2023 is over and it is time for me to pick some of my best photos of the year. This is a very hard thing to do. I have over 2,500 photos from 2023 to sort through, and those are just the ones I kept. I probably took over 7,000 photos in the year, which is a conservative estimate. The Sony a1 camera can take 30 photos a second, so it's easy to take hundreds of pictures at a time.
My wife and I visited the Maldives, Mexico, and Iceland in 2023. I also went New York City, out on many birding trips, and even went to Benezette, PA to see the Elk roaming the countryside.
After a long review, here is what I chose for 2023. Some of these photos will have been seen in my other posts, and some will be new, never before seen images. Sometimes a single picture doesn't warrant a whole post as there would be a minimal story about it. Enjoy the photos and keep on the lookout for new posts in 2024!
Moon - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens, 400mm, f/16, 1/10s, 100 ISOBlue Jay in Flight - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/2000s, 320 ISOIceland Geyser - iPhone 13 Pro, 2.2mm, f/2.2, 1/7800s, 40 ISOGreat Blue Heron - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens + 1.4x TC, 560mm, f/4, 1/2000s, 160 ISOGrey Squirrel - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens +1.4x TC, 560mm, f/4, 1/800s, 1000 ISORiver in Iceland - iPhone 13 Pro, 5.7mm, f/1.5, 1/2400s, 50 ISORed-winged Blackbird landing in Cattails - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/2500s, 200 ISONorthern Lights In Iceland - Sony a1, FE 24mm F1.4GM lens, 24mm, f/1.4, 5.0s, 2000 ISOWhite-breasted Nuthatch - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens + 1.4x TC, 560mm, f/4, 1/800s, 1250 ISOYellow Warbler - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/640s, 160 ISOTree Swallow Landing - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/1600s, 200 ISOElk - Sony a1, FE 400mm F2.8 lens, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/250s, 2500 ISO
