Post Your Best Shot of 2016 (Page 18): Thank you, Mark, the second picture is probably one of my favorite of all time. It was shot using a 40 plus year old Vivitar 135mm prime lens.

jaimeblackwell Loc: Lewiston, Maine

Thank you, Mark, the second picture is probably one of my favorite of all time. It was shot using a 40 plus year old Vivitar 135mm prime lens. the lens is a best-kept secret! You can clearly see a fly sitting on the headstone of the front grave. But the reason i took this shot was the fallen flower. to me, it represented the fallen soldiers who never mad it out alive.

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Larry L56 wrote:

I had some fun doing sunsets on my Thanksgiving vacation in Florida.

Love the vivid coloring and silhouetting in these, Larry! Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them with us and submitting them to the thread! Worthy inclusions as favorites/best shots!

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Chauncy wrote:

Gonna have to cheat a little. Just joined up today. Haven't had a camera for nearly 10 years, but I grabbed a couple out of an old back-up directory. Don't know about the quality of the pics but i enjoyed taking them.

Welcome to the forum, Chauncy! You picked some great shots to start things off, loved the piggyback possums! Thanks for sharing all three with us and thanks for participating in our 'Best of 2016' thread! This has become an annual event that I look forward to very much, with so many amazing images from our UHH members. Hope you'll enjoy your time here, as it's a great place to share your photos and make some new friends.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

It's not been an overly productive year, but here's one.
--Bob

Treepusher wrote:

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CSand Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia

Treepusher wrote:

What a beautiful soft image, Sandy! Love the subtle coloration of this one, and very nicely composed. Thank you for submitting it to our 'Best of' thread! Definitely a keeper!

Thank you Sir! And everyone is enjoying this thread so much. S

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

wolfi wrote:

What an amazing set of photographs by all of you. Couldn't decide on one only.
1) Early autumn morning cob webs on our heathers
2) rare photo of a leopard relaxing in a tree on a safari recently in Kruger NP
3) sunset at De Kelders, eastern cape

About as different as they come, but never an easy choice to pick just a single shot, is it? One of the challenges of going over an entire year's work, lol. Glad you chose these to submit to the thread, and thanks for sharing them with us!

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

nanaval wrote:

I like the yellow rose I took, it had a beautiful scent....

That's really a beauty, Val! Great yellow, and I can almost smell the rose from the monitor. Gorgeous! Thanks for picking this one to submit to the thread, a very worthy contribution!

mrfisher77 Loc: Mayfield Heights, Ohio

jaimeblackwell wrote:

Thank you, Mark, the second picture is probably one of my favorite of all time. It was shot using a 40 plus year old Vivitar 135mm prime lens. the lens is a best-kept secret! You can clearly see a fly sitting on the headstone of the front grave. But the reason i took this shot was the fallen flower. to me, it represented the fallen soldiers who never mad it out alive.

"All gave some, some gave all." Thank you for sharing that viewpoint.

That lens is no secret to me! I have the same lens in a Pentax K-mount that I used for decades on both of my ME Super's. That lens shows two things...how far ahead Vivitar was at the time and how quickly they fell behind. It was and still is a great lens. Such a great value for the quality at the time!

Again, thank you for sharing such a powerful photo. Good work my friend.

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

wapusk wrote:

I am really enjoying all the photos being posted. I did not get to post too many this year (health reasons) but here are 3 that I really enjoy. All the best and Happy New Year!

Great job on all three, wapusk! Best giraffe shot I think I've ever seen, lol! The fuschia is gorgeous and bursting with red, a beauty. Thanks for sharing these with us, and thanks for participating in our 'Best of 2016' thread!

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Mom of 2 wrote:

These are my two favorite from the coast of NC....couldn't decide between the two. LOL

Two beauties, Mom of 2. I'd incline to the second, but I can understand your difficulty in choosing just one! Nice work. Thanks for sharing them with us, and thanks for joining our 'Best of 2016' thread!

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Not a 'shot' but 'shot at a story'...

If you take the time to follow the link, scroll down... Waaaaaayyyy down. I use UHH pages...

(Sorry, I do not post much of anything)...

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

CathyAnn wrote:

All of the pictures posted on this thread are outstanding! Here's my contribution. This was taken this Fall when I decided to take a walk around the block late one afternoon.

Nothing short of gorgeous, CathyAnn! Love the light and the textures in this one. A stunner! Thanks for sharing it here and participating in the thread. Some amazing images posted, and I'm really enjoying see the best of everyone's work!

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

Bumtree wrote:

This is one of my favorite from my summer road trip out west capital reef sunset, I went to this spot 3 nights to capture these images

Gorgeous shots Bum... brings back memories of the Burr Trail heading towards Capital reef; can't wait to return. Utah rocks...

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

cameranut wrote:

I'm getting in on this kind of late (just turned on the pc) This may not be photographically great and after seeing some of the fantastic images this site this may pale in comparison but I was sooooo happy to get to see and photograph this owl. One less for my bucket list. I wasn't expecting to see anything on this day, and did not even have my camera turned on. Had to do a lot of pp. because the original settings were for late evening deer of the day before.

Great job catching your owl, camera nut! No one ever said a shot had to be absolutely perfect to make it a favorite or even a 'best' shot, but this is quite a beauty, so no apologies needed, lol. Thanks for sharing it with us, and thank you for participating in the thread!

mrfisher77 Loc: Mayfield Heights, Ohio

mrfisher77 wrote:

"All gave some, some gave all." Thank you for sharing that viewpoint.

That lens is no secret to me! I have the same lens in a Pentax K-mount that I used for decades on both of my ME Super's. That lens shows two things...how far ahead Vivitar was at the time and how quickly they fell behind. It was and still is a great lens. Such a great value for the quality at the time!

Again, thank you for sharing such a powerful photo. Good work my friend.

Jaime,

Not sure what platform you were shooting with, but...after doing a quick (less than a minute search) search of Google...that lens can be picked up on eBay for $20 + shipping! On a Pentax K-mount. Unbelievable... I shouldn't have looked. How times have changed...