Posted by Peter Coskun on December 23, 2013 at 8:27 PM
It's nice seeing everyones top shots from the past year, so I figured I'd share mine that I just grouped together on my blog. Hope you enjoy and happy holidays to everyone!
Posted by Brian Schrayer on December 23, 2013 at 10:09 PM
Excellent collection of images, Peter. It's tough to pick a favorite from this set, but Light Catchers, Four Brothers, and Vermillion Eye would probably be my top 3. By the way, I really like your calendar. The glossy look of the images works really well.
Posted by Peter Coskun on December 23, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Thanks Brian I appreciate it! Glad the calendar made it safely and that you enjoy it!
Posted by Bill Bean on December 23, 2013 at 10:16 PM
Really nice set Peter. Like Brian it's tough to pick a favorite but I'm always a sucker for backlit chollas. I really like the "crack" in West Fork also. Maybe one of these years our schedules will coincide and I'll see you in that canyon.
Posted by Peter Coskun on December 23, 2013 at 10:36 PM
Bill you can find me in that canyon about mid June and Late October...Occasionally in the winter too :) Thanks for looking!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 24, 2013 at 12:47 AM
You certainly had an excellent year! The Oak Creek Canyon crack really stands out for me, but you have many others just as good.
Posted by Bret Edge on December 24, 2013 at 4:39 AM
Holy cow, Peter - you had an amazing year! Your photo of a rainbow over the Supes with all the cholla cactus in the foreground might be the best photo I've ever seen from that location. Amazing image of Havasupai, too. Super inspirational!
Posted by Stephen Weaver on December 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Superb work Peter!
You had a great year!
Posted by Don Grall on December 24, 2013 at 12:37 PM
What a great collection of images, Peter! I, too, am enamored by the backlit cholla pics. Your blending in the Havasu Falls shot is perfect. Congratulations on capturing such an iconic image so beautifully! Your wonderful Bighorn shot brought back memories of our "almost" meeting on Logan Pass that morning.
Wonderful collection Peter - looks like you caught some magical conditions. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Darren Huski on December 24, 2013 at 3:25 PM
Great collection of images. Light Catchers is my fave.
Posted by Phillip Noll on December 24, 2013 at 4:34 PM
Great set, Peter! I love all your Glacier shots! I should have hung out with you while I was up there! The shots from the superstitions are all excellent. I need to get over there again. Been many many years since I was last there. Hope 2014 is just as productive!!
Posted by Peter Coskun on December 25, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Thanks everyone! Glad so many have enjoyed my images from this past year. Hope I can deliver an encore in 2014! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Posted by Grant Collier on December 26, 2013 at 4:16 PM
Some really nice photos here. I especially like, well .... all of them!
Posted by John Mumaw on December 30, 2013 at 3:39 PM
A stellar collection, Peter! I liked each and every one of these images.
I truly hope that 2014 is just as kind (if not kinder) with your photography.
Posted by Ryan Wright on January 2, 2014 at 10:31 AM
That is a breathtaking collection Peter, I especially like the Light Catchers and Light Through the Valley photos. Wow!
Wow...2013 was good to you, Peter. Not any less than great in that set. Candle Lit Lake is very special. You must have been close to wetting yourself when those clouds lit up!
Peter, congratulations on a great 2013! Way to step it up! "Light Catchers" and "Light Through the Valley II" are both wonderful. I imagine that even as you keep photographing, I can see them staying in your main portfolio for a long time to come.
If you don't mind my saying so, I'd try to bring up the brightest sections of the foreground in "Prickly Pink Peralta"; I think you've got the room to add a little contrast there and pull us into the cholla (metaphorically, at least!)
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You had a great year!
I truly hope that 2014 is just as kind (if not kinder) with your photography.
If you don't mind my saying so, I'd try to bring up the brightest sections of the foreground in "Prickly Pink Peralta"; I think you've got the room to add a little contrast there and pull us into the cholla (metaphorically, at least!)
Good luck in '14!
Oh, and here's a clickable link if anyone's still looking: http://peterjamesnaturephotography.wordpress.com/2013/12/24/best-of-2013/