My Top 3 Pictures of 2011

The first of three is my first 100+ MegaPixel picture taken on one of many hiking trips out in Banff this summer. This year sparked a new weekend outing every week a lot of times to the Banff / Canmore area that I’ve never paid much attention to in the 16 years that I’ve lived in Calgary.

Banff National Park - Mount Rundle Panorama - 100 MEGAPixel

This second image marks this year as my switch to the Olympus E-3 and HG glass for rugged all-terrain all-weather shooting no matter where I am. This combo really tested my dedication to carrying a camera and sling around. Now I pocket the E-PL1 like a phone no matter where I go.

London Taxi in the Rain

The third and last image will always remind me of my encounter with the one I call “Minolta Man” who turned my view of strangers and photography upside down and led me to weird and wonderful events around Calgary like the Chestermere Water Festival, Langdon Days, and Tsuu Tina Rodeo Pow Wow this summer. I keep 3 photos on my memory card at all times (this is one of them) in the event that I should run into the Minolta Man again some day.

Fireworks on Chestermere Lake Alberta Canada

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