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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Lightning Web, Grand Canyon

Sunset Moonrise, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite

Moonrise Reflection, Bridalveil Fall, Valley View, Yosemite

Sun and Smoke, Sierra Foothills, California

Milky Way and Hooker River, Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand

Winter Moon, Half Dome, Yosemite

Big Sun, Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon

Wanaka Reflection, New Zealand

Winter Reflection, Bridalveil Fall and the Merced River, Yosemite

Autumn Light, North Lake, Eastern Sierra

Sunstar, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Storm Clouds, El Capitan, Yosemite

Floating Color, El Capitan, Yosemite

Sunset Moonrise Reflection, Bridalveil Fall, Valley View, Yosemite

Milky Way Reflection, Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Looking Up, Milky Way and Mauna Kea Gemini Observatory, Hawaii

Autumn Morning, North Lake, Eastern Sierra

Magenta Moonrise, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite

Half Dome Autumn Reflection, Sentinel Bridge, Yosemite

Forked Lightning, Point Imperial, Grand Canyon

Milky Way, Nun’s Veil and Tasman River, Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

Moonrise, El Capitan and Cloud’s Rest, Yosemite

Dark Sky Dreams, Lake Matheson, New Zealand

Sunset Reflection, Bandon Beach, Oregon

Crimson Morning, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

Reflection on the Rocks, Nun’s Veil and Tasman Lake, New Zealand