Year in Review: Vote for Your Favorite Image of the Last 12 Months for a Chance to Win a FREE PHOTOGRAPH PRINT

The past twelve months have been been quite exciting.  In addition to many trips within an hour of my home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, I've been fortunate to photograph California's Yosemite National Park, New York City, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Atlantis Resort, in the Bahamas.  This has included days over 90 degrees, and days when the thermometer was in the single digits.  Between Thanksgiving, 2013 until now, I've probably clicked the shutter on my Cannon about 15 or 20-thousand times, if not more.  Of all those images, I've narrowed down my top thirty-five.

While I have some personal favorites, I am curious which images other folks like best.  In the "comments" section at the end of this blog post, please indicate the number of your favorite image (each images has a number underneath).  You can also vote by sending me an email at: Joshfriedmanphoto@gmail.com or posting a note at my FACEBOOK PAGE.  I will announce the 2014 reader favorite image on Wednesday, December 10th. From all of the people who vote, I will randomly chose one person to receive a free 8"X12" print (image of your choice). If you are interested, I have included links to the corresponding photographs at my ONLINE ETSY SHOP. 

1.  Yosemite Falls and Reflection
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2.  Yardley Train Bridge in Winter
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3. Manhattan Skyline at Twilight,
New York City (Seen from Hamilton Park, N.J.)

4. Yosemite Dogwoods and Incense Cedar Tree
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5. Atlantis Royal Towers and Predator Lagoon
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6. Delaware Canal and Tow Path,
Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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7. Yosemite:  Three Brothers
and Merced River
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8. Pink Dogwood Flowers. 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.ETSY LISTING

9. Thomas Jefferson Memorial,
Washington, D.C.

10. Bow Bridge and Path, Central Park
New York City
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11. Autumn Sunrise on the Delaware River,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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12. Yosemite:  Bridalveil Falls at Sunset.
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13.  Cabin Run Covered Bridge,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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14.  Yankee Stadium, Bronx,
New York City.
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15. Gapstow Bridge, Central Park,
New York City.
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16. Yosemite: Moonrise over Gray Peak.
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17. Pittsburgh Staircase.  ETSY LISTING

18. Yosemite Falls. 
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19.  October Road.  Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
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20. Boat in Frozen Delaware River.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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21. Yosemite:  Tenaya Lake at Sunset.
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22. Central Park, New York City:
"The Mall."  ETSY LISTING

23. Late Summer Wildflowers.
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24. Yosemite: Tenaya Lake
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25. Morning view of Manhattan Skyline.
New York City (seen from Hamilton Park, N.J.).
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26. Old Truck in Autumn.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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27.  Summer Window with Flower Box.
New Hope, Pennsylvania.
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28. Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C.
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29.  Sunrise at Cherry Grove Pier.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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30. Tree with Frozen Delaware River.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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31.  High Rocks Vista in Autumn
with Morning Mist.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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32. Yosemite:  Moonrise from Glacier Point.
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33.  Philadelphia Mural.
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34. Central Park, New York City:
"The Lake" in Autumn
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35. Bridges at Sunrise.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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New York State of Mind: Five Great Places to Photograph of the Manhattan Skyline

"Some folks like to get away,
Take a holiday from the neighborhood.
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood.
But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line.
I'm in a New York state of mind."
(Billy Joel)

Here's the thing - It's been 33 years since I left my family's New York home for college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Since then, I haven't lived in New York, but I will always consider myself a New Yorker.  Maybe that's what happens when you have a mom from the Bronx and a dad from Brooklyn.  Its just in the blood.

One of the many things that I love about New York is Manhattan's beautiful skyline.  Between December, 2010 and July, 2014, I photographed the New York City skyline from several different vantage points:  1) The DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge)section of Brooklyn; 2)Hamilton Park, in Weehawken, New Jersey; 3)  The "Top of the Rock" observation deck, in Rockefeller Center, Manhattan: 4) Long Island City, Queens; and 5) Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey (and the Statue of Liberty ferry boat).

View of Manhattan from
Hamilton Park, Weekawken, New Jersey
July, 2014 (morning).

View of Manhattan from
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
July, 2011 (morning).

View of Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan from
"DUMBO" (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge),
Brooklyn, New York.  August, 2011
(Evening before Hurricane Irene hit New York City).

View of Manhattan from
Hamilton Park, Weehawken, New Jersey.
July, 2014 (sunset).

View of Empire State Building and Lower Manhattan, from
"Top of the Rock" observation deck at Rockefeller Center
December, 2010 (morning).

View of Statue of Liberty and Manhattan from
Statue of Liberty ferry boat (from Liberty State Park).
July, 2011 (morning).

Close of Up Chrysler Building and Midtown Manhattan
from Long Island City, Queens.
April, 2012 (morning).

View of Lower Manhattan, including the new
Freedom Tower, from Hamilton Park in
Weehawken, New Jersey.  July, 2014 (twilight).

View of Manhattan from
Hamilton Park, Weehawken, New Jersey
July 2014 (morning).

View of the Brooklyn Bridge from "DUMBO" (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge), Brooklyn, New York.  June, 2013 (morning). 

View of Manhattan from
Hamilton Park, Weehawken, New Jersey
July, 2014 (twilight).