What are your two best photos or digital compositions of 2022?

I've picked out a couple - not so much the best but memorable for one reason or another:

First from last January when the river becomes a great place for photographing wildlife and I managed to catch a Redhead duck snacking on a fish.



Second from a few weeks ago - not the best of shots as the stage lighting was weird and a challenge to correct but it was taken at the local community theatre dress rehearsal of "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge" - their first live theatre production after over 2 years of time-out for Covid . It was good to get the camera out again for them.



Tony

Thanks, Tony. Group shots are always a challenge and my family is not that large of a group. I only have the on camera flash for my little Sony.
I need to think more about how to arrange them and make sure my shutter speed is fast enough. Hoping for a Christmas photo.

Pat
Thanks for the thread. Looking back it made me realize that I am stuck in a rut. I have been shooting the same things for most of the year. Time for a change.

Here are two of my favorites. The first is a snow covered stream that flows under a walking bridge on a rail-trail. What I like about the image is that I was able to used an implied triangle in the composition. That triangle enclosed the subject and with a little luck two walkers happen to cross the bridge and one of them wore a eye-catching red jacket.

The second image is from a rainy day at the Farmers’ Market. The vendor had at least two red tents covering their flowers and produce. The color red grabs a viewer’s attention and in this scene there is plenty of red. One thing that stand out to me is the red reflection in the standing rain water. That reflection acts as a leading line.

As a side note, I read that because women have 2 X chromosomes, they see red at twice the volumes men. So women is this red over whelming?

Just re-read my comments and now realize that both images talk about red -- oh well.

A great exercise for reflection on the previous year. I, as expected, found it a hard decision akin to being asked to pick your favorite child ;^)

In the end I kept going back and forth between shots that made me pause when I saw them . .

The reason I paused viewing the first is due to the high contrast in the B&W portrait plus remembering the times we've spent at this regional park for walks, hikes, picnics and visits to see, and feed treats to, the horses that border the park. Always a fun treat for the grandkids and all in attendance.

The second catches my attention because I always enjoy taking steam engine photos and this one captured a certain mood, at the end of a run, with the engineer's pose. If I remember right it was also one of the first photos I edited with On1 Photo Raw and enjoyed experimenting with the options available.

Waiting for another treat
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Dixiana
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This year I tried to broaden my subjects from animals/birds to landscapes. I've chosen these two as my best for 2022.


With the first I happened to notice two Fickrs on a telephone pole outside my house, so I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and was amazed to see them begin a courting dance! Of course, me being me, I couldn't just process the image, ...I had to do some artistic add-ons as well!


With the second, I went to a small lake at sunrise in the fall and managed to capture this scene with the skies lighting up and a misty haze in the background. It was a true fall day!