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My Favorite Photos of 2022

Posted on January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 by Jordan Steele

If you’re a long-time visitor to the site, you’ll know that every year I go through the photos I have shot that year and pick my favorites to share with you. This year was an insanely busy one at my work, and as such, I barely had time to write and had limited time to shoot as well. I did manage to carve out some time on several dedicated photo trips, though, which netted me some of my favorite photos of the past few years.

It was also a year of delving into new niches in photography. I shot considerably more film this year than at any time in the past 22 years (and perhaps even ever), and began shooting medium format for the first time in my life. I shot four rolls of 35mm and twenty rolls of 120 film over the course of the year. I also began developing my film myself, so the vast majority of that film was self-developed. I plan on continuing with film on the side, as I enjoy the process quite a lot.

The second big addition to my photography suite was in picking up my DJI Air 2S, which has opened up the world of aerial photography to me. This has been extremely rewarding, and has allowed me to get new perspectives on subjects. I’m hoping to have my full review of the Air 2S completed in the coming weeks, but I’ve been saying that for two months.

In any case, here are 25 of my favorite images from 2022. These aren’t necessarily my best images, but are spme of my personal favorites, encompassing the year of shooting. Images are in chronological order.

Honey Run Falls – Canon EOS R5 with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art @ 15mm, f/8, 0.8s, ISO 320
Pittsburgh, PA – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM @ 135mm, f/9, 15s, ISO 100
Devil’s Bathtub, Hocking Hills State Park, OH – Canon EOS R5 with RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 24mm, f/11, 2.5s, ISO 100
Chickadee – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM @ 400mm, f/8, 1/1250s, ISO 800
Deermerica – Canon EOS Elan with Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5, Ilford PanF Plus 50, Developed in Df96 Monobath
Steeple Through the Blossoms – Mamiya M645 with Mamiya-Sekor 150mm f/3.5, Kodak Ektar 100
Morning Biker, Columbus, OH – Mamiya C330f with Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 @ f/22, Kodak Tmax 100, Developed with Rodinal 1+25
Woodpecker – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM @ f/11, 1/1250s, ISO 3200
The Livingston – Mamiya C330f with Mamiya-Sekor 55mm f/4.5, Fujifilm 400H, self-developed
Thompson Library, The Ohio State University – Canon EOS R5 with Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift @ 1/40s, ISO 400
Fire Station 91 – Canon EOS R5 with Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift @ f/11, 1/10s, ISO 100
Grayson on the Bass – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM @ 119mm, f/10, 1/250s, ISO 100
Rock and Water, Acadia National Park, Maine – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS @ 14mm, f/13, ISO 200 (3 shot HDR)
Ursa Major, Covehead Lighthouse, Prince Edward Island – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS @ 35mm, f/4.5, 15s, ISO 4000
Cape Tryon, Prince Edward Island – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS @ f/16, ISO 100 (3 shot HDR)
Cape Tryon, Prince Edward Island – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS @ 19mm, f/13, 1/40s, ISO 100
At the Edge, Cape Egmont, Prince Edward Island – Mamiya C330f with Mamiya-Sekor 180mm f/4.5, Kodak Ektar 100
Columbus at Night – DJI Air 2S @ f/2.8, 4s, ISO 100
Water Patterns – DJI Air 2S @ f/2.8, 1/1500s, ISO 200
Ant on Leaf – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro @ f/8, 1/100s, ISO 200
Columbus at Sunrise – DJI Air 2S @ f/2.8, 1/2500s, ISO 100
Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park, WV – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 53mm, f/16, 4s, ISO 200
Falling Spring Falls, VA – DJI Air 2S, 5 shot HDR @ f/2.8, ISO 100
Pastoral Countryside, Harrington, Virginia – DJI Air 2S @ f/2.8, f/400s, ISO 100
Concho Rim Overlook, West Virginia – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM @ 14mm, f/11, ISO 100 (3 shot HDR)

3 thoughts on “My Favorite Photos of 2022”

  1. Erwin Bodo says:
    January 8, 2023 at 10:01 am

    Superb work!

    Reply
  2. Sam Taylor says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:18 am

    Beautiful images Jordan – thank you for sharing

    Reply
  3. Eric Wojtkun says:
    March 18, 2023 at 7:15 pm

    Wonderful as always. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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