Favorite photos of 2012
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It's three years late, but since in every year's "favorite photos" post -- which I did for 2015 on Friday -- I say "I didn't create a favorite photos post for 2012", I decided to do something about that.
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| January 2012: Yucca filamentosa curls |
So I went through all of the 2012 posts this weekend and have chosen my faves. I'm assuming that what I chose now is what I would have chosen in January 2013, but maybe not. Enjoy! (Remember that these are my favorite photos, not necessarily my favorite posts, which you can browse using the "best of" buttons at the right side of the page.)
Memories...
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| January 2012: indoor Gaiilardia bloom |
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| January 2012: pomegranate up close |
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| February 2012: cut concrete surprisingly beautiful |
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| February 2012: icy coating in a mild winter |
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| February 2012: fantastic patina on my new bench |
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| March 2012: Hatiora salicornioides new growth |
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| March 2012: the most frilly tulip I've ever grown |
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| March 2012: my favorite bamboo shoot (Phyllostachys glauca 'Yunzhu') |
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| April 2012: sweet potato sprouts indoors |
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| April 2012: bamboo culm leaf |
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| April 2012: Japanese Maple branch |
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| April 2012: yellow groove bamboo fresh culm |
There were too many photos that I liked in May -- I couldn't narrow it down to just three...
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| May 2012: Mourning Cloak butterfly |
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| May 2012: Gray Hairstreak butterfly |
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| May 2012: morning light just right |
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| May 2012: indoor mantis hatching |
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| May 2012: baby toad hiding in bubbles |
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| June 2012: coneflower infected with Asters Yellow |
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| June 2012: toads still at it in the pond |
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| June 2012: twice-stabbed stinkbugs mating |
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| July 2012: rare rain, so special |
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| July 2012: Cardoon bloom (miss these!) |
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| July 2012: boxspring padding from a trellis project |
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| August 2012: Ambush bug in dogbane |
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| August 2012: somewhat abstract castor bean flowers |
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| August 2012: castor bean leaf unfolding |
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| August 2012: center of sunflower bloom |
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| September 2012: raindrops on malabar spinach stem |
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| September 2012: dew-covered bee |
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| September 2012: immature stinkbug |
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| September 2012: one of my favorite plant combos ever |
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| October 2012: sunchoke blooms above my head |
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| October 2012: papyrus looks so good in the lower autumn light |
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| October 2012: an Aster of some kind growing between the walls of a greenhouse |
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| November 2012: clouds with so much texture |
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| November 2012: a study in yellow |
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| November 2012: daylily bloom skeleton |
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| December 2012: frosty |
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| December 2012: more frosty patterns |
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| December 2012: fungus in a stump |
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| December 2012: pond ice art |
I hope you enjoy my photos -- do you have a favorite?
Other years:
Favorite photos of 2015
Favorite photos of 2014
Favorite photos of 2013
Favorite photos of 2011
Favorite photos of 2010
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Isn't it nice to take the time to look back? Great shots all!
The Yucca plant photo is gorgeous! Its one of my favorites. All your pictures are fantastic.
Fewer bugs in this year! I liked the one with the fungus from December. Why do you think you tend to pick macro shots (as oppsed to wide shots) as your favorites?
Loved looking back through your prior work, you certainly have a lot of shots that should make you very proud.
Mark/Gaz: thanks! Glad to "see" you around again. :)
Maywyn: Thank you!
Renee: I'm not sure, probably because it's much more difficult to compose a wide shot? I really love looking at things up close too.
Charlie: Thanks! It takes some time and effort, but the results are always worth it to me.