This was a great year for photography, and what follows are my favorite images of 2014. These include images from California, Ohio, and Washington.Lunar Eclipse, Spica, and Mars – Lunar eclipses can begin to feel all the same, so it is best to change it up. In the April 2014 lunar eclipse, I lined up the moon, Spica, and Mars into a single image and I like the result.Blue Hen Falls and Alcove – A return trip to Blue Hen Falls was well worth it, and with a rainstorm in the area, the creek flow was nice. Right at the alcove, the waterfall looks magnificent. This was one of my first selections for my favorite photographs of 2014.Indigo Lake Twilight Cuyahoga – Indigo Lake in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Look looks wonderful in twilight.Desert Monsoon – Summer Monsoons over Joshua Tree National Park bring rain, lightning, and beautiful light over the Cholla Garden. My favorite photographs of 2014 would not be complete without Joshua Tree National Park being represented.Point of Arches and Milky Way – Some of the best days of my travels were camping on Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park. Here, the Milky Way can be seen over the beautiful Point of Arches seastack formation.Sol Duc Falls – Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park is a wonder set of falls that are a challenge to frame, in fact, slippery and dangerous, so one must be careful in setting up.DP1 – Beautiful color in one of the channels that make up Washington’s Deception Pass State Park.Washington Park Sunset – A nice sunset in Washington Park in Anacortes, Washington.NCNP9 – It was a little spooky making images of Ladder Creek Falls in the middle of the night. Seattle Light and Power has a light show on the fall, and after a lot of experimenting, I was able to time the colors in mid-transition for a pleasing result.Medano Rising – Medano Creek at sunrise, meandering through the sand in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park.Storm Over Sand Dunes – Monsoons create an amazing backdrop to some of the biggest sand dunes in North America in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park.Ryan Ranch View, Black and White – An infrared image of historic Ryan Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park.
2014 was a great year and I had too many images to choose from for this post. My original selections came out to 27, and it was difficult to get this down to 12 selections. 2015 should be another great year for photography.
Thank you for viewing my Favorite Photographs of 2014. I hope you enjoyed the images!
T.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographer’s Guide to Joshua Tree Park which can be purchased here.
