My "photo picks" for 2023...

Dec 30, 2023,11:12 AM
 


This year some of the images are from the archives that have been reposted in 2023 and a final "© guest photographer" that is one of my favs due to the execution and the memory.  Enjoy and have a great start to the New Year. 




01: 浅間山 (Mount Asama) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū. The volcano is the most active on the main island of Japan. It stands 2,568 meters above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures. Photo taken 30-Jan-2023



02: Every city has a 1,000 stories... From the archives 22-June-2020, reposted 10-Feb-2023



03: Karuizawa, Off-Season Macro... From the archives 27-Sep-2016, reposted 23-Feb-2023



04: b&w ≠ monochrome ... simply put, there's more to it and b&w photography tends to force one into the abstract - into rich texture, shapes, patterns, elements, repetitions, etc ... Nikon AI'ed Nikkor-H 2.8cm f/3.5 and Nikon F3P.  From the archives, reposted 02-Mar-2023 



05: Noah-kun - Canon 5D Mark II, 1/125 sec, f/5.6, ISO-1600, & FL-50mm. Photo taken 24-Mar-2023



06: Pinot-kun - Canon 5D Mark II, 1/100 sec, f/4.5, ISO-1600, & Sigma 50mm 1.4. Photo taken 30-Mar-2023



07: Castle Ruin Park, Komoro, Nagano Prefecture ... the mysterious growth is mistletoe. Fuji x100t as I wanted a lightweight cam. Photo taken 05-April-2023



08: Get a couple of photographers together and they snap photos of each other... here is one from Kabukichō (Shinjuku, Tokyo) using a Leica Monochrom... IMHO one of the best digital B&Ws I have seen, then again it's not the gear.  From the archives Dec-2017 © Raul ("Echi"), all in all a very memorable portrait of the author.

Thanks for looking,

Casey

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Superb retrospective, mon ami. HNY!

 
 By: amanico : December 30th, 2023-11:19
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Number 8 very cool.

 
 By: Bill : December 30th, 2023-12:32
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Great to see your top picks for 2023! Happy New Year!

 
 By: S F : December 30th, 2023-13:35
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Beautiful pictures.

 
 By: hora12reborn : December 30th, 2023-17:45
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Nice to see more pix : )

 
 By: mdg : December 30th, 2023-17:48
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Superb photography! Thanks for sharing!

 
 By: lm6 : December 30th, 2023-18:37
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Lovely photos

 
 By: Aquaracer1 : December 30th, 2023-23:37
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Lovely pics,

 
 By: Mary Anny : December 31st, 2023-21:21
Noah-kun reminds me of my beloved Minnie. She passed away in the late nineties. ...  
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All of these are genuinely excellent :))

 
 By: InHavenPro : January 1st, 2024-20:13
Happy New Year to you Casey, thank you for all of the photography forum contributions over 2023! Cheers, Filip
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Thank you Casey. I will miss your posts.

 
 By: John-E-Mac : March 2nd, 2024-01:37
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Great first thread to re-post!

 
 By: Echi : March 2nd, 2024-03:19
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