Yes, you read that right, even though I’m writing this in the last month of 2017. As I was deciding on my five favorite photos from 2017, I realized I had never posted my favorites from 2016. So, better late than never, here they are:
![Grass in Dune Shadow. (Nikkor 80-400mm on Nikon D810.)](http://tomvadnais.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/GrassInDuneShadow.jpg)
Grass in Dune Shadow. (Nikkor 80-400mm on Nikon D810.)
![White Sands Yucca Pano. (Nikkor 80-400mm on Nikon D810.)](http://tomvadnais.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WhiteSandsYuccaPano.jpg)
White Sands Yucca Pano. (Nikkor 80-400mm on Nikon D810.)
![Backlit Tree at Elkmont. (ZEISS Otus 85mm f/1.4 on Nikon D810.)](http://tomvadnais.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BacklitTreeAtElkmont.jpg)
Backlit Tree at Elkmont. (ZEISS Otus 85mm f/1.4 on Nikon D810.)
![Clingmans Dome Sunset. (Nikkor 80-400mm on Nikon D810.)](http://tomvadnais.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ClingmansDomeSunset.jpg)
Clingmans Dome Sunset. (Nikkor 80-400mm on Nikon D810.)
![Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Engines at Commemorative Air Force Museum, Mesa, AZ. (ZEISS Otus 55mm f/1.4 on Nikon D810.)](http://tomvadnais.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/B-17_Engines.jpg)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Engines at Commemorative Air Force Museum, Mesa, AZ. (ZEISS Otus 55mm f/1.4 on Nikon D810.)
Remembering the discussion of “favorite” versus “best” images from an earlier post, these are my favorites because they not only showed what I had intended in the way I had intended with the quality I had intended, but they also satisfy me emotionally, and I still enjoy them.
I’ve still got almost a month of shooting to go before I have to determine my favorite images from 2017!