Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
October 4, 2013
Well I went back through the 52 photos of the week for 2013 and picked out my favourite image of the year. I think I have taken some of my best shots this year so there were lots of serious contenders. The combination of a great subject, an interesting angle, great symmetry, and my best macro lighting yet clinched the win for this image of a Morning-glory Plume Moth. I talk more about the moth in the original post. I liked the photo so much I gave my parents a 2 foot wide print for Christmas.
Some notable runners up include my favorite bird shot of the year, showing a pair of Black Oystercatchers and my favourite non-nature shot, showing the redeveloped Woodward’s Building in Gastown, Vancouver. You can see a slideshow of all of my photos of the week from 2013 below.
Cameron, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
December 30, 2012
Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
January 12, 2013
Cygnus olor, Anserinae
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
January 13, 2013
Larus glaucescens, Laridae
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
January 27, 2013
Haematopus bachmani, Haematopodidae
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
January 27, 2013
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
February 2, 2013
Corvus caurinus, Corvidae
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 16, 2013
Cygnus buccinator, Anatidae
Ladner Trunk Rd & 104th St, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 16, 2013
Grus canadensis, Gruidae
George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
February 17, 2013
Burnaby Mountain Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 5, 2012
Arbutus menziesii, Ericaceae
Klootchman Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
March 3, 2013
New Brighton Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
March 10, 2013
Lysichiton americanus, Araceae
Burnaby Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
March 23, 2013
Magnolia sprengeri 'Copeland Court', Magnoliaceae
Lyndhurst, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
April 1, 2013
Thamnophis sirtalis, Colubridae
Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
April 1, 2013
Camosun Bog, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
April 13, 2013
Cameron, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
April 14, 2013
Armadillidium vulgare, Armadillidiidae
Maplewood Conservation Area, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
April 28, 2013
Zootermopsis angusticollis, Termopsidae
Maplewood Conservation Area, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
May 5, 2013
Calidris mauri, Scolopacidae
Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
May 10, 2013
Tachycineta thalassina, Hirundinidae
Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
May 19, 2013
Iris pseudacorus, Iridaceae
Iona Beach Regional Park, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
May 19, 2013
Cinclus mexicanus, Cinclidae
Hicks Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
June 7, 2013
Plectrura spinicauda, Cerambycidae
Hicks Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 8, 2013
Bombus sp., Apidae
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 16, 2013
Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
June 26, 2013
Libellula quadrimaculata, Libellulidae
Grant Narrows, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
June 30, 2013
Hexagenia sp., Ephemeridae
Grant Narrows, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
June 30, 2013
Pachydiplax longipennis, Libellulidae
Grant Narrows, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 13, 2013
Rhododendron albiflorum, Ericaceae
Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
July 14, 2013
Rhionaeschna multicolor, Aeshnidae
Surrey Lake Park, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
August 3, 2013
Veratrum viride, Melanthiaceae
Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
August 5, 2013
Forficula auricularia, Forficulidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 16, 2013
Lythrum salicaria, Lythraceae
Burnaby Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
August 17, 2013
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
August 22, 2013
Euschistus conspersus, Pentatomidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 30, 2013
Pollicipes polymerus, Pollicipedidae
Green Point Campground, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
September 10, 2013
Cameron, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 16, 2013
Cucurbita pepo var. pepo, Cucurbitaceae
UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
September 23, 2013
Emmelina monodactyla, Pterophoridae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
October 4, 2013
Achillea filipendulina, Asteraceae
Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
October 5, 2013
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
October 6, 2013
Epilobium angustifolium, Onagraceae
Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
October 20, 2013
Cameron Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
October 25, 2013
Whistlers, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 8, 2012
Regulus satrapa, Regulidae
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 14, 2013
Aquilegia vulgaris, Ranunculaceae
Hyas Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
July 7, 2012
Female Long-bodied Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides, Pholcidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
November 27, 2013
Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
May 13, 2012
Harmonia axyridis, Coccinellidae
Cameron, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
December 14, 2013
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