Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

When you consider all the things we photograph, it is almost impossible to pull one image out and say this is your finest work. I have a number of images that I feel are some of my finest pieces of work and they vary in subject matter, from possibly a pet photo to a portrait to a landscape. Therefore to limit it to one, for me, would be impossible.

With that said, I do have a few of my children that are special to me and possibly may be special to others, just as an image of another human being. The Silhouette of my son and daughter was an instant grab shot as we were walking back to the car, after a long walk through the woods during our visit to Austria 3 years ago. They were holding hands and the way they were being framed by the trees was just so sweet to me.

He was 2 and she was 5, at the time, and I quickly raised my camera and grabbed the shot before the lighting changed as they emerged from the shadows and it was, in my mind, perfectly captured. It showed their love for each other, his trust in his big sister, and her flowing movement as she walked, from the position of her step to her left hand. I felt it was poetry in motion of two little people, trusting in each other.

The B&W of my daughter being carried by my wife was when she was two and we were visiting a castle back home in Wales. She had just taken a nasty fall and hit her forehead which caused her to bleed profusely. We had just cleaned her up and she had stopped crying and was just calmly leaning against my wife's arm. The light from the doorway was washing gently over them and I could see her long eye lash and her sweet 2 year old face just shouted out.. take this photo quickly. Again another quick grab shot but as with the other, the photographer has to have their eyes open and mind vigilant to see the pose and light and composition as well as being ready to grab that moment in time.

The Christmas shot was simply a little display at a local garden centre and I had mentioned that I though Father Christmas might be on the other side of that door and she went to try and open it. I loved the way she was on her tippy toes to reach the door knob. This time I was anticipating what might happen and had the camera ready. The door ended just below where you see the word Santa therefore, I had to use Photoshop to build more of the door above the top and then create the word Santa to complete what I saw in my mind, as a finished image.

The shot of the profile was when were were playing castles and princesses and the window light was just beautiful on her face. I waited until she turned toward the light and grabbed this shot. It is always nice to hear how a photographer arrived at that moment when they felt the time was right to press that shutter button and that's why I wanted to share how these images were made.

Schoee Loc: Europe

Fabulous images. Thanks so much for sharing.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

At age 20, I shot a picture of my Dad with my Nikon F2, Plus X B&W film. I captured the image as he looked up, angry at something he was reading in The Denver Post; and I caught every strength and emotion about the man.
Thousands of images and 50 years later, that picture stands out.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Stand-out images rarely just come to you. It can happen but most of the time you have to hunt them down, which can involve planning, visualisation and footwork (in any combination). If you employ that approach on a regular basis you should be able to produce a reasonably steady stream of shots that are a few steps up from being snapshots. Which of those could be described as stand-out shots will depend on your own personal evaluation - which will change over time, as will your skills. I suspect a common scenario is that people's favourites change over time partly because of the improvement in their skills and partly because the most recent success will have a freshness about it.

I'd have to say I'm still waiting to capture that "masterpiece" that will stand the test of time and be a long-standing favourite, but in the meantime I have enough successes to keep my interest alive and my motivation up.

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

Here is one of mine that I have always been proud of.
I took it in on a river trip through a rainforest in Costa Rica. The turtle had a butterfly on it'd head.
I later learned that the butterflies like the tears in turtle's eyes.

Alyn McConnaha Loc: Lebanon, IN

Let us see these marvels !!! Alyn

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Thank you Shoee.

Alyn McConnaha Loc: Lebanon, IN

C:\Users\Alyn\Pictures\2020-10-13\PB090027.JPG--w-w, come on---Show us. Alyn

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

That's not how you attach a picture on this site.

Rather, start a new <reply> to enable the <Choose File> button. Use the resulting pop-up window to navigate to the file on your computer to post.

You have to click the "store attachment" box before pressing <Add Attachment>.

Finally, the file has to be 20MB or smaller and press <Add Attachment> only after the preview is generated from the successful upload of the file.

wide2tele Loc: Australia

It’s a standout to me, maybe not anyone else. I’ll post it to stop the sooking. lol
Give me a day or two to find it.

hrblaine

>Yep, a shot I took years ago on the coast in Sonoma Cal.

It's on a computer that's not inet capable else I'd post it. Harry

Schoee Loc: Europe

Hey Mark, please don’t feel forced to show it. I think it would be worth a look for everyone, but if you are not comfortable then don’t post it.

wide2tele Loc: Australia

You need to see an image in it's correct context to judge and/or understand it. This is the reason I didn't want to put it up.
What I mean by this, my brief I gave myself was human evolution past, present and future. It was also intended to be in the form of modern art. The image was taken on film, no trickery available, one image, straight out of the camera and it was taken 20-25 years ago. The image cannot be compared to digital photography of today, how such a brief may be fulfilled with modern methods. I think this is what will happen so viewing the image in the correct context in 2021 may be lost. If I was asked to show it in 1998, I think people would've looked at it differently than they will today. I'll post it anyhow.

Now, I have a question, how did you know my name? No big deal, just wasn't aware it was viewable or that I mentioned it anywhere on this forum.

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

Schoee Loc: Europe

Your name? You are from Australia I think and look like a Mark. Lol
Just screwing with your head.