2025 was not an extremely productive year behind the camera and lenses. The best places to see what I’ve been up to closer to realtime are pixelfed and Flickr.
The Popular
#MyFlickrYear25 says this was my most-popular photo this year. The interesting thing about this photo is it was taken while testing out a ca. 1970s screw-mount Soligor 80-200 zoom via a mount adapter on my E-M5ii. The lens was in the bag with a Pentax Spotmatic acquired in an estate sale.
The Favorites
2024-25 had some dabbling with film photography with estate sale cameras. “Diana of the Hunt” is in the gardens at the Cummer Museum in Jacksonville, Fla. Photo from my little Olympus Pen-EE that is about the same age as I am.
Sooza Brass Band on stage at Fanfares & Fireworks 2025. I worked social media and photography for the event via my work affiliation with WUFT.
Most Gruesome
This alligator eating smaller alligator photo won’t embed here because of the safety level I set on Flickr.
Most Unique
A gray catbird and a black-and-white warbler in a tree next to the deck in the backyard. “Most Unique” because both are fairly camera shy.
Honorable Mentions
Photo from Fanfares & Fireworks 2024 taken on film with the Olympus Pen-EE, but not developed until mid-2025.
I acquired a film scanner in 2025 and one of the first scans was this memorable photo from winter 1984 in Annisquam, Mass.