I wanted to do this up right. You know, on Thursday, post the runners-up, 20 through 11, and start off this blog … we're doing the Top 10 Photos of the Year, by the way … with a rambling introduction about what makes a photo important: news value, artistry, composition, lighting, cute kids, etc.
And I was going to make important points about whether I should go with the BEST photos, or try to make sure all the grandparents were represented (Bullworker, for example, tends to take real good photos with the older boy, in part because he tends to "hunker" a lot and they're often at eye level) … you know, crisis-level stuff.
But, it's 12:32 and every minute I spend on this, is one less minute of sleep I get.
Besides, I've already spent a LOT of time on this particular blog, going through all the photos of 2010 and narrowing them down to a folder of 51 photos, from which I semi-randomly picked the 10 that I feel were the best at that moment.
With no further sleep delays …
No. 10: Shannon took this one of the younger boy and I watching the A&M/Nebraska game. What makes it, is not just the expression of total involvement in the younger boy's face, but the matching bottle of milk and pint of beer on the windowsill.
No. 9: I overlooked this photo earlier in the year, but this is the older boy's first ride on the Zilker Zephyr when he was old enough to know what was going on. We had been sitting here in the sun for 10 minutes (an eternity for a 3-year-old) and he was wondering why in the hell we weren't going back to the swings. This photo was taken at the exact moment that the train began to move and the boy realized, "Holy shit, we are going to GO somewhere on this train!"
No. 8: I took a mess of artistic photos in October in a burst of inspiration. Three of them made my folder o' 51. But I have to go with "The Farmhouse at Dawn" as the entry in the Top 10.
No. 7: My attempt to photograph the older boy's Christmas program at Mornings with the Messiah was a bust. Fortunately, I was looking out for other opportunities …
No. 6: I'm not sure who took this photo of grandma with the boys, but the older boy's expression pretty much says it all.
No. 5: I wanted to go back and retry this photo on a different day with better clouds and a more contrasty shirt, but it didn't happen. I guess this will do.
No. 4: My sister took this shot of mama and her boys. We've tried and tried, and haven't done better yet.
No. 3: This year's official wildflower photo.
No. 2: The official "younger boy is born" photo.
No. 1: Grandma took this photo of me and the older boy riding in the tractor.
Have a good new year, everybody.
Awesome pictures, Dave! Have a great New Year's.
Posted by: Katherine | December 31, 2010 at 07:50 AM