keninseattle

Here's the rules: You get one shot, and it has to be your favorite. Not necessarily your technical best, but the one you like the best because of story, framing, whatever. Second rule: you need to explain why it's your favorite. Third rule: It has to be taken in 2008!

Bring 'em on!

Here's mine. I helped a fellow pndubber move his sailboat from Port Orchard to Tacoma and as we were rounding the bend at Brown's Pointe we saw this kite sailer. He put on a show for us and I got a few shots. This one definately isn't the sharpest but I got the "rule of 3rds" down and the way the kite lines go out of the shot makes it look pretty cool. Not to mention the fact that he was 30 feet (or more) out of the water. I remember saying to Collin (I think I got a good one!) when I took this shot.

Raven Ryder

its a kite boarder and I will find one and post it up shortly

Awesome Shot Ken!!

MotoPhotog

Thats a hard task!

JayT

Indy MotoGP. T2 during free practice. Saturday was the only dry day. Love the heat trail from the exhaust.

Raven Ryder

Especially for you!!

here is mine...I got my camera in September so I havent had that long to have a lot of photos.

Place: Edmonds Beach WA
Date Taken: September 22, 2008 18:30:47
Exposure Time: 0.001s (1/1000)
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 55 mm

keninseattle

Thanks.

When I was in Hawaii they called it all 3. KiteSailing, Kitesurfing and Kiteboarding. Here's a cool article about it....
LINK TO ARTICLE

Raven Ryder

I stand corrected

keninseattle

No, you were correct with Kiteboarding. That's one of the three that they called it! I think they might be interchangeable.

MotoPhotog

Good shots! I didnt mean it like that! I mean i like a lot of photos equally.

The Turk

Casey Stoner during the practice in Indy Motogp. like how the panning came out.

MotoPhotog

Good shot orhun, tho i really enjoy your seattle skyline shot

ciao998

My uncle Jerry and his great nephew Andrew at the family reunion in July.
It's my favorite because of the moment, and it is my family.

balut

me too its a guy on a bike,
kinda like the idea of taking a fast moving thing and catch it in freeze frame

also reminds of a great road trip riding our bikes down for the gp weekend at laguna

The #1 Dad

this thread is way too hard.

koorbloh

this is an easy choice.

love this crappy video camera still shot...mostly because of the day I got to have to get it.

*edit* forgot to post the pic:

Chris

Hello all,

First post here. I took this picture in July 2008, shortly after I took delivery of the bike. It was early morning at Alki and I snapped a bunch of photos for the DesmoNorthwest 2009 Calendar. This one is my favorite for no other reason than I love the Seattle skyline view from Alki. I've been shooting w/my DSLR for a few years but haven't really gotten serious about it until a week ago when I got my first flash and started reading the owners manual. I want to really dive into photography as a serious hobby in 2009, perhaps dabble into some studio stuff..

Cheers and Happy New Year!

--Chris

JayT

Can I use your bike for a shoot?

Chris

That could be arranged. One caveat. I don't let anyone ride it. Other than that just let me know..

JayT

Do you mind if a half/fully naked chic sits on it? I'll make sure to clean off the seat

Chris

Nope, don't mind at all. After all, it was made to be ridden..

MotoPhotog

oh jesus.

Hey Chris. Nice to see ya on the site. I think you've purchased a few galleries from me actually. Do you ride on track with NESBA trackdays?

MotoPhotog

Well here are a few that come to mind.

From OMRRA




Mike M heading down the hill into Turn 3 at Pacific Raceways. Caught this image as he flew by.






Camano Island












My brother (with my mother of coarse) coming home from a long tour... this was at Sea-Tac airport.

Chris

Yes that's me Darren. I do NESBA track days. Very nice photos.

Thanks,
Chris

Killermondodude

Mine from the year that wuz

SNDSLGR

Hello, first post also but I know a few of you from PNWRiders. There is some real talent and alot of usefull info here, thanks.


This my favorite of 2008, it was my first camping trip on my bike and my first week with a dslr. Great 3 days I will never forget!

Metonymy

Tofu Anonymous

Sorry for being so late in posting, I was not near a convenient internet source for a couple of weeks.



He came out of nowhere and I wasn't prepared to take a photo. So the fact that it turned out to be a focused photo makes it one of my favorites of 2008.

eric

I guess this one:




Except I re-processed it and I like the new one better but haven't uploaded it yet.

koorbloh

I'd really like the new one for a desktop wallpaper....

this one will do for now.

I guess.

(love it!)

Raven Ryder

I agree got a higher res version eric???

eric

Here's the re-processed one in a bigger size.

koorbloh

killer!

thanks!

Raven Ryder

Thank you eric

xqsme

Not the best but my favorite pic- My very first shot using a DSLR (D300).

SeattleVet

This orchid (Phragmepedium Jason Fischer) received a First Class Certificate award from the American Orchid Society. This is the highest level award given in orchid judging - there are only about a dozen of these awards each year, worldwide, out of thousands of plants judged and awarded at the various orchid shows and monthly regional judgings.

This plant is not mine ; I am the regional photographer for the Pacific Northwest. I've been doing the awards photography in this region for several years, and this is the first time I have been able to photograph a plant that has received an FCC award, so it's a very special image to me.

All plants which receive an AOS award must have a 'botanical record' photograph done, in conjunction with a detailed botanical description with measurements of all significant plant parts; this helps orchid judges down the road who may be looking at a plant having the same hybrid cross, so that they can compare and see if what they have in front of them is better than what had been previously awarded.

Killermondodude

nice one Vet

Stitch Jones

This is my favorite from last year. Taken during the summer on a trip to the UK with my S5.

9deuce9rr

fav. non vehicle shot

sorry for the huge, annoying watermark, it was being used w.o my consent and i can't find the one w/o the mark

Robusto

winter rules

Ok I am new to the DSLR world and this is my first walkabout looking for something. and if I remember right this was not a auto shot with my new to me but old D70.