Top 10 Travel Photos: 2017

Milky Way Over Yellowstone Geyser Basin

Geyser Basin Milky Way and Meteor – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

This year was another productive one for landscape and night photography, with some nice results produced from Death Valley, California to Yellowstone, Wyoming. Some of the nicer results produced from trips taken in prior years included results from several trips to Utah. Two upgrades I made during the year that helped recover more results included Lightroom 6 and Photomatix 6. See my recent post “Why Do Your Fall Images Look Better This Year?” for more on that. I successfully avoided camera upgrades, but soon I’ll take critical looks at the latest Canon and Nikon models.

Death Valley Dunes in Sunset Light

El Capitan and Fall Colors, Yosemite National Park

Light Rays in Yosemite Ground Fog, Yosemite National Park, California

The image above was one of several of my images featured by the Yosemite Conservancy on their social media channels in 2017.

Merced River Morning Light Reflection, Yosemite National Park

Milky Way Over Eastern Sierra Fall Colors

Lone aspen tree surrounded by a forest of aspen. Eastern Sierra, California

Morning Sun Rays, Yosemite National Park, California

The image above was Outdoor Photographer Magazine’s “Iconic Locations” assignment winner.

Storm Chasing in the Eastern Sierra, California

Star Trails With Vertical Milky Way Reflection, Sierra Nevada, California

Runners UpSunrise Rain Shower Reflection – Mono Lake, California

Geminid Meteor Shower, Death Valley National Park, California

Another take on 2017 is the collection of most-liked photos I uploaded to Instagram:

New 2017 Results from Past Years

Snow Showers in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Virgin River Narrows Downstream, Zion National Park, Utah

Bodie State Historic Park: Colors of Decay, Arrested

I have many more images that I considered for my favorite photos and moments of 2017, and I’ve collected over 100 of them in a 2017 Favorites album on Flickr.

My Favorite Landscape / Travel Photos from Each Year, 2005 – 2016

Here are some of my collections from prior years. It has been a great dozen years of adventure, I can’t wait to see what I can find to show you in the next 12!

2016 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2016 Top 10 Landscape/Travel Blog Post

2015 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2015 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos Blog Post

2014 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2014 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2013 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2013 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2012 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2012 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2011 Favorites album on Flickr
2011 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2010 Favorites album on Flickr
2010 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2009 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2009 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2008 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2008 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2007 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2007 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

2006 Favorites photo album on Flickr
2006 Top 10 Landscape / Travel Photos blog post

Jeff Sullivan