Your favorite pics of the year 2006

[MarkBarbieri]

How about showing us a few (more than one, less than a dozen) of your favorite photos of the year 2006?

 

[ukcatfan]

How does 11 sound?

Kevin

 

[MarkBarbieri]

These are my favorites, not because they are great photos, but because they bring back so many fond memories.

Sunrise over the backyard (January)

Breaking wood (February)

Family portrait in our new canoe (February)

The boys playing on the beach in Pacific Grove, CA (March)

Fishing from the canoe in Caddo Lake (April)

Erik and me in the pool (June)

Cub Scout event at Minute Maid Park (September)

Our halloween bats (October)

Family Magic Tour at the Magic Kingdom (December)

 

[fitzperry]

Mark, these are all great, but I particularly like this one. And your backyard is gorgeous!

Fishing from the canoe in Caddo Lake (April)

Here are a few of my faves, as Mark said, not because they're the world's greatest pictures, but because they bring back great memories:

My daughters playing on the beach at the GF

My daughters and me with my dad and step-mom at Epcot (minus dh, who was in line to ride a Segway for 30 seconds)

My daughters and nephews at MGM

Family pic on the beach

Dd playing with her Buzz Lightyear bubble machine

And a couple from our trip to Paris

 

[handicap18]

Here are a few of mine:
Got the idea for this one from the cover of one of the Red Sox merchandise cataloges

Some Disney shots:

 

[handicap18]

Here are a few more non-Disney ones

 

[Furgus]

Here are a few more non-Disney ones

LOVE IT! Not only is she absolutely adorable, but she knows what team to follow!

 

[Lizziejane]

Handicap18 - love your fireworks pictures! As a complete beginner, would you mind sharing with me how you got them? Equipment and settings?

Thanks! I'm afraid I'm going to drive everyone crazy with questions galore...!

 

[handicap18]

LOVE IT! Not only is she absolutely adorable, but she knows what team to follow!

Thank you very much. Everytime the Pats score a TD now she knows to go into this pose and yell real loud!!!

Handicap18 - love your fireworks pictures! As a complete beginner, would you mind sharing with me how you got them? Equipment and settings?

Thanks! I'm afraid I'm going to drive everyone crazy with questions galore...!

Thats why we're here.

I use a Nikon D50. The night I took that fireworks shot I had a small tripod set on top of a trashcan near Casey's Corner. I used full manual and set the ISO to 800 (which I though was 200, but I must have left it at 800 after the Spectro Parade), Shutter speed was 4 seconds and aperture (f/stop) was f/10. This image I croped from a horizontal to vertical to get ride of a bunch of the useless stuff on the sides. I think I took 45 or so pics of that nights Wishes and got 4 or 5 that I really really like. That is typical of fireworks photography though.

Back on topic. Here is one more picture of DS and my cousin. I've taken many pictures of them together like this, but this is my favorite. When they're together you can't hardly seperate them. 9 weeks apart, they're like brothers.

(posting the link twice so the picture will show up, some sort of technical issue)

 

[Disneynut322]

Here are a few of mine!

 

[klmall]

Just put these together this week! Our 35th anniversary trip and WDW's 35th anniversary too! I am such a lucky wife and mom!

 

[We-Luv-Disney]

Nice pics from everyone in 2006! Here are a few of mine.

 

[klmall]

We-Luv-Disney,

Your castle and fireworks picture is ONE of MY favorites ever! I love it!

 

[Madisonznana]

I have already learned a lot of my mistakes looking at everyone else's pictures. Number one being take the stupid date off the pictures
It does not look good once you look back. Also pray for more sun in Great Britain or really learn how to play with my camera!!

 

[Gdad]

All great so far- I hope to see some more!

Here are a few (11) of mine.

 

[0bli0]

great shots everyone!

wow... it was so hard to decide on a precious few out of the 22,306 shots filed in Aperture for 2006 (many of these were sports shots that were taken as 'work', so they don't necessarily have any emotional ties). so i've come up with my favourite 11 (with some commentary):

2006 was a great year thanks in part to my discovery of this board. i took quite a few shots at various Disney parks and really discovered how subtlely beautiful the parks are.

this first shot is by no means a technical masterpiece, but i love the colour

i also had a great opportunity to take a photo of my 3 kids (at the time)

i spent quite a bit of time taking in the beautiful city i live in - such as doing a lot of walks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge

and hanging out in underground train stations

i also renewed my annual zoo pass

i spent most saturdays shooting various sporting events. i saw the thrill of victory,
and the agony of defeat

as usual, i spent a lot of time travelling. this included destinations in Australia such as Adelaide, Perth, and
Melbourne

i also spent a lot of time overseas in places such as the US, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and
Japan

i also went with my DW to Argentina, where i discovered beautiful scenery in a
cemetary

we also saw a riot in Plaza de Mayo

lastly (and most importantly), 2006 saw the birth of my son, Kalen

so i look forward to more shooting in 2007 - Disney, family, and everything else.

 

[ukcatfan]

0bli0,

I didn't know about the birth of your son. Congratulations!!!

You seem to have about the opposite situation as us. We cannot seem to have a boy. I bet your girl is a true Disney princess. We have three DDs and have no plans for trying for a boy. I am completely out numbered in my house. Even the dog is a girl.

Kevin

 

[jann1033]

well now i have to wait for a lot of commentary posts since no way i am posting my pitiful group directly after oblio's masterpieces

 

[Virgo10]

What beautiful photos!!! Here's a few of my favorites from this past year.

My first Space Shuttle Launch!

My first alligator sighting!



A couple of my cats, April and Cleo.

 

[Steve's Girl]

well now i have to wait for a lot of commentary posts since no way i am posting my pitiful group directly after oblio's masterpieces

I was just thinking the same thing!