{"id":5070,"date":"2012-01-09T15:08:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T22:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/?p=5070"},"modified":"2020-03-08T03:36:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T19:36:40","slug":"best-photos-of-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/best-photos-of-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Photos of 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best Photos of 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a past “best of” post I stated that one of my goals is to make a handful of really strong images each year, images that could be included in a career retrospective portfolio. This year I will admit that another of my goals is to produce a body of photographic work that outlives me, that has relevance throughout not only my life but those of my children and grandchildren. That’s a lofty goal and, truth be told, I will never know if I have succeeded or not. My hunch is that, of the photos I have made so far in my 20+ years of shooting, perhaps two or three may outlive me. Anyway, enough musing. Here are my favorite images, my “best photos of 2011”.<\/p>\n

\"Dusk<\/a><\/p>\n

Dusk settles on downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance.
\nImage ID: 26716<\/a>
\nLocation: San Diego<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park.
\nImage ID: 26792<\/a>
\nLocation: Joshua Tree National Park<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance.
\nImage ID: 27142<\/a>
\nSpecies: Humpback whale<\/a>, Megaptera novaeangliae<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Del Mar<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Boulders<\/a><\/p>\n

Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
\nImage ID: 26730<\/a>
\nLocation: Joshua Tree National Park<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Earth<\/a><\/p>\n

Earth Shadow lies over Point La Jolla at dawn.
\nImage ID: 26444<\/a>
\nLocation: La Jolla<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Horseshoe<\/a><\/p>\n

Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep.
\nImage ID: 26635<\/a>
\nLocation: Horseshoe Bend<\/a>, Page<\/a>, Arizona<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Fisherman<\/a><\/p>\n

Fisherman at dawn along the La Jolla coastline, waves blur as they crash upon the Boomer Beach boulders.
\nImage ID: 26447<\/a>
\nLocation: La Jolla<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Breaking<\/a><\/p>\n

Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge.
\nImage ID: 27079<\/a>
\nLocation: The Wedge<\/a>, Newport Beach<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Water<\/a><\/p>\n

Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel.
\nImage ID: 27029<\/a>
\nSpecies: Humpback whale<\/a>, Megaptera novaeangliae<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Santa Rosa Island<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"California<\/a><\/p>\n

California sea lion underwater.
\nImage ID: 27423<\/a>
\nSpecies: California sea lion<\/a>, Zalophus californianus<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Sea of Cortez<\/a>, Baja California<\/a>, Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n

\"King<\/a><\/p>\n

King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
\nImage ID: 27470<\/a>
\nSpecies: King angelfish<\/a>, Holacanthus passer<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: Sea of Cortez<\/a>, Baja California<\/a>, Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n

\"San<\/a><\/p>\n

San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset.
\nImage ID: 27146<\/a>
\nLocation: San Diego<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Torrey<\/a><\/p>\n

Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve.
\nImage ID: 27271<\/a>
\nLocation: Torrey Pines State Reserve<\/a>, San Diego<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Freediver<\/a><\/p>\n

Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean.
\nImage ID: 26817<\/a>
\nSpecies: Fried-egg jellyfish<\/a>, Phacellophora camtschatica<\/i><\/a>
\nLocation: San Diego<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Surf<\/a><\/p>\n

Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk.
\nImage ID: 27234<\/a>
\nLocation: Carlsbad<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ocean<\/a><\/p>\n

Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long.
\nImage ID: 27387<\/a>
\nLocation: San Diego<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Yosemite<\/a><\/p>\n

Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls.
\nImage ID: 26888<\/a>
\nLocation: Yosemite National Park<\/a>, California<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"T.A.<\/a><\/p>\n

T.A. Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
\nImage ID: 26914<\/a>
\nLocation: Grand Teton National Park<\/a>, Wyoming<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Convict<\/a><\/p>\n

Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains.
\nImage ID: 26974<\/a><\/p>\n

See also:<\/p>\n

Best Photos of 2010<\/a>
\nBest Photos of 2009<\/a>
\nBest Photos of 2008<\/a>
\nBest Photos of 2007<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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