2018 Highlights
I’ve always struggled with the “top-whatever” end-of-year countdown of my favorite images because it’s so subjective and mood dependent, and so many images are favorites as much for the memories as they are for any aesthetic value. So here are my 2018 Highlights in random order.
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Looking Up, Milky Way and Mauna Kea Gemini Observatory, Hawaii
Forked Lightning, Point Imperial, Grand Canyon
Sunset Moonrise, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite
Wanaka Reflection, New Zealand
Moonrise Reflection, Bridalveil Fall, Valley View, Yosemite
Milky Way Reflection, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Sun and Smoke, Sierra Foothills, California
Magenta Moonrise, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite
Crimson Morning, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
Storm Clouds, El Capitan, Yosemite
Half Dome Autumn Reflection, Sentinel Bridge, Yosemite
Big Sun, Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon
Lightning Web, Grand Canyon
Moonrise, El Capitan and Cloud’s Rest, Yosemite
Dark Sky Dreams, Lake Matheson, New Zealand
Milky Way and Hooker River, Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand
Autumn Light, North Lake, Eastern Sierra
Autumn Morning, North Lake, Eastern Sierra
Milky Way, Nun’s Veil and Tasman River, Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park, New Zealand
Reflection on the Rocks, Nun’s Veil and Tasman Lake, New Zealand
Sunset Reflection, Bandon Beach, Oregon
Winter Reflection, Cathedral Rocks and Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite
Winter Moon, Half Dome, Yosemite
Floating Color, El Capitan, Yosemite
Sunstar, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon
Sunset Moonrise Reflection, Bridalveil Fall, Valley View, Yosemite