All,  Share with the group what you believe is your best photo(s) based on whatever criteria you think are relevant ( your opinion, visits, sales, or whatever).  Based on visits, here is mind (don't laugh, I'm still learning how to use the camera).  

 http://www.guildphotos.com/p998152170/h3ec5decd#h3ec5decd

http://www.guildphotos.com/p1046785163/h6d82cea#h6d82cea

Please, let’s see others.  Post a link. 

That's very pretty, John. I like all of your flower shots in that series, though. Looks to me like you figured out pretty good how to use the camera.

I don't know if this is actually my favorite, but it's the one that has sold the most for me on my stock sites.

http://www.livinglifephoto.com/p902818101/h2d2b7959#h2d2b7959

Very nice Carolyn.  I love the composition and the theme.   Can I see why this would be popular photo.

Here's one of my favorite sports posters from last Fall's high school football season.  I do three high schools in our town and have about 6,000 photos in my data base by the time the season is over.  Parent order 16 x 20 inch sports posters from me and I pick several action shots I have and put a nice montage together.

 Here's the link:

 http://photoexperts.zenfolio.com/p696379442/h1c1d87#h1c1d87

 

mayo_win_tei,

WOW, a really very nice poster; great layout with some great action shots!  The way you captured night time images is nicely done as well. I can see why this would be a favorite.  Also, I really like the way you have laid out you Zenfolio site. I have not seen it done this way before. Very cool.  Thanks for sharing.

Anyone else?  Please post a link to your single best photo for 2008; the single photo you are most proud of or had the more visits or most sales or whatever.   

I don't know if it is my best, but here is one of my favorites from the year passed:

http://www.scootersphotos.com/p715497332/h10f836be#h29f6b130

Nice capture Scott. The image displays strong feeling of convergence, all lines (fence, road, yellow stripe, power lines, clouds ) pointing towards the center … towards the oncoming storm. Very effective!  Thanking for sharing– John Guild

Hi Scott,

Very nice photos!  I always like to look at the metadata on photos and I see you've gone through quite an evolution with your Canon cameras, from Rebel to 20D to 50D. There was even something identified as "fujifilm". 

I had a similar route, except I went from the Rebel to the 40D, and now the 50D.  I love the new processor in the 50D.  I do a lot of night football games and the ISO magic of Canon is quite evident there.  I can shoot wide open on my 2.8, 70 - 200 mm lens, but usually don't have to shoot slower than 1/500th of a second, which can really stop the action in the shot - no blurriness at all.

On my list of next projects is to get some great bird shots.  You've got some really nice ones.  It looked like you used a 300mm lens for some of them.  Which particular lens did you use, if you don't mind my asking, and how do you like it for overall shooting?

 Thanks

 I've done some florals this year that I'm pretty happy with, but I think these daffodils are the best. I like the contrast and snap.

Hi Carolyn! *waves*

 

DocPixel, those daffodils are nice.  My favorite of your is 'Lilly Elegance'.  To me that is a wonderful capture beautifully laid out. Nice work indeed! Since you like 'flowers on black' let me share these with you:

http://www.guildphotos.com/p1046785163/h6d82cea#h6d82cea

 

 John, those are AWESOME. I'm thoroughly impressed, and love how you work with mirrors. I like everything in your "Flowers in the sun" gallery. In fact, I'm going to post a thread on OVA about your work, if that's okay. We do that when we encounter a talented artist that is new to us.

John, you're in our "Discovered Artist" board now. Here's the thread, if you'd like to see it. 

Normally in that board, I post one small image as an example of the artist's work. But kudos to Zenfolio for not letting me.

 

>I'm going to post a thread on OVA about your work<

Oh Sarah, that is very kind of you. 

By the way, with respect to the flowers (especially, the 'After Dark' series), its not mirrors that I work with but water.  I guess its has about the same effect (effection) except that with water you can develop wavy type reflections that you see in several of the images.

 

Again, thanks!    
 

 Water! By golly, now that I look again... How very cool! Well, that trumps the print scanner I used for my daffodils. :)

Well here we go! I started using Zenfolio on January 1, 2009 and have been overwhelmed by the ease and how much fun I am having. It is the first time I am able to display my work on a grand scale. Over the years I have participated in Art Shows and had some success. I am not sure where this will lead but my experience with several other sites similar to Zenfolio has not gone very well. The images posted in the Art and Military section, many were shot a while ago, however, quite a few have been edited and revised-edited in 2008. I have been playing HDR techniques and have developed a lot more interest in what I am doing. Hope you find them with some interest.

Jon-Nolan

 

http://jonnolan.zenfolio.com