2017 Favorites – Honorable Mentions

I sat down at my computer last week and went about my annual process of selecting my ten favorite photographs I made this year. I always enjoy this and usually find it interesting. There are always some photos that I loved when I took them, often because of fond memories of the experience, that seem less spectacular overt time. There are others that just stick with me. There are photos that others really like that I’m not as enamored with, and some that I think are really cool that didn’t get much of a reaction from my friends. So I mix all that together and create a short list of my favorite photos and then work to cull that list down to ten.

This year was especially challenging and getting down to ten favorites forced me to cast asides some pictures that I really like! Next week I’ll share my favorites, along with some background information on each of them and why it was included. In the meantime, here are the honorable mentions (in no particular order).

1) Castle Mountain Sunrise – Banff National Park, Canada

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (Kyle Jones)

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (Kyle Jones)

2) Kirkjufellsfoss Sunset – Iceland

Grundarfjorour, Iceland (Kyle Jones)

Grundarfjorour, Iceland (Kyle Jones)

3) Stately Grizzly – Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (Kyle Jones)

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (Kyle Jones)

4) Shark Fin Milky Way – Davenport, California

Davenport, California (Kyle Jones)

Davenport, California (Kyle Jones)

5) Kirby Cove Twilight – San Francisco, California

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California (Kyle Jones)

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California (Kyle Jones)

6) Posing Puffin – Iceland

Borgarfjörður eystri, Iceland (Kyle Jones)

Borgarfjörður eystri, Iceland (Kyle Jones)

7) Narrows and Tree – Zion National Park, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah (Kyle Jones)

Zion National Park, Utah (Kyle Jones)

8) Kirkjufell Reflections – Iceland

Grundarfjorour, Iceland (Kyle Jones)

Grundarfjorour, Iceland (Kyle Jones)

9) Stars Over Soberanes – Big Sur, California

Garrapata State Park, California (Kyle Jones)

Garrapata State Park, California (Kyle Jones)

10) Lower Johnston Canyon Falls – Banff National Park, Canada

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (Kyle Jones)

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (Kyle Jones)

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