[Closed] Your best photos of 2009

1st decent action shot I've taken:

Gran Paradiso
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Some nice shots there, my favourite is number 3

Here's a recent random bunch that i like..

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and a self portrait...

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I like this one of Alejandro Valverde during the Tour of Madrid.

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All the best for 2010.

My top 10:

[B]#1 Christmas Lights in Westonbirt Arboretum.[/B]
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[B]#2 Snow at the beginning of the year[/B]
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[B]#3 More snow[/B]
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[B]#4 Ginger Dog[/B]
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[B]#5 BFG[/B]
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[B]#6 Dog watching squirrel[/B]
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[B]#7 Making hay[/B]
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[B]#8 Near St. Davids, Wales[/B]
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[B]#9 Far North West Scotland[/B]
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[B]#10 Sunset[/B]
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nice shot don, love that tongue heh.

Simon, that 3rd picture of yours is exceptional. Like you I love the photo topics but I've never seen that one of yours before. STW's Bruce Perry for sure 🙂

Here's my favourite ones from this year, took ages to get it down to 8, sorry! You don't seem to be able to do the click=big thing anymore so there's [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/basquemtb ]more photos here[/url] [url= http://www.basquemtb.com/tag/photos/ ]or here![/url].
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Duncan, that shot of the spider is amazing. The reflection and everything. Wow!

lovin the shots simon number 3 always freaks me out a bit, number 4 is great and where is number 2 looks amazing.

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One very sad (and hungover) friend.

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Wow there are some great action shots here. I always struggled to take MTB pics on my Canon IXUS - they just came out blurred.

As for that pic 3 of mine, it was in Dumfries. I got up early for the summer solstice, and went to Lincluden Collegiate College (i.e. an old ruined monastery type place). I got really lucky with a break in the clouds and the sun came through bang on sun rise. Maybe 20 mins later and it was like a totally different overcast day.

I'm writing a book on shamanism, based on my MSc dissertation, and may use that pic on the front cover.

Nice soon-to-be-topical spew shot PJ....

Was quite chuffed with the 'mood' in this one from a STW ride around the Pentlands - looks quite summer-y despite being in November

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Starring, L-R, 'guest', 13thfloormonk, AlasdairMc, Northwind, V8_shin_print
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t®ibal©hief - Are you a cowboy!?!

a few more of my restoration project.

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v. nice hopster

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Some lovely shots so far!

A few of my favourites...

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1 ) Newbrough beach, Anglesey
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2 ) Aber Falls, Snowdonia
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3 ) Menai Suspension Bridge, North Wales
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4 ) View from the Carneddau, Snowdonia
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5 ) Keiser Wilheim Kirche, Berlin
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6 ) Llyn Dinas, Snowdonia
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7 ) Hoverfly, my garden
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8 ) Green fields, Teesdale
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9 ) Jewish Xylophone player, Leipzig
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10 ) Berlin
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Near Claife Heights (Lakedistrict)

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Arthurs Pike, Highstreet,Lakedistrict

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(This one has special meaning, and is dedicated to Clare Morris,all the best for 2010)

Battle of Britain Memorial flight (Windermere Airshow)

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Lac Rosiere, Courchevel, French Alpes.

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Saulire,Courchevel, French Alpes.

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The most exciting thing that happened to me in 2009 was getting involved in rescuing an American couple off the Clogwyn y person arete in North Wales.

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last week, my garden

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Lake Louise, Alberta, July 2009

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Lake Louise again

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Stanley Park, Vancouver, August

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all mic'd up & nowhere to go - Cas Vegas, July

These are my *favourite* pictures of 2009, not necessarily the best.

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Sorry, posted quite a few there.

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Alps

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Ben Cleugh

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Dumyat

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Pentlands

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Taken during heavy thunder storm, not sure what the silver globe/circle thing is ? 1550 Courchevel.

MikeD on Seb Rogers course.
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My mate Vaughan on Whites Level
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Artistically this one
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and this one
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And also pretty pleased with this which was published in a national newspaper.
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Really enjoyed my photography this year. Also seem to be collecting cameras at an alarming rate. Here's the full [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginja_andy/sets/72157615638719083/ ]best of[/url] according to Flickr.

Some great shots up there /\ /\

some inspiring shots there, i vow to take my camera with me next time

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I've said it before but that picture of the chap walking along with his briefcase is fantastic.

Cheer Jon.

Yup, I agree. Surprised it wasn't picked up as a stock photo to depict the banking crisis!

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Not had a hugely productive year in 2009, this is a few of the better ones though.

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Hopefully 2010 is going to be a lot better!

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2 laps of hell from Captain America, Singlespeed Hardcore

as always some stonkin shots from the STW snappers 🙂

Here are a few of the better ones I managed to take in 2009.

from my back garden

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water running between two stepping stones at Meavy ford Dartmoor

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a single log in a log pile on Exmoor

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the 'No bike' sign on the Devon coastal path Croyde bay

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The Sun shining through a bare tree on Kit Hill Cornwall

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my bike in the snow against the Lower stack at Kit Hill Cornwall

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crispy, three things:

1. amazing shots, as per all the others in this thread.
2. is the bottom one a vertical panorama? looks great.
3. have you got the original size/much higher res version of the no bikes one you could put up? 🙂

Some Black and white for a change 😀

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Torridon North Western Highlands

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Howgills

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Torridon Bridge crossing/ Rideable?

A few of mine
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theflatboy - thanks for your kind comments, I'm no great shakes when it comes to taking pics but these somehow turned out OK - I won't bother to put up the other 494 crap ones 😕

In the last pic I just turned the camera on it's side & took the shot, I think the camera was in portrait mode actually & I was surprised it turned out so good 🙂

Here is the smaller shot of 'No Bikes'

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And the really small version

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A sunset at the Quantocks

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Devon

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View from "The Gap"
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Aberavon beach - evening
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Flying at Cwmcarn
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Speedway action
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is that Mrs Simon Ralli afore the Waterfall in the OP?

Waa waa wee waa

Some cool shots in here, stw doesnt disappoint, my humble offerings

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Nice shots Fontmoss. Just added the last two as favourites.

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cheers ginja my internet isnt workin properly had to reload the first page a few times to see the briefcase pic samuri mentioned, very good one and worth the wait!

Four bridges, Brandon country park:

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Tonights Blue moon partial eclipse

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Way back in Jan in the Lakes

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And Sandwood Bay in September

Did it!! 🙂

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I'm not really a photographer, I just point and shoot and sometimes get good looking results. Probably my favourites of the year come from just a few weeks ago:

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No great photos really - just some happy memories:

Carn Mor Dearg (CMD) Arete
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Tiree:
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Tiree:
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Skye - toward Sgurr Alasdair & Inaccessible Pinnacle:
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Hogmanay 2009 on Ben Cruachan looking towards Mull:
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Thank you one and all, truly a great way to start the new year 😀

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This thread is useless without pics.

What a great thread. Some of the shots are just superb, I have lost count of all the photos I wanted to comment on 😆

Made me decide I really need to try and use the camera more this year.

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Here is my offering! 😛

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I'm not sure any of mine are up to the standard of this thread, but here goes...

Forget-me-nots

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River Tummel

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Cuillins by moonlight

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Mostly Sainte Foy, one shot in each of Tignes, Les Arcs & La Rosiere.

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