Thanks to Edith from Edith Levy Photography, I learned of a blog project run by Jim Goldstein of JMG Galleries. In her most recent post, Edith shared that Jim encourages photographers to post their best images of the year. Thanks Edith, for inspiring me to give it a shot. Be sure to visit Edith’s blog. Her images are wonderful, including incredible shots from Cuba and Israel.
As you know, the year started as I neared complete recovery from my motorcycle wreck, and promptly jumped into a race for the Virginia House of Delegates. At the midyear point, my medical practice closed, and I worked to start a new one from the ground up.
This has been quite the year, and needless to say, photography (and riding the bike) took a back seat. Even still, time with the camera provided me much needed breaks from the wild ride that was 2015.
Looking forward to another year of reading your stories, being inspired by your photos, and benefiting from the gift of your friendships in 2016!
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Those photos are beautiful Laurie – of course my favourite is one taken in a gorgeous house on top of a hill when we were all visiting together in April. I saw it and my heart did a little happy skip 🙂
You have had one hell of a year and my fervent wish for you is that 2016 brings you some closure, some rebuilding, one or two new directions, lots of easy time on the bike and with your friends and much happiness and joy. xoxo
Laurie, I had the same reaction to that photo as Pauline. It’s amazing how one shot can garner so much feeling.
Your selection of photos is breathtaking. I’m glad you found the time to enjoy both camera and bike and the midst of your long and stressful year. Wishing you continued strength and courage, good health and joy in all the things you pursue. Love, Alys
I love that photo, too, and the wonderful time that it represents. Incredible memories.
Thank you for being there for me through out this past year, and I’m so thankful we have friendships that endure.
Mwaaaaaaa
Have a great New Year mate, down a few beers, cheers 🙂
Cheers with beers (wine, scotch, and other liquid treats!)
Ouch, what a mix, I hope the paracetemol was at hand in the morning 😀
Oh gosh, not all at once! Cheers throughout the year 🙂
Well i would have thought seperate glasses, unless you were making punch of course 😀
A marvellous set, Laurie. We look forward to more
Thank you, Derrick! I’m excited for the year ahead
The late Jerry Garcia would have said “what a long strange trip its been” Laurie 🙂 You really did have a wild ride in 2015 but hopefully 2016 will be a more normal year. I wish you health, happiness and prosperity in the coming New Year. Wonderful images.
P.S. – When the Best Of Monochromia post comes around to yours I think you will be pleasantly surprised at which image I chose 🙂
You are so right … I loved the image you chose! Thank you, Joe!
I want to be sitting in one of those chairs in the snow with a glass of pinot noir. Happy New Year, LB!!!
Wouldn’t that be lovely?
I just hope I get to see some snow in 2016!
Your photos tell such a story Laurie, such beautiful images! Wishing you an amazing 2016 my friend!
You, too, Lynn! I hope it’s a great year for both of us!
Happy New Year Laurie. Wonderful photos and may this coming year bring you all you desire… and a few more photographs for us!
I’m hoping to have time to learn more about photography, Mae, and I know that 2016 will bring exciting things for you! Here’s to a great year for both of us!
Absolutely beautiful thank you for sharing Laurie! Wishing you a fantastic New Year.
Laura, thank you so much for taking the time to look and comment. That means much! I look forward to seeing you this year without the distraction of a campaign!
I love your new work with black and white!
Thanks, Liz! You are always such a support to me, and I love you for that, and for the amazing woman that you are!
What an incredible selection of images Laurie. Really beautiful. I’m so glad you did the recap. Wishing you a happy and successful new year.
Thanks Edith, for the encouragement! Here’s to a great year for both of us!
Loved all of these images. Fantastic work. The happiest of New Year’s to you my friend. May your creative vision only expand and grow.
Thank you, Noelle. I look forward to following your throughout the coming year. Blessings to you!
You have so many wonderful photos to choose from …. even in a year like 2015, I don’t know how you managed to narrow it down. Glad to see the bridge made the cut 😉
Happy New Year Laurie and hope that 2016 is very generous (in a good way) to you!
Isn’t that the truth! How could anyone pick just a few?
Some great photographs here LB. Have a great New Year and all the best my friend. ~ Dave
Thanks, Dave! It’s been a pleasure getting to know you a bit. Love my WP friends!
I love the chairs and the beach! Great photos. I hope 2016 is full of pleasant surprises. Happy new year!
I think those two are definitely the favorites, Lisa! It’s time to plan some new adventures, including another Bloggers Lunch! I’ll try to round up Stacy, Patti, and Julia … 🙂 Whatcha say?
I’m in!
Your photos make the year look so . . . placid and easy, and we know it wasn’t! But it was good year for challenges and overcoming them, and I hope 2016 is even better!
Yes, it was a fascinating year, but I’m hoping to do some different things this year! So glad to have gotten to know you, Kerry!
My favorites are the photos of the two chairs in the snow and the people on the beach. Gorgeous! (Although I’m a little disappointed that a photo of the Harley is nowhere to be found 😉
I tried to attach a photo of the bike for you, Mary, but the link is evidently broken. I’ll snap one for you soon … hopefully tomorrow!
Wonderful images – I enjoyed your photo review of the year. 2015 sure was a wild year for you–I hope that you have a more placid 2016. Happy New York!
Thank you for checking out the photos, Sheryl. Best wishes for happiness and health in 2016!
Yes, beautiful images, LB….I do love that first one…and then the sunset of image #7….so very nice. Wishing you the best for the coming year…..
Thanks for commenting, Scott. As I picked these images, I realized that most were those lucky / right time / right place shots, including the two you mentioned. Hoping for more of that same luck in 2016!
You’re most welcome, LB…serendipity can be a wonderful thing….. 🙂
The beach shot is just amazing! The first B&W here is gorgeous. And I love love love the orange leaves at the end. Oh, my friend, how can you live with yourself and all that talent? I like the tree in the field too. One fun thing about your photography is that you have been pushing yourself to learn and grow and expand your repertoire, and as a long-time fan, I’ve been able to watch the progress and celebrate with you! I can hardly stand the wait for your new body of work in 2016.
Crystal, you are too good to me! and as I type this, I see out of the corner of my eye, the colorful mailbox that still sits like a piece of art on my living room floor. I cannot wait to get it posted outside, but until then I continue to enjoy the colors, and the love that came with it.
I know just what you mean! Mine sat in the living room for a month until my stepfather visited and decided to install if for me while I was at work in my office.
Some very beautiful shots Laurie, and my what a year you had! The variety of shots is wonderful, each of them beautiful in it’s own way. Look forward to more in the coming year! Happiest and healthiest of New Years to you and yours!
Hello Tina, and thanks for visiting! It was interesting to go back and narrow down the photos to ones that I thought were the best … and then to find that while I found those that I really liked, there were many that I thought “why did you save this one?” 🙂
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Oh, that little green shed……it somehow felt like coming home……melancholy yes, but touching.
Great pics Laurie.
I’m so glad you liked the image of the shed! It’s one of my favorites and also one of those where I just happened to step outside at the right time (I also happened to lock myself out of the house 🙂 )
My dear wife used to do that regularly such that the women in the school office where I worked started to wonder if I was going home for a bit of nooky every few weeks!
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Now is my time to finally catch up on all the wonder that is Laurie B. You’ve had a wild ride, I’ve said it before, and maybe more than a few times, but it bares repeating often, “your friendship is a gift I feel blessed to know”. I see a shot I recognize, Shelley’s cabinet of curiosities, in perfect light. What a day that was together. Honestly, didn’t it seem like we all had known each other forever? It did to me…….smiling now with the moment your photo brings to mind.
I also really fancy the photo of the big tree under the big sky. Makes me think of endless possibilities and growth. I wonder how long that tree’s been standing there, waiting for you to come by and capture the splendour she’s so graciously offering. Thru wind and storm, sunny days and perhaps days of worry for what tomorrow would bring, she stood waiting for you and your camera. Glad she hung around, her portrait turned out swell xox ❤ k/b/p
You have such a way with words. Really, though, it’s your wonderful imagination. Your vision, and then your ability to communicate it in words, is a gift.
Thank you for your thoughts here, K.
Love to you!
Whether you hear from me or not, I’m thinking “wonder what Laurie’s been up to?” ❤ x
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You have a wonderful eye for creating very special images. I hope your photographs do not get buried by the mountain of day to day activities.
Charlie, one week later, I am seeing your comment. Your comment means much to me. Thank you!