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Best Photos of 2019 by JMG-Galleries Blog Readers

16 Jan
Hoary marmot – Glacier National Park, Montana

A hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) in wildflowers at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park in Montana.

I’m excited to share the results of my 13th annual Best of Photos project.  112 photographers from around the world (amateur and professional alike) have shared their best photos of 2019.  I’m always amazed at the quality of work shared and I hope it’s a source inspiration to you for the coming year.

For those who are new to my blog project, photographers taking part span the gamut of photo enthusiasts to professionals. The great thing about photography is that no matter what your skill level we all can relate equally in our love for the art of photography and visually exploring. With that in mind I encourage you to reach out to photographers whose work you enjoy to keep sharing & growing as an artist.  I am incredibly thankful that this tradition has been embraced and enjoy seeing how familiar faces have evolved their work & grown over the years.  I hope reviewing your best photos of the year and comparing them to years pasts keeps you inspired and aware of your progress as a photographer.

If you’d like to take part next year and be informed when submissions open for the “Best Photos of 2020” blog project add your name to my mail list. You won’t be spammed. I send out newsletters quite infrequently.

Thank to everyone who took part!  I invite you to visit each link below as I have and introduce yourself to many of the participating photographers.

Best Photos of 2019

  1. Best Photos of 2019 – JMG-Galleries – Jim M. Goldstein
  2. My Top 10 Photographs Of 2019 – Michael Russell
  3. My Ten Favorite Photos of 2019 – ADVENTR – Randy Langstraat
  4. Favorite Photos of 2019 – T.M. Schultze
  5. My Favorite Photos from 2019 – Alexander S. Kunz
  6. Best of 2019 – Dave Wilson
  7. Harold Davis—Best of 2019 – Harold Davis
  8. 2019: A Photographic Retrospective – Johann A. Briffa
  9. Top 10 Favorites of 2019 – Stefan Baeurle
  10. My Best Natural History Photos of 2019 – Phil Colla
  11. My Best Photos From 2019 – Daniel Brinneman
  12. Best Photos of 2019 – Peter Tellone
  13. Rétrospective des meilleures photos de l’année 2019 – Francis Gagnon
  14. Best of 2019 by Rachel Cohen – Rachel Cohen
  15. Photo Highlights 2019 – Alan Majchrowicz
  16. My Top 10 Nature Photos of 2019 – Greg Vaughn
  17. 2019 – The Year in Pictures | Russ Bishop Photography – Russ Bishop
  18. 2019 Favorites – A Split Year – Joseph Smith
  19. My 12 Favorite Photos of 2019 – Chuq Von Rospach
  20. Wild Drake Photography – Drake Dyck
  21. Matt Payne Photography – Matt Payne
  22. My Favorite Images Of 2019 – Werner Priller
  23. Favourites from 2019 – Bryn Tassell
  24. My Favorite Photos of 2019 – A Year-End Retrospective – Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images
  25. 2019 Favorite Photographs – Pat Ulrich
  26. Without reflection we go blindly on our way – Bjorn Kleemann
  27. 2019 – Ten moments – Ramen Saha
  28. top photos :: 2019 – Denise Goldberg
  29. Changing Perspectives – Best of 2019 – Jenni Brehm
  30. Island in the Net – Khürt Williams
  31. Best Photos of 2019: My Favorites of the Year – Todd Henson
  32. My Ten Best of Images of 2019 – Mike Chowla
  33. 2019 Favorite Photos – Alan Dahl
  34. Tech Photo Guy – Best Photos 2019 – Aaron Hockley
  35. 2019 Favorites – Martin Quinn
  36. Best of TheDarkSlides 2019 – TheDarkSlides
  37. 2019 Jim Goldstein Project – J.J. RAIA
  38. My Favorites of 2019 – Rich Greene
  39. My Favorite Images of 2019 (aka ‘Best of 2019’) – Pete Miller
  40. 2019 Year in Review, Decade in Review – Robin Black Photography
  41. Under Pressure Photography – Scott McGee
  42. My favorite Slovenia photos of 2019 – Luka Esenko
  43. 5 Moments in Time – 2019 – Gavin Crook
  44. My favorite photos of the decade – Matt Payne
  45. My Ten Favourite Images of 2019 – Jens Preshaw
  46. 2019 in Pictures – Milan Hutera
  47. Twelve from 2019 – Tom Whelan
  48. My Favorite Photos of 2019 – Jeff Hubbard
  49. 2019 Favorites – Rick Holliday
  50. Best of the Best 2019 – Richard Valenti
  51. Best Landscape and Nature Photos of 2019 – Clint Losee
  52. Best of 2019 – My Favorite Images of the Year – Rob Tilley
  53. 2019 Year in Review – Greg Russell | Alpenglow Images
  54. Best of The Decade Including 2019 – Adrian Klein
  55. Best of 2019 – Brian Knott
  56. Natural History Photography – Highlights from 2019 – Gabor Ruff
  57. Best of 2019 – Jeff Dupuie
  58. Top 2019 – Eric Chan
  59. Best of 2019 – Greg Clure
  60. Twenty Nineteen: In retrospect – Charlotte Gibb
  61. Favorite Blog Photos of 2019 – Jim Coda
  62. My Favorites 2019 – Beth Young
  63. Living Wilderness: Best of 2019 – Kevin Ebi
  64. 2019 Favorites – Mike Cleron
  65. Best of 2019 – Romain Guy
  66. 2019 Favorite Images – Sam Folsom
  67. Michael Katz Photography – Michael Katz
  68. Twenty Nineteen – Mark Graf
  69. 2019 in Review – and Happy New Year”
  70. Photography & Travel – brent huntley
  71. Top 10 Favorite Images from 2019 – Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston
  72. My Photo Highlights of 2019 – Caleb Weston
  73. Lagemaat Photography – Best images of 2019 – Jao van de Lagemaat
  74. Favorites from 2019 – Kyle Jones
  75. A Baker’s Dozen – Mike Christoferson
  76. 10 Favorites of 2019: An Amazing Year – Kurt Lawson
  77. Top 20 Photographs of 2019 – Year-End-Retrospective – Landscape Photography Reader/David Leland Hyde
  78. Favorite Photos of 2019 – Deb Snelson
  79. Favorites – 2019 – Daniel Leu
  80. Best of 2019 – Steve Cozad
  81. Fog from Above in 2019 – Andrew Thomas
  82. Favorites of 2019 – Mick McMurray
  83. Some Favorites from 2019 – Josh Meier
  84. Top 10 Images of 2019 – Stephen L. Kapp
  85. Top Ten of 2019 – Holly Davison
  86. Best 2019 – Barbara Michalowska
  87. The Creative Photographer – Andrew S. Gibson
  88. My Favorite Photos of 2019 – Patricia Davidson
  89. A Thousand Words – Lucy Autrey Wilson
  90. 2019 Top Twelve Photographs – David J Grenier
  91. Urban Dinosaurs – Steven M. Bellovin
  92. Best of 2019 – Thomas Yackley
  93. Carol’s Little World – Best of 2019 – Carol Schiraldi
  94. My favourite shots of 2019 – Catalin Marin
  95. Top 2019 Photos – Matt Conti
  96. Top Ten 2019 – Phyllis Whitman Hunter
  97. Favorites from 2019 – Tim Aston
  98. Robb Hirsch- Best of 2019 – Robb Hirsch
  99. 2019 Top 25 Images – Yesitis – Harold Klein
  100. Environment Alyssa – Alyssa Bueno
  101. Jeff Sullivan Photography – Jeff Sullivan
  102. My Top Favorites of 2019 – Sara M. Photos
  103. 2019 Year in Review & Favorite Black & White Photos – Sarah Marino
  104. 2019 Year in Review & Favorite Photos – Ron Coscorrosa
  105. Favorite 8 Photos from 2019 – Maria Struss
  106. Top Photos Of 2019 – Bryan William Jones
  107. Favorite Photos 2019 by Lori Hibbett – Lori Hibbett
  108. Bob’s Best of the Best 2019 – Bob Blakley
  109. Best Overall 2019 on Flickr – Sue Shuey
  110. 2019 A Year in Review – Jim Patterson
  111. Photo Blog – Ron Niebrugge – Ron Niebrugge
  112. Expeditions Alaska 2019 Tour Ramblings – Expeditions Alaska

Have a great 2020!


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Best Photos of 2019 by Jim M. Goldstein

04 Jan

Thanks for checking in to see my best photos of 2019. This year for a variety of reasons I didn’t have many opportunities to get out and pursue photography to the degree I’d have preferred. Some of the reasons why were good (new house, settling in, kid activities with both boys being in elementary school for the first time, etc.) and some were downright bummers (passing of my grandfather, getting used to this aging thing, etc.). Through it all though I got the kids out on some bigger trips this year beyond our regular trips to Yosemite. We drove from California to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Glacier National Park in Montana. With my focus on the boys having a great experience my normal serious photographic endeavors were kept on the sideline. As always I felt good with that decision after hearing how much they loved Glacier National Park, especially given Glacier it is a personal favorite of mine. In 2020 I’m looking forward to exploring more of my favorite locations with them and seeing it all a new through their eyes.  All that being said enjoy my best of the year…

 

Landscapes & Wildlife

Much of my time outdoors this year was spent showing the boys more of my favorite locations and experiencing the great outdoors while indulging them with great views and of course many evenings of campfires and s’mores. The following view at Two Medicine lake in Glacier National Park was incredibly memorable as we explored the shore and skipped rocks.

Two Medicine Lake

A serene moment at Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park

 

Of all my time at Glacier National Park I’ve never once seen a Pika… until this year. Not only are they well camouflaged and hard to see, but they’re incredibly fast. Being small even photographing them with a 400mm lens isn’t nearly enough magnification. The first photo below is a severely cropped photo taken at 400mm. The uncropped photos, 2 down, is included to give you an idea of how hard it is to find them in a rock pile. Add in their constant state of running, to forage food for the winter, you have an even tougher subject to photograph. That said I do have a good number of Pika butt photos now.

North American pika (Ochotona princeps)

North American pika (Ochotona princeps) at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park

North American pika (Ochotona princeps)

North American pika (Ochotona princeps) at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park

 

While in Glacier National Park it’s always fun to see marmots scurrying about. On a hike at Logan Pass my boys and I saw several. One of the more interesting was perched in a tree surveying his territory.

Hoary marmot – Glacier National Park, Montana

A hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) in wildflowers at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park in Montana.

Hoary marmot in a tree – Glacier National Park, Montana

A hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) resting on a fallen tree – Glacier National Park

 

Adventures with the Kids

My boys enjoying a brief encounter with a curious ground squirrel was amusing. Even more amusing was the play structure my youngest son built for him with rocks near his den.

Kids meeting a ground squirrel

My kids meeting a ground squirrel while on a hike at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park in Montana

 

My youngest still has not shaken his interest in photography. While he wasn’t as steadfast about using a tripod this year he still seemed to enjoy taking some ‘serious’ photos.

Young Photographer

My son photographing a waterfall in Glacier National Park

 

A brief moment my kids weren’t a blur from running around, tackling each other, and/or tackling me.The Dudes

 

A personal favorite of mine taken by a passing hiker. Thanks unknown hiker, I salute you and your ability to capture a well framed photo while maintaining focus. You’d be surprised how hard it is to get that even with an iPhone.The Dudes and I

Thanks for checking in and Happy New Year!


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Blog Project: Your Best Photos From 2019

18 Dec

It is time to kick off the 13th annual best photos of the year blog project! I’m proud to say over the years that hundreds of photographers have taken part (see Best Photos of 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007).  It’s great to see the community of photographers that have developed around this blog project. As always I hope the exercise of picking your best photos helps improve your photography (10 Ways to Top Your Best 20xx Photographs).

So without any further delay here is how you take part to submit your best photos of 2019.

How to Participate (Read Carefully)

  1. Review & select your best photos from 2019.
    Note: Photo edit carefully narrowing down your results to your best 10 or 5 photos. Reference Pro Tips: Photo Editing with Gary Crabbe for pointers.
  2. Create a blog post on your website or a Flickr set containing your best photos from 2019.
  3. Complete the form below by Sunday JANUARY 5th at 11:59PM PST to take part. The following Tuesday, or thereabout, I’ll post a link to all submitted sites and photos on my blog. Throughout the week I’ll also share the results across all my social media accounts.

Spread the Word!
Feel free to spread the word of this project on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, photo forums you frequent and/or your blogs. All who are interested in taking part are invited.

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Best Photos of 2018 by JMG-Galleries Blog Readers

09 Jan

Fall Color AbstractI’m excited to share the results of my 12th annual Best of Photos project.  115 photographers from around the world (amateur and professional alike) have shared their best photos of 2018.  I’m always amazed at the quality of work shared and I hope it’s a source inspiration to you for the coming year.

For those who are new to my blog project, photographers taking part span the gamut of photo enthusiasts to professionals. The great thing about photography is that no matter what your skill level we all can relate equally in our love for the art of photography and visually exploring. With that in mind I encourage you to reach out to photographers whose work you enjoy to keep sharing & growing as an artist.  I am incredibly thankful that this tradition has been embraced and enjoy seeing how familiar faces have evolved their work & grown over the years.  I hope reviewing your best photos of the year and comparing them to years pasts keeps you inspired and aware of your progress as a photographer.

If you’d like to take part next year and be informed when submissions open for the “Best Photos of 2019” blog project add your name to my mail list. You won’t be spammed. I send out newsletters quite infrequently.

Thank to everyone who took part!  I invite you to visit each link below as I have and introduce yourself to many of the participating photographers.

Best Photos of 2018

  1. Jim Goldstein – Best Photos of 2018 by Jim M. Goldstein
  2. Michael Russell – My Top 10 Photographs Of 2018
  3. Dave Wilson – Best of 2018
  4. Joseph Smith – 2018 Favorites – A Baker’s Dozen
  5. Randy Langstraat – My Ten Favorite Photos of 2018
  6. Chuq Von Rospach – Chuqui 2018 Best Of Photos
  7. Rachel Cohen – Best of 2018
  8. Lucy Autrey Wilson – A Thousand Words
  9. Romain Guy – Best of 2018
  10. Alexander S. Kunz – My Favorite Photos from 2018
  11. Stefan Baeurle – Top 10 Favorites of 2018
  12. QT Luong – 2018 in Review
  13. Jenni Brehm – Best pf 2018 – Changing Perspectives
  14. Sean Bagshaw – My Favorite Photos Of 2018
  15. Johann A. Briffa – 2018: A Photographic Retrospective
  16. Exploring Light – 2018: A Year In Review
  17. Drake Dyck – Top Ten (favourite) Images of 2018
  18. Richard Wong – Fine Art Photography Prints – 2018
  19. Ramen Saha – 2018 – Ten moments
  20. Martin Quinn – Quinn Images 2018 Favorites
  21. TheDarkSlides – TheDarkSlides Best of 2018
  22. Denise Goldberg – top photos :: 2018
  23. Peter Carroll – Favourites of 2018
  24. Jeff Hubbard – Ten Favorite Photos 2018
  25. Gary Crabbe – My Favorite Landscape Photos of 2018 – A Year-End Retrospective
  26. Harold Davis – Harold Davis – Best of 2018
  27. Werner Priller – My Favorite Images of 2018/
  28. Phil Colla – Natural History Photography – Best Photos Of 2018
  29. Aaron Hockley – Tech Photo Guy: Best Photos of 2018
  30. Dan Baumbach – 2018 in Review
  31. Jao van de Lagemaat – Jao’s best images of 2018
  32. Pete Miller-USKestrel Photography – Favorite Images of 2018
  33. Shikha – Eastern Sierra – My favorite images of 2018
  34. Bruce Leventhal – Reflecting on 2018
  35. Christopher Sheppard – The Stories Behind My Favorite Photographs of 2018
  36. Alan Majchrowicz – Photo Highlights 2018
  37. Tom Whelan – Nature Diary
  38. Todd Henson – Best Photos of 2018: My Favorites of the Year
  39. Khürt Williams – Island in the Net
  40. Patricia Davidson – My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2018
  41. Russ Bishop – 2018 – The Year in Pictures
  42. Jim Coda – Some of My Favorite Images from 2018
  43. Steve Cole – Birds Eye View of 2018
  44. Fred Mertz Photography – Best Photos of 2018
  45. Martijn van der Nat – Best of 2018
  46. Graf Nature Photography – Twenty Eighteen Wanderings
  47. Scott Thompson – My Top 10 Tahoe Area Photos of 2018
  48. Kyle Jones – 2018 Favorites
  49. Clint Losee – My Best Landscape and Nature Photos of 2018
  50. Caleb Weston – Caleb Weston – Dubland Media
  51. Greg Clure – Best of 2018
  52. Rick Holliday – Favorites from 2018
  53. J.J. RAIA – J.J. RAIA Best Photos of 2018
  54. Francis Gagnon – Francis Gagnon Best Photos of 2018
  55. Mike Chowla – My Ten Best of Images of 2018
  56. Carl Donohue – 2018 in photos
  57. Kurt Lawson – 10 Favorites of 2018: From Lava Rivers in Hawaii to Yosemite Snowstorms
  58. William Bean – William Bean
  59. T.M. Schultze – My Favorite Photographs of 2018
  60. Andrew Thomas – Aerial Adventures – Best of 2018
  61. Matt Conti – 2018 Top 20 Photos
  62. Daniel Leu – Favorites – 2018
  63. Carol Schiraldi – Best of 2018 from Carol’s Little World
  64. Alan Dahl – 2018 Favorite Photos
  65. Milan Hutera – 2018 in Pictures
  66. Kathy Barnhart – Flickr Sensing Light Best of 2018 Album
  67. Greg Russell – Alpenglow Images 2018 Year in Review
  68. Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston – Top 10 Favorite Images from 2018
  69. Kevin Ebi – Living Wilderness: Best of 2018
  70. Jackson Frishman – Favorites of 2018
  71. Greg A. Lato – My Favorite Photos of 2018
  72. Mike Shipman – Mike Shipman’s Best of 2018
  73. Beth Young – Best Photos of 2018
  74. Dale Grosbach – My Favorites – 2018
  75. Brent Huntley – Photography and Travel
  76. Charlie Russell – Best Wildflower Photos for 2018
  77. Bryan William Jones – Jonesblog
  78. Tony Wu – Favorite Photos of 2018
  79. Adrian Klein – 2018 Photo Retrospective
  80. Scott McGee – Top 10 of 2018
  81. William Neill – My Favorite Photographs of 2018
  82. Thomas Yackley – Yackley Photo
  83. Anne McKinnell – Best Photos of 2018
  84. Holly Davison – Top Ten of 2018
  85. Brian Knott – Brian Knott Photography 2018 Year In Review
  86. Anna DeStefano – Affirmation Photography’s Best of 2018
  87. Ingeborg Fernau – Magicalglow Photography Blog
  88. Emil Powella – Top 10 of 2018
  89. Elduro Tuco – Elduro Tuco
  90. Eric Chan – Favorites From 2018
  91. TP Chapman – Best of 2018
  92. Ilias Katsouras – Okrivadas
  93. Molly Dean – Best Photos of 2018
  94. Sarah Marino – 2018 Wrap-Up and a Few Favorite Photographs
  95. Michael Frye – My Top Photographs of 2018
  96. Jim Stamates – Memories of 2018
  97. Tim Aston – Favorites from 2018
  98. Samantha Decker – My Best Photos of 2018
  99. Bryn Tassell – Bryn Tassell favourites of 2018
  100. Mike Cleron – 2018 Favorites
  101. Carla Overduin – Best Photos of 2018
  102. Peter West Carey – Best Photos of 2018
  103. Simon C Ponder – SponderPoints
  104. Ron Niebrugge – Favorite Photos from 2018
  105. Steve Cozad – Best of 2018
  106. Björn Göhringer – My Top 15 Photos From 2018
  107. Neil Corman Photography – 12 Favorite Images from 2018
  108. Maurice O. Weaver – Best Photos of 2018
  109. Michael McCloskey – Best Photos of 2018
  110. Stephen L. Kapp – Best Photos of 2018
  111. Robin Black – Best Photos of 2018
  112. Kelly Castro – 10 FROM 2018
  113. Jeff Sullivan – My Top 10 Photos of 2018
  114. David Leland Hyde – Landscape Photography Blogger/Best Photographs of 2018
  115. Larry Angier – A collection of my best/favorites from 2016

 

Have a great 2019!

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Best Photos of 2018 by Jim M. Goldstein

02 Jan

2018 has been quite the year. You wouldn’t know it from my blog, but it’s been one of the most hectic years I’ve had in a long time. Much of that centered around establishing a new home base for my family, albeit in the same area. Uprooting a family of 4 in the SF bay area is not for the light hearted. Luckily everyone has been quite excited about our move, but it has taken up most of my free time. I’m happy to say that I’m starting to get my nose above water and eager to do a bit more photography.

Another development this year was my acquisition of the domain calphoto.com and the CALPHOTO California photographic condition mailing list associated with the domain. Interested in real-time photo conditions across California? Then be sure to join. CALPHOTO is comprised of a great community of people who share a common interest in photographing and preserving the beauty of our state.

With limited time this year I focused on trips for my kids versus dedicated photo trips. In years past I’ve mentioned how my focus was to foster a deep appreciation of nature and the outdoors with my boys and that has firmly taken hold. I am regularly asked when our next camping trip will be and what other cool places we can visit. I also get a great deal of joy from the kids when we’re driving around town and an epiphany hits that we haven’t been to Yosemite in a while. I suppose that adds to the prospect of more photography and photo trips as they’ve been picking up an interest in taking photos too.

That should give you an idea of 2018 in a nutshell. Here are my 8 best photos of 2018…

Landscapes


Fall Color Abstract


Redwood Circle of Life


Fresh Snow in Yosemite Valley


Rays of Sun in the Redwoods National Forest

Family Fun


Someone has picked up good tripod technique by watching his dad. He started doing this on his own randomly during our trip. He was insistent he use my tripod even if he was just resting his camera on top of it without a base plate.


Fun at the Trees of Mystery


Trees of Mystery Portrait


Holiday Photo Hijinks

Thanks for looking and have a great new year!

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Blog Project: Your Best Photos From 2018

17 Dec

It’s that time of year again, it is time to kick off the 12th annual best photos of the year blog project. I’m proud to say over the years that hundreds of photographers have taken part (see Best Photos of 2017, 2016,  2015, 2014, 2013,  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007).  It’s great to see the community of photographers that have developed around this blog project. As always I hope the exercise of picking your best photos helps improve your photography (10 Ways to Top Your Best 20xx Photographs).

So without any further delay here is how you take part to submit your best photos of 2018.

How to Participate (Read Carefully)

  1. Review & select your best photos from 2018.
    Note: Photo edit carefully narrowing down your results to your best 10 or 5 photos. Reference Pro Tips: Photo Editing with Gary Crabbe for pointers.
  2. Create a blog post on your website or a Flickr set containing your best photos from 2018.
  3. Complete the form below by Tuesday JANUARY 4th at 11:59PM PST to take part. The following Tuesday, or thereabout, I’ll post a link to all submitted sites and photos on my blog. Throughout the week I’ll also share the results across all my social media accounts.

Spread the Word!
Feel free to spread the word of this project on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, Google+ (even if it is about to die), photo forums you frequent and/or your blogs. All who are interested in taking part are invited.

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The Satellite Online Evolution

02 Aug

The tale of the world’s reliance on satellites like a resource of information and amusement, at internet satelit least in which civilian utilization is anxious, begins within the 1970’s. A California scientist recognized that the satellites utilized to give television programming to terrestrial support providers can be tapped into with the appropriate antenna, which he manufactured, so launching a revolution during the delivery of entertainment. Right until 1984, any time a Congressional act gave suppliers the authority to encrypt their indicators, the data becoming beamed by any satellite was truthful sport for anyone in possession of your important gear.

Fast forward into the 1990’s. Satellite tv is now a subscription provider as well as the numerous accessible channels have helped it take pleasure in rapid adoption and constant development. The shrinking size of your components suggests that the antennas, which used to consider up an excellent portion of the user’s property, now fit on rooftops. With the similar time, the internet is quick turning out to be a industrial and leisure medium to be reckoned with. The availability of much information, from anywhere on this planet, has resulted in purchaser fascination in the new technological innovation not observed considering the fact that tv turned the entertainment conventional from the 1950’s.

Satellite services providers before long recognized that, on top of that to television and radio products and services, they may deliver Web accessibility as a result of their technologies in addition. In metropolitan areas where cable tv and telephone central offices were found, several customers adopted broadband once it grew to become offered, ditching the sluggish telephone modem access from the Internet’s 1st yrs. For the people in more far-flung locations, even so, broadband was not out there. Until, naturally, they received their broadband accessibility from a satellite, the place the attain of wires will not be an element in availability.

Inside the United states of america, the most rural regions tend to be farm place. Farmers have already been progressively using personal computers along with the World-wide-web for business enterprise applications. In line with the US Department of Agriculture, farms utilizing satellite Internet services doubled between 2005 and 2007, demonstrating the recognition of the services for anyone in rural spots.

In other international locations, specifically all those with tiny infrastructure, satellite Internet supplies the identical use of news and data from all around the earth since it does in designed nations. In some spots exactly where flooding, fireplace and other seasonal hazards are continual threats to inhabitants, the access the online market place supplies to real-time forecasting knowledge, these kinds of as radar and satellite imaging is usually a opportunity life-saver. Even these out at sea or within the deepest deserts from the environment can now accessibility the internet making use of moveable devices, which makes sure that their locale could be identified in an crisis or their discoveries could be shared, instantly, with all the entire world at large.

The internet is usually credited with switching the whole world and it definitely accurate, to any serious observer, that this is definitely the circumstance. However, the next World-wide-web revolution will probably be described by an ever-increasing availability of Internet companies which will only continue to carry the planet closer given that the Web alone has previously performed.

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Stars Above Maui

27 Jul
Stars Above Maui
Stars Above Maui

Circumpolar star trails high above Haleakala National Park in Maui, Hawaii

It’s an interesting feeling to be atop Haleakala, high above the South Pacific, with the feeling of being on top of the world. Atop Haleakala National Park you can see out for 50 miles in every direction when its cloud-free and you tower above the rest of Maui.  Yet when you take a star trail photo such as this you quickly realize that you were really on the side of our spinning globe. Star trail photos are always fun, but I’m particularly fond of this one because Polaris is so much closer to the horizon than I’m used to. One day it would be equally fun to head closer to the Arctic to see Polaris directly overhead.

Happy Shooting!

Photo Details
Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 14mm f/2.8L II USM
f/7.1, ISO 6400 at 90 min

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Blog Project: Your Best Photos From 2016

27 Jul

It’s that time of year again and if you’re a regular JMG-Galleries reader that means one thing…
it is time to kick off the 10th annual best photos of the year blog project. This is by far my most popular blog project with hundreds of photographers taking part last year (see Best Photos of 2015, 2014, 2013,  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007). Around this time of year people start to ask if I’d be running this project again. The answer clearly is always YES!
1. I love this project and I love that so many people get excited about it.
2. It’s a great way exercise to improve your photography (10 Ways to Top Your Best 20xx Photographs).
So with out any further delay here is how you take part to submit your best photos of 2016.

How to Participate (Read Carefully)

  1. Review & select your best photos from 2016.
    Note: Photo edit carefully narrowing down your results to your best 10 or 5 photos. Reference Pro Tips: Photo Editing with Gary Crabbe for pointers.
  2. Create a blog post on your web site or a Flickr/500px set containing your best photos from 2016.
  3. Complete the form below by Tuesday JANUARY 3rd at 11:59PM PST to take part. The following Tuesday, or there about, I’ll post a link to all submitted sites and photos on my blog. Through out the week I’ll also share the results across all my social media accounts.

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Feel free to spread the word of this project on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, photo forums you frequent and/or your blogs. All who are interested in taking part are invited.

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Best Photos of 2016 by Jim M. Goldstein

27 Jul

As is customary I spend the end/beginning of the year reviewing my best photos of the year. This year I had less time to focus on personal projects than in years past, but one thing that I’ve continued to focus on is making the outdoor experience as fun as possible for my boys who are now 6 and 2. Considering both ask regularly to go camping and explore new areas I’d say that project is a great success. My photo projects as of late have been seasonally focused with most of my “best of photos” taken in the first half of 2016. Unfortunately 2016 wasn’t the best year for our family with much of our travel plans devoted to being with a terminally ill family member who passed in the Fall. 2016 was a bittersweet year to say the least with our outdoor and family travels. With some luck 2017 will be more sweet than bitter.

This year I’ve split my best photos of the year into two categories: Landscape & Nature and Family. On the Landscape & Nature front I’ve continued to use ultra-wide lenses and long exposure techniques. Family photos have been taken with ultra-wide lenses for fun distortion effects and fast 50mm lenses to freeze my blazingly fast kids in action.

With out further delay here are my best of the year…

Landscape & Nature

A moonbow spans across upper Yosemite Falls with passing clouds and Half Dome in view.

A moonbow spans across upper Yosemite Falls with passing clouds and Half Dome in view.

This particular photo was taken on a late night shoot focused on timelapse footage of moonbows at Upper Yosemite Falls. After capturing a few sequences I hiked further up the trail to capture this view before calling it a night at 2 or 3 AM in the morning.

Fog flows through the trees below Mount Tamalpais and over the Pacific Ocean

Fog flows through the trees below Mount Tamalpais and over the Pacific Ocean

Taken as part of a Canon 5D Mark IV camera review on my All Things Photo YouTube channel. This photo was taken with my old Canon 5D Mark II. With a lot of photographers swarming about the hillside I was pleasantly surprised to capture the ghost of one in this long exposure shot.

Morning light on Yosemite Falls amidst rising winter fog - Yosemite National Park

Morning light on Yosemite Falls amidst rising winter fog – Yosemite National Park

Several of my trips to Yosemite in 2016 were family focused. On this trip to see snow in Yosemite valley, photography took a backseat to enjoying the conditions with my oldest son. That said I did sneak in a few DSLR photos and this was one. Later on this very morning I cross paths with several photographer friends taking in a similar view.

Dogwood Blossom, Yosemite National Park

Dogwood Blossom, Yosemite National Park

While I love snow in Yosemite Valley I’m quickly starting to think that April Dogwood blooms are perhaps the most beautiful event in the valley. It’s debatable. This image was taken with a Canon 5DS R during a beautiful Yosemite Dogwood bloom. While not visible in this web sized version of the photo the level of detail the Canon 5DS R provides is amazing.

Fog Rises Above Yosemite Valley

Fog Rises Above Yosemite Valley

I seldom head to Tunnel View with the idea of taking any serious images, but deep in the back of my mind I know that you can never discount what unique weather conditions might yield. For fun I headed to this location with my son so he could take in the view. It didn’t take long to realize the melting snow was creating quiet a show with fog wafting about. I set up a quick timelapse and this is one image from the sequence. I was not disappointed with the resulting footage.

Family

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This makes it to the top of my family best photos as it captures the enthusiasm of my oldest son has for being out and about in the snow with me. It’s always fun to view the world through his unfiltered natural curiosity.

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I was blown away by the great reaction my youngest son had on his first trip to Yosemite. With in the first 2 hours of our Spring trip he saw deer, waterfalls and giant trees. He could hardly contain himself after seeing deer and the rest of the trip he was reminding me to be quite by saying, “Shhhh! Quiet. Deer.” He also was quick to wake me up at 5am the next day throwing his shoe at my forehead saying, “More outside!”

B age 5 5/6 and G 1 11/12 old

B age 5 5/6 and G 1 11/12 old

Just a fun photo of both my boys running, laughing and being in the moment in San Francisco.

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No trip is complete to the snow with out building a snowman.

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Introducing my oldest to the concept of forced perspective. Surprisingly he picked up on this quite fast and was pitching ideas for photos at other iconic locations including holding Half Dome in his hand at Glacier Point.

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Fun at California Academy of Science with the whole family in their aquarium tunnel.

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