by NIck Kelsh | Jan 1, 2022 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#21. Brenda Akins No bus, no picture. Or at least, no story. But when you put all of these elements together it’s a beautiful story and I don’t believe we’ve ever seen quite this exact version over the years. Saying goodbye to his toys on the first day of...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 30, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#22. Kathy Doten This is a beautiful image. I don’t have much else to say here that won’t be distracting. Here’s what Kathy said: “My last visit with my Mom (she died from COVID April 2020) taken as a selfie and my most cherished picture.” Are you seeing our Daily...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 29, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#23. Judy Connick This is straight out of Ansel Adams’s playbook. Don’t over expose the highlights and hold detail in your shadows. If you can pull that off you have grabbed your viewers by their hearts and minds. (With a modern digital camera you start by...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 28, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#24. Louise Rodgers Sumner You should’ve seen the dog when they read A Cat in the Hat. Actually, it’s better this way. Look at the look on that dog’s face! Precious is certainly one word for it. But let me just say what Louise has done to perfection here. She...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 27, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#25. Rebecca Martin There are lots of life lessons to be learned from this photo not the least of which is don’t run a six foot long chain saw barefooted, especially if your legs are three long. The math is just not in your favor. Other than that this picture...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 26, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#26. Jayne Lang Frahmann I know, I’m a sucker for white owls in white snowy trees. This is just a beautiful nature photograph. Love this. Holy smokes, look at that camouflage! Wow! Here’s what Jayne said: “Took a mental health drive through the frosty Wisconsin...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 25, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#27. Denise Decloux No, it’s not Oz. It’s Denise’s Vancouver seen from a client’s office. A cluster of boats, a mountain range backdrop, and a panorama of late afternoon clouds make it tempting to declare this an illustration, but it’s not. It’s the real deal....
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 24, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#28. Diane Steever Anderson These are sisters 13 years apart. I think what makes this work so well is that we only see one face. We can see enough of the hidden face to see what appears to be a smile. At the very least we get that it’s a powerful, loving...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 23, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#29. Jasmin Lord It’s Jasmin’s four girls. Sure, you can’t see their faces but this is one serious relationship photo – the relationship between siblings and and the rest of the universe. Gorgeous. Are you seeing our Daily Fan Photos on Facebook?...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 22, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#30. Charles S. Acson This is a great storytelling picture for 2021. Charles said exactly what we think at our house. “I hope she’s doing her homework.” Are you seeing our Daily Fan Photos on Facebook? Click here if you'd like to! Don't forget to leave a...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 21, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#31. Orion Hardwick First of all, Orion and I are related somehow. His father is my cousin. Perhaps one of you genealogy people could explain to me what the official term for that is. But regardless, I am taking full credit for any genetically acquired...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 20, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#32. Kristin Pehl This picture was not found, it was created. There are all kinds of people with all kinds of brains who take all kinds of photographs. This one was preconceived in Kristin’s mind’s eye. She saw it before she pushed the button. It was hand...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 19, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#33. Terri Viola’s daughter We’ve had a lot of these triangular relationship photographs on this page. This picture was: 1. Taken by Terri’s daughter of 2. Terri’s grand daughter and 3. Posted by Terri. (Terri gets around.) And when it looks this good, when the...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 18, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#34. Wanda Raines Collins Sometimes it’s several things that come together to make a picture—or anything else—work. The out-of-focus background is beautiful. That’s the result of a telephoto lens and a large aperture. The monarch is placed off-center making for...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 17, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#35. Kellie Anderson Llewellyn This is a a high-end self-portrait. Kellie set up the camera on a tripod and jumped in the frame. She is star, director, lighting consultant, the whole works. Beautiful. I suppose in the end if you wanted to really clean it up you...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 16, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#36. Jude Hunt Wildhagen If you are near any body of water just head over there and something photographically delightful is going to happen. If it happens to be a black swan swimming by so much the better. Red beak? No problem. But I’m serious about the water....
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 15, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#37. Sue Creager As strange as it sounds it’s what Sue decided not to put in this picture that makes it so strong. I love this photograph! What a beautiful crop this is. That black dress behind his face makes all the difference, too. He sounds like a wonderful...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 14, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#38. Petra Corcoran A bunch of good things came together here for Petra. But in the end, she stood back, let the mood happen and pushed the button. Standing back and doing nothing can be extremely difficult. Really nice photograph. Here’s what she said: “Teen...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 12, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#39. Cathy Carbajal Buchanan Well, if the matching Christmas sweater ritual isn’t all fun at least it’s two-thirds fun. Here are two consecutive years. It gets to be so much fun sometimes you have to climb inside the sweaters. Hilarious. Are you seeing our...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 11, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#40. Susanne Merry Lewis The little boy in red is embracing a beautiful universe of blue – sky and water. Of course, saying it is not the same as seeing it and that’s what we get to do with this photograph. What a joyful moment has been captured. He’s...
