These are my favorite images of the year. It is a wide collection of images, from infra-red to closeup photography.

This gallery celebrates the engineering marvels that make modern automobiles possible. Each part tells a story of innovation, functionality, and the intricate dance of mechanical and electronic systems that combine to create the vehicles we rely on daily and at race tracks.

Racing is a category that encompasses a collection of visual content related to race cars and motorsports. This category typically includes photographs, illustrations, or digital images featuring various aspects of race cars and racing events.

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan—also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P.—is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac. It is bounded primarily by Lake Superior to the north, separated from the Canadian province of Ontario at the east end by the St. Mary River, and flanked by Lake Huron and Lake Michigan along much of its south.

North Shore Scenic Drive (Congdon Boulevard) serves as a main route in the community and is a gateway to the North Shore of Lake Superior.

The North Shore neighborhood is between 67th Avenue East and 96th Avenue East. The neighborhood stretches from Brighton Beach (Kitchi Gammi) to McQuade Road, following both Congdon Boulevard (County 61 / Scenic 61) and the Minnesota 61 Expressway (MN 61). It runs from Duluth to the Canadian border.

The Great Smokies are best known as the home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934, and with over 11 million visits per year, it is the most visited national park in the United States. I have visited the park for over 25 years. The Blue Ridge Trail is south of the Smokies. It is part of the mountain range.

Plants are the broader category of living organisms that encompass various types, including flowering and non-flowering plants. Flowers, on the other hand, are the reproductive structures specific to flowering plants, essential for their reproduction and often characterized by their beauty.

Bird photography is a specialized genre of wildlife photography focused on capturing images of birds in their natural habitats. It combines elements of photography, ornithology (the study of birds), and the thrill of observing and documenting avian species.