My photography over the past year was very much in fits and starts. Almost all of the photography I've done the past three months has been on bike rides. 3rd quarter faves https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313760301/ Some may find it interesting to compare the image quality of my Lumix, my phone and my K-3III in this album from my various rides, most of you would probably think the album is just too long. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313784344 The micro 4/3 is wonderfully convenient to carry on the bike, but the sensor is rather noisy in adverse conditions https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53436961736/ lightroom's denoise filter does an impressive job, however https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/53436961616 As to my annual "best of", it is interesting to be reminded that a year ago yesterday I heard a loud noise which turned out to be a landslide where the back yard of a house across the river from mine slid into the river. Then in March a tree fell on my neighbor's house, a week later one fell on the power lines in front of my other neighbor's house, and my property ended up on the news behind the anchor man talking about all of the landslides in the area. About a month after that, as we were moving into the new office, I heard some bangs behind the building, which turned out to be several cars engulfed in flames. The year ended much more quietly, and in retrospect the photo of the windmill was today's ride, so not actually 2024, but I'm not going to sweat petty details. 2023 faves https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72177720313756522/ -- Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood