Saturday, January 5, 2013

2012 Best Pictures

Below are my favorite pictures from 2012. Due to the birth of my daughter, I didn't get out as much as I usually do, but I think I ended up with a few good ones.

You can view a few more (and older) pictures on my website at ascharlott.com


Number 1

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Dream Lake I
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park on a very misty/snowy/foggy day in May.


Number 2

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Seventh Circle I
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

A storm clears over rippled sand dunes in White Sands National Monument


Number 3

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Seventh Circle II
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

Another look. I couldn't decide which one I liked better so I included both.


Number 4

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Smoky Sunrise
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

A brilliant sunrise over the Smoky Mountains.


Number 5

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Untitled
Pike National Forest, Colorado

Early sunlight hits the top of this Aspen tree making it glow.


Number 6

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Dream Lake II
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park on a very misty/snowy/foggy day in May.


Number 7

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Untitled
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Clearing clouds just before sunrise as viewed from Clingman's Dome.


Number 8

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Portal
Chaco Canyon National Historic Park, New Mexico

Looking down the (often-photographed) enfilade of doors in one of the ruins.


Number 9

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Approaching Storm
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

A lone flowering yucca plant stands to face the coming storm.


Number 10

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Clearing Storm, Sunrise
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Long exposure during a clearing storm at sunrise, just below Clingman's Dome.


Number 11

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Waves
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

Sunset light illuminates the mountains while the "waves" of sand dunes remain in shadow.


Number 12

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My baby girl at birth and now - born January 2012, just turned one!
Denver, Colorado

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