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It has become an annual pre-New Years ritual for me to revisit photos I posted during the past year and try to come up with something of a “favorites of the year” list.

As I begin writing this, I actually have one favorite photograph of the year – but I’m not going to say which one it is. I have several reasons for this. I realize that I often see my photographs very differently than others do, and I’m fine with the idea that you might like a different one more. As is often the case, the photo in question is one that you cannot really “see” in the small jpg images I post here – it works far better as a print. In addition, the meaning of this particular image for me is connected to the experience of the place and time in which it was made. And those are all the hints I’m going to provide… ;-)

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

BLACK AND WHITE

Two Oaks, September Morning. Calero Hills, California. September 2, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

COLOR

Oak Grove, Morning Fog. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

DEATH VALLEY

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The following image has been so popular that I feel that I should include it here also:

Sliding Rock Under Full Moon. Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California. April 2, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

BLACK AND WHITE

Evening, Racetrack Playa. Death Valley National Park, California. April 2, 2007.© Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

SIERRA NEVADA

BLACK AND WHITE

Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake. Ansel Adams Wilderness, California. July 27, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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First Light, Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake. Ansel Adams Wilderness, California. July 27, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

YOSEMITE

I spend so much time in Yosemite that I’m going to take the liberty of creating sub-categories here.

YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY – BLACK AND WHITE

Boulder, Lower Young Lake. Yosemite National Park, California. September 10, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

On a rainy evening during a late-season solo backpack trip I had this lake and most of the surrounding basin almost completely to myself for three days.

YOSEMITE HIGH COUNTRY – COLOR

Rocks and Trees, Gaylor Lakes Basin. Yosemite National Park. July 2, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

In early July I walked in to this lake in the late afternoon, scoped out sunset shots, and spent a relaxed hour or two waiting for “golden hour” light to arrive.

YOSEMITE VALLEY – BLACK AND WHITE

Ahwahnee Meadow Oaks, Autumn. Yosemite Valley, California. November 4, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

YOSEMITE VALLEY – COLOR

Ahwahnee Meadow, Autumn. Yosemite Valley, California. November 4, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

Building with Green Windows, Moonlight. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California. March 3, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

NATURE

Forest Floor, Muir Woods. Muir Woods National Monument, California. December 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

SEASCAPE

I’m posting two, because I really like one that I shot yesterday at Point Lobos.

Pelican Flock, Dusk. Point Lobos State Park, California. December 30, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

September Moon, Pacific Ocean Dusk. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. September 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO – BLACK AND WHITE

Morning, Ships – San Francisco Bay. San Francisco, California. September 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

SAN FRANCISCO – COLOR

Transamerica Pyramid at Night. San Francisco, California. December 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Gasworks Park, Imaginary Landscape. Seattle Washington. August 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

SPORTS

Prolog Hill Climb, 2007 Tour of California. San Francisco, California. February, 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

STRUCTURES

Moonrise and Shipyard Structure. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California. March 3, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

PEOPLE

Pike Place Market #1, August 21, 2007. Seattle, Washington. August 18, 2007.

STREET

Pike Place Market #2, August 21, 2007. Seattle, Washington. August 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

URBAN

Column, Person with Bag – Palace of Fine Arts. San Francisco, California. July 15, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.