The Editor's Choice

Each evening I log-in to the forums to stay in touch with the latest news and photos. When noticing the photo of the Snow Bunting, my first thought (in a split second) was 'wow, looks similar to a capture I posted,' then I noticed that it WAS the capture I posted. Holy cow! Many Thanks to the judging team.. Happy Holidays! Les

I was just casually checking to see if anyone liked my latest photo. When I saw the comments that were congratulating me for my editors choice award I was totally shocked. Thank you for that honor!

Wow, thank you for selecting my aerial photograph for Editor's Choice. Quite an honor and a very pleasant surprise!

thank you very much for selecting my photo for Editor's day today. I am even more happy as it is one of my first pictures with the z8. A special thank you to all to do this job amongst others for the Nikonians day after day, all year round. Jean-Luc Pepin

What a pleasant surprise to find my photo chosen for Editor’s Choice today. Thank you! Gardening is my other hobby which provides lots of photo opportunities (as well as the occasional sore muscle or two).

Thank you so much for choosing my image for EC today. I am so flattered to be chosen and be amongst all the other awesome images/photographers. Thank you all once again.

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the notice and love learning more from fellow Nikonians. "Behind the Image" description is posted at: https://www.nikonians.org/forum/topic/490-1699/behind-the-image-what-a-tunnel-mfa-houston#1700

Quite humbling and what a big surprise to see my gymnastics image selected for Editors Choice. Thank you so much for the recognition! It is good motivation to get out and keep shooting!

Grazie alteam Editor's Choice per aver selezionato la mia foto Valdorcia_colline.Sono molto onorato di questo tributo, mi stimola ad impegnarmi e migliorarmi.Grazie. Saluti

Thank you to the Editors for selecting some of my images. Most recently, you chose my Inside the Silo image. Thank you! I will now have it printed and hang it up at work in the high school. This causes such a flutter of activity when I do this. The students are adorable with their questions. This may sound strange, but the best part of all of this is the explanation regarding how many discarded or failed attempts and how long of a journey this has been and the inspiration my friends, colleagues, and students all gain from that (even I gain much needed inspiration from it). Thanks again and now I am off to order a print of the silo photo! Angela

Thanks for choosing my black and white mage "Down the Up Stairs Case" as an Editor's Choice image. This is my second image to be chosen. I'm very grateful. As my experience grows I find myself exploring the glorious interplay between black and white.

There are so many excellent images here at Nikonians, I'm very happy to have one of mine chosen. It is indeed an honor! I'm very happy with my membership here and you all have helped me grow as a photographer. I am sincerely appreciative.

A sincere "thank you" to each member of the Editor's Choice team for selecting my photograph, "Water Lily Pads" for this award. It is personally rewarding and humbling to be among the Nikonians chosen, as many significant images are posted each month. Thanks again! Tom Conway (coastalshooter).

Wow! Thank you so much for selecting my photo for Editor's Choice today, I truly appreciate it!

Thank you so much for selecting my image for Editor's Choice! As my work life slows down, photography is coming to fill more of my time and I appreciate the opportunity Nikonians offers to hemp me improve. Thanks again, Tim.

I want to thank the Editor's Choice Team for selecting my photo as today's Editor's Choice. I sincerely appreciate this honor. I have been a real estate photographer for the past year and have spent very little time photographing just for me over this time. I decided earlier this year to become a more active poster and participant here on Nikonians and this honor validates that decision. I hope to continue improving my photography skills. Again, thank you for this honor. With much appreciation, Gary

I must thank the Editor's Choice Team for the honor of selecting one of my photographs for display on the Editor's Choice Page!

Thanks again to the reviewers. I am honored and humbled. doclrb

Yes indeed. Thanks to the reviewer(s)! I was surfing the EC page and viewed an image I had posted. Thank you for this honor. doclrb

I just wanted to say Thank You to the editors who placed one of my images as the "Editor's Choice" image. Thank You for the honor, Paul

Terry H. Fisher (thfisherd100) on May 19, 2022

Editors- Thanks so much for choosing my photo for the Editor's Choice award. Being chosen provides such a huge boost to my goal of continuous improvement. With much respect and appreciation... Terry

Thank you for selecting my image for Editor’s Choice today. I am honored once again and I really appreciate your confidence in my work. I feel I have improved my photography over the years and hope to continue to do so, I also believe that Nikonians has helped me achieve this. Thanks Alan

Thank you so much for selecting my image for Editor’s Choice today. I was honored and greatly encouraged in my work. I must also acknowledge the dancer,Addison Haggerty, who performed beautifully and had great patience with retakes. Kevin

I am honoured to have my picture chosen as the Editor's Choice. Thank you very much for this and for all the good work you are doing for the Nikonians

A sincere thank you to the Nikonians’s Editor’s Choice team for selecting my “Descending Staircase” as your Editor’s Choice for Week of March 6th. It is indeed an honour to be recognized by one’s peers. This is my second EC designation. It gives encouragement to try a bit harder, crop appropriately and make a statement.

Ralph S Baskin (rbaskin) on February 6, 2022

Thanks for choosing my 1953 Buick from the Auto Sports Forum. Made my day!

Thanks for choosing my photo (male portrait) as editor’s choice. I’m very honored.

Thanks for choosing my photo (male portrait) as editor’s choice. I’m very honored.

The choice is absolutely comprehnsible: it is a magnificent photo in black&white and it demonstrates that our ancient working-time with the chemical laboratory in a cellar room wasn't as bad as that. There a motives like (as?) this one that impresses more than a colored-one. Greetings, Reinhard

Better late than never. Thank you for choosing my Morning Fog on Martha's Vineyard photograph a number of weeks back. I'm honored to have been selected for a second time in 2021.

Norm Solomon (ctnorm7) on December 20, 2021

Many thanks for choosing my Gapstow Bridge & The Pond photo as image of the day on 12/20! I’m thrilled to have had this image chosen! Norm

Wow! Thank you for selecting my image of the St. Louis Arch. I'm honored and humbled.

Thank you, Editors, for the pleasant surprise this morning. I’ve appreciated all the comments and suggestions members have provided on the images in the original post and your decision gives me the encouragement needed to continue the series. Jim

Thank you for selecting my picture. Among the the hundreds of beautifully captured pictures on this website, it is very humbling to have mine selected. The Sphinx Moths really gave us a show this summer in N. Arizona. They really were really attracted to the Cosmos Flowers in particular. Regards , Merle

Thank you so much!!! Honored indeed!!! Nancy

Terry H. Fisher (thfisherd100) on September 30, 2021

Thank you all so much for choosing my image as an Editor's Choice. The photo was taken at the Savannah, Georgia, USA, Botanical Gardens. I have been a long-time member of Nikonians and thoroughly enjoy visiting the site, attending the webinars and finding daily photographic inspiration from my fellow members. Once again, thanks!

judith dunn (topper1946) on September 28, 2021

Thank you for choosing my image. It was a very special morning at a very special place.

Thanks so much. This was my first submission to Nikonians.

Just wanted to send a thank you to this talented team for selecting my Kingfisher for Editor's Choice. I am honored. I LOVE photography, as we all do, and have been working very hard at improving my skills over the years. I love Nikonians and have learned a lot from all of the members that share their talent here. To be recognized here is absolutely amazing to me and to see my photo next to so many breathtaking photos is simply unbelievable! Thank you! Angela

Supremely delighted to have made it to the Editor’s Choice. Considering the large number of extremely talented photographers in the community, I feel highly honored and humbled by this recognition. A big “Thank You” to the EC panel. I personally have learnt a lot from the Nikonians and look forward to a long relationship with the group.

William B McGinnis (Dubya_b) on August 1, 2021

Thank you EC team for selecting my image. I am honored.

Thank you, I was pleasantly surprised to see my photo of the Bisti Badlands Milky Way make "Editor Choice". Thanks again. Gerry

J. Ramon Palacios (jrp) on June 22, 2021

Norm, Moshe, I should have mentioned that selected images are from forums at the time within present month. The pandemic may have taken a toll. Nikonians should start going out and shooting more, soon As for the members comments, they are out of our control :-)

Hello to the EC team I agree with Norm. From time to time I am puzzled why a certain image was chosen. More explanation/reasoning may also help others to improve their photography.

Norm Solomon (ctnorm7) on June 15, 2021

Thank you for your response JRP. I understand the criteria & I understand that judging is often subjective but It would be very helpful to see more detailed written input from more than one editor. Perhaps it is just me but I don’t find comments such as `nice shot’ very useful.

J. Ramon Palacios (jrp) on June 14, 2021

(Edited by jrp Monday, 14 June 2021 ) (Edited by jrp Monday, 14 June 2021 ) (Edited by jrp Monday, 14 June 2021 ) (Edited by jrp Monday, 14 June 2021 ) (Edited by jrp Monday, 14 June 2021 ) (Edited by jrp Monday, 14 June 2021 ) Norm, thank you for your interest on the Editors' Choice process and criteria. As expressed at the top of this section, the main criteria to choose the daily winners is based on these elements: Overall Impact of the image, Color/Tone, Composition and Technical Execution. We choose images from all genres, from all posts, mainly from the Master Your Vision forums. An Editors Choice team member selects one and proposes it for publication at a later time. Other members of the team may object or approve, so the images are always curated. It is a daily process. To get a wider perception of what the application of the above mentioned criteria means, you may want to peek at our Best of Nikonians 2020 Photo Contest 3D Virtual Gallery at this link: https://www.nikonians.org/about/2020-exhibition Thank you.

Norm Solomon (ctnorm7) on June 11, 2021

Hello , In Nov 2020 I wrote asking for criteria on selecting the image of the day. Your reply was vague. I am repeating my request. Although I enjoy being a Nikonian & have made $ contributions in addition to my membership fee I am questioning whether to continue my membership. It remains very unclear to me why certain images have been chosen & providing the membership with criteria does not seem too much to ask . Thank you for your consideration. Norm

Thank you for selecting great images to share with the community. I enjoy seeing the diversity of subjects and approaches. It’s an honor to have a photo selected.

WOW - you know how to make a serious hobbyist feel like a professional by selecting my Avila Pier as an Editor's Choice Award. Thank you for recognizing my work - I am humbled by the selection. Now I am charged with continuing to grow and create more work that is worthy of this selection. This organization sure helps us Nikonians have the opportunity to improve and master our skills. Thank you again for selecting my image. Tom J

I would like to thank all of the Editors for selecting my image Morning Glory for Editor's Choice recognition. With so many exceptional photographers being members of the Nikonians, this is indeed an honor. Thank you Larry Treadwell

Daniel D Dusing (MaserChief) on March 29, 2021

Thank you graciously, EC team. I feel undeserving but humbly thank you for such an honor - and your dedicated work for all of us. Dan

Choong Yoon Choy (YC Choong) on February 4, 2021

Thank you, EC Team for selecting my image. I feel honored

David Summers (dm1dave) on November 29, 2020

Hello Arch, Welcome to Nikonians! First, for your images to be eligible, you must be a Silver lever member or higher. Then any image posted in the galleries or in forum posts is eligible for selection. The Editors scan the galleries and forums every day looking for exceptional images for selection as Editors Choice.

How do I enter and image for a chance to be selected into Editor's Choice.

Thank you! That's wonderful news :-)

Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs) on November 27, 2020

@ctnorm7 - Thanks for your feedback, Norm. Rest assured that the team is reading all comments and input we're receiving. We are evaluating what we can improve and will look into your feedback and that of others in this process as well. Again, thanks!

Norm Solomon (ctnorm7) on November 27, 2020

Thanks for all your efforts!....Most of your choices I fully understand but several have left me puzzled. I realize that judging is an art and not a science & opinions will differ...Nonetheless having a bit more information on why images have been chosen would certainly help me to improve my own photography. For me as an amateur enthusiast getting better is what Nikonians is all about. Again, congratulations on your work & the contributions that the Nikonians site makes to photography. Much appreciated, Norm

Wow! Thank you for including one of my photos in your editor’s choice section! I am honored.

Thank you editor’s choice team! You brightened a decidedly gray Oregon day for me. Jim

thank you editor's choice team for selecting one of my pictures for "editor's choise" ! it makes my day !! kind regards John

Thank you everyone for selecting this image for the Editor’s Choice. It was an unexpected surprise and wonderful way for me to start the day. Jim

Thank you team for including my flower in the June 8th Editor’s Choice.

Hal Becker (HBB) on May 26, 2020

Excellent choices! High quality results. Regards, HBB

What a nice surprise to see my "Daybreak" image selected for Editor's Choice yesterday. Nikonians provides a wonderful forum for sharing and learning from so many talented photographers. I am so pleased to be a part of the community.

Thank you for the Editor's Choice honor April 22nd. The talent I see pouring into nikonians.org is truly breathtaking and I'm proud to be a member.

Hal Becker (HBB) on April 27, 2020

A great team! Keep up the good work.

Tom Jacob (sevendayimages) on April 10, 2020

Thanks everyone who commented here until now and gave us the thumbs up :) We also love this new feature introduced on Nikonians and it just shows us every day the hughe amount of quality pictures posted by our members...keep going and keep shooting all!

The daily winning picture is always something I look forward to. It allows me to see how inferior my skills are. LOL. Joking. Seriously I always try to pick up on what the photographer was shooting and how, and then was there a story he/she was telling, and try to emulate in my pics. Thanks

Srinivasamurthy Prakash (niknac37) on April 8, 2020

It's a pleasure to see the editors choice every time I log on. Each image pushes me to do better. Thanks to the entire team for choosing and publishing such wonderful images.

"One drop om coffee" is my personal favorite and I am so happy that you like the picture! Thank you

Thank you so much for selecting my ”little drop”. I am honored, very glad and motivated!

Thanks so much for including my photo as "Editor's Choice" this week. Im working on unloading additional photographs since increased my knowledge in photography. Critiques from the group really helps.

It is an honor to be posted on the frontpage.

Thank you for picking my image. Wasil

I appreciate my image being selected. Thank you all.

Wow, thank you all for adding my image to these great photos! It was a great day on a great trip to Africa. And thanks to Nikonians member Eric Bowles, who gave me great advice on converting that image to B&W.

Hans Zitzler (Hans Ztz) on September 16, 2019

Thank you very much for selecting my image. I am quite honored.

Thanks very much for selecting my bear photo as the Editor's Choice today :-) Awesome start to the day finding that on the front page! Cheers, Geoff

David Summers (dm1dave) on August 25, 2019

@larsch01 It is a an awesome image, keep up the great work!

Wow! Logged in to the Nikonians site and saw one of my images was Editor's choice for August 12. I am deeply appreciative of the recognition by the Editors. This inspires me to get out and shot more.

David Summers (dm1dave) on June 20, 2019

@ treadwl - Thank you, Lawrence! It is a wonderful image.

David Summers (dm1dave) on June 20, 2019

@ NadaThiru - The first step in having an image selected is to become a Silver, Gold, or Platinum member. Then, simply upload image in the forums or your gallery. We review posted images everyday.

My thanks to the editors for selecting my photo from the Everglades as the photo for June 11. I am deeply honored by your selection.

Hi, Thank you for all your great work. I do not know how to submit photos to be considered foe editors choice. So I thought I will submit a link to one of my photos https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=493925261147070&set=a.149605365579063&type=3&theater Regards Thiru

Alan Dooley (ajdooley) on May 28, 2019

There are so many memories here from the past year... images that bring back the "wow" reaction and other fond memories. And one was mine! That's both humbling and encouraging!

All.....I can hardly believe I received this wonderful recognition !! To even have my work mentioned (let alone recognized) with some of the incredible talent we have here at Nikonians is really amazing. I continue to work hard to earn the respect of my friends here at Nikonians. Thanks all....wow, I am knocked over !! Rick

Paul Blais (PBlais) on May 26, 2019

A great cast of characters! Each with something different and often a bit more than different. We have no "box" you have to fit inside!

David Summers (dm1dave) on May 26, 2019

@ Agee57 Yes, when you click on the image you will see one or two icon in the lower left corner. One of these will take you to the members gallery or to the forum post where the image was originally uploaded. Most images will have EXIF data available.

Thank you so much. Such an accolade means so much to me. It bolsters my Photographers confidence no end and inspires me to keep on learning and trying.

Carol Freshley (PhotoSpydie) on May 25, 2019

My, what a great way to start the day. Am so pleased that you enjoyed my photograph of the mounds in Badlands. I learn so much from the forums and in seeing others' photographs. Thanks!

Mark Stracke (mstracke) on May 17, 2019

I am so appreciative of your designation of my Blue Angel photo as an Editor Choice. Thanks to the time for all their work, viewing the awardees photos points me to better technique.

Is It possible to view the shooting data for these images? That would interest me a great deal

Thank you so much for judging my "Moorland Weather" shot to be worthy of inclusion in this weeks editors choice,. It really does mean a tremendous amount to me to be placed amongst such illustrious company. Trevor Williams

James Thompson (chips7335) on April 14, 2019

What a surprise to open a weekly update from Nikonians this morning to find my portrait of Bree in front of me. I am truly honored to have one of my photos chosen as an Editor's Choice (April 13). Thank you so much for you appreciation and selection of my work for this honor. Bree had an part in the creation of the image too as she is such an excellent model. Thank you again! Jim

My thanks to all of you for selecting my photo of Chicago as the Editor's Choice. I am both humbled and honored by your selection. To be recognized by ones peers is a truly special honor. Larry Treadwell

Thank you for making my "Exotic" image as editor's Choice. It is very encouraging.

Many thanks to the Editor's Choice team for choosing my image 'Walk to Serenity' as an Editor's Choice selection. I am both humbled and honored - and more than a little stunned as well! Thank you very much - and many many thanks for all the time and effort that all of you, and the other moderators and administrators, put into this site - to be able to participate with so many great people from all around the world, all producing and capturing such amazing images, and being able to learn from them and be challenged to reach higher and produce better and better images, has been tremendous fun and a great means of improving my skills. Thank you!! Bill Middleton

Pat Husband (Second Hand Pat) on March 13, 2019

Hi guys, I am honored you have chosen my Bison Yellowstone image. :D I feel like that image helps to show how the bison survive in the harsh Yellowstone winters. Pat

Norm Solomon (ctnorm7) on January 28, 2019

Thanks! Great images!

Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs) on December 24, 2018

@kmh: Yes, we can (and probably should) include more info about each image directly where the image is shown. BUT, you can access more information about the image by clicking on the small "camera" symbol in one of the corners -- IF the image is from the galleries. If it is from the forums, that camera symbol does not exist. Once viewing the image in the galleries, you can see whatever information the photographer wanted to share.

Marvelous pictures! I wish I could read the captions and find out where they were taken.

Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs) on December 22, 2018

@wallenjs; Thanks for the kudos. I will make sure the whole team gets your very kind message :-)

Thanks so much for you hard work and time in running this site.

I'm humbled to have one of my images chosen as an "Editors Choice." I consider the Nikonians community to be the finest photography community in the world, and I'm honored to learn from this esteemed group. To be chosen for this distinction, I'm truly grateful.

Thank you again for choosing one of my images. It's quite an honor to have one of my pictures including among those of the excellent photographers here on Nikonians. Best regards, Wasil

Thanks so much to all for the Editor's Choice selection. It means a lot coming from such an accomplished team! Regards, Jeff

Thanks very much for selecting my image. I'm quite honored. Best regards, Wasil

Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs) on November 19, 2018

(Edited by bgs Monday, 19 November 2018 ) @Karl: Any image in the forums or our galleries is a potential Editor's Choice.

Hi. I'd love to submit an image or 2, where do I do this?

Thank you for choosing my image for Editor's Choice! I'm honored and humbled. It's even more special to me because that happens to be a picture of my son Zach (#13 in white) making a play for the ball. Much appreciated. -Brian

Scott Ashley (scottashley) on October 6, 2018

Thanks very much for the honor of having my Milky Way and Perseids photo chosen!

these photographies are very inspiring. I'm still far away off those results, but I go on working on it. please excuse my poor English, but I think you understand what I wanted to say. Tschüs (=cheerio), Reinhard

The last shot of the little girl was inspirational.

Thank you for listing one of my photos for your Editors Choice. I feel honored to be judged by individuals with your photographic reputations. Thanks again, Bill

John D. Roach (jdroach) on July 3, 2018

Thanks for your continued fine images for Editor's Choice. By the way, I am delighted to find one of my images to be one of your choices.

Eric Bowles (ericbowles) on June 25, 2018

Just wanted to mention that you guys are doing a wonderful job picking some great images. I'd never have seen most of these images without the new feature on the Forum home page. Thanks!!

Preston Moochnek RPh. (massulo) on June 21, 2018

Fantastic choices of works.

Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs) on June 19, 2018

@labtrout - thanks for catching the typo. Fixed.

Fred Laberge (labtrout) on June 18, 2018

The description says the team strives to find “executional work” by members. Do you mean to say “exceptional work?”