeymoon:

I will be back to look at all the pics. I need to finish my workout haha

Maggie214624

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Best pictures you've ever taken? Huge PIP Thread : No fancy camera here.  I just take enough pictures that the odds are I'll have a few lucky good ones ;)
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]

That is my technique too. :)  My H tends to get annoyed with my excessive picture taking.  I am trying to tone it down.

Maggie214624

Kate - Your sig pic is cracking me up over here.

Denise91980

This is my best friend and her husband...when I posted this to FB it got a lot of compliments. I am proud of this one



This one of Pumpkin the day we got her...this is one of my favorites.



This one of Sasha. If you notice, her tongue is over her nose.




Pumpkin and Sasha together for a Christmas card photo



This pic from my other best friend's wedding...her photographer didn't get this.




From our honeymoon



This pic of H and my niece

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]That looks great Anna. These pics are making me antsy for vacation. I'll take some pics of the lake this year maybe. Its gorgeous there.
Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

<div>I'm SO vacation antsy.  We haven't done one in almost 2 years but we're heading back out to the Hills in mid August and i wanna go NOW.</div>

SpartanCat

on a photowalk on campus while in college



Pictured Rocks in the UP (it's lost a lot of quality as I had to download it through facebook after my harddrive crashed)



Highlands in Scotland over study abroad, I want to hike here for our honeymoon
 

Old growth forest in Scotland--study abroad

Maggie214624

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[QUOTE]I'm googling Rosario Islands now.  Would you recommend it and how long would you stay?  Is there lots of sea life to see?  I love snorkeling.
Posted by 1covejack[/QUOTE]

We actually stayed in Cartagena and did a day trip excursion to Rosario Islands.  The water is beautiful there.  Unfortunately the sea life wasn't as awesome as I had hoped.  It was my first time snorkeling and I really enjoyed it.  Feel free to PM with any questions!

pirategal03

I'm one of those annoying people who got a macro lens and went wild.

Also I really like the texture of B&W.

These are all old:

Denise91980

Anna, I love the boat in the water. It is gorgeous

SpartanCat

A coulple more....

Venice - Study abroad



Silverbells festival - Lansing



somewhere in france, study abroad

pirategal03

And some not nature shots (because I'm an AW and like to share photos)

pirategal03

Thanks, Dot.  It's like Anna said.  Take enough and eventually one will turn out well.  

Denise91980

I also love this one of H and Sasha from years ago.

SpartanCat

Dot, if you'd really like a camera, I'm planning on eventually selling mine. It's an old olympus, a little heavy, but it still takes great pictures. I got a nikon (birthday/christmas/graduation gift) for a photography class so I don't use it anymore. all the pictures i posted except the pictured rocks one were taken with the olympus. let me know if you're interested.

edit - yay 100 posts! : )

sarabear23

Veiw from the Queen Mary in Long Beach

Icy branches after a storm

Flowers for Rose Parade floats. I took this while me and some friends were volunteering for Rose Parade float decorating a few years ago.

STL arch

From inside of a cave in La Jolla, CA.

Right after a big wave

Sunset behind the peir in Newport Beach

Sunset in Huntington Beach

June Lake, CA

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]Anna we go to Pinecrest Lake every year for a week. We usually camp ut are staying in a cabin this year. We are going in .July and I can't wait. Here's a link <a href="http://www.pinecrestlakeresort.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pinecrestlakeresort.com/</a>
Posted by Dot Dash[/QUOTE]

<div>That looks beautiful!</div>

SpartanCat

absolutely : )
it's nice to have one around, even if you don't take it out much. i haven't done hardly any photowalks since i moved to chicago because of all the thefts (i'm a bit paranoid) but i have it on hand in case one of my furfaces does something cute

celticmyss

I love taking pictures but I am not sure that I am particularly good at it. I'm jealous that FH's pics come out better than mine which I blame on the camera. He may get me a new one (point and shoot)  for my birthday but he also may get himself a DSLR so the jealousy will continue!

Here are a few of my favorites:

Some waterfalls we hiked by while camping this Memorial Day weekend

This one was taken while eating cheese and drinking wine up in a Swiss alpine meadow

Another picture of that  area

Two from Venice

Finally here is a picture of my usual watering hole after a blizzard. I didn't know it when I took this but I would meet FH there that same night!

anna.oskar

Oh Celtic, that second one is gorgeous!  Totallyl reminds me of childhood vacations.

KateJ10

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[QUOTE]Kate - Your sig pic is cracking me up over here.
Posted by Maggie214624[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>yeah they are pretty cute! I really liked your cemetery pic- kinda spooky!</div>