Top Photography Moments of 2024

January 3, 2025 by John Caplis

Happy New Year! I hope 2025 is filled with good fortune, happiness, and exciting adventures for everyone. 2024 had some extraordinary times, including two amazing trips to the Canadian Rockies, rare aurora displays in VA, and a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse. Here is a collection of some favorite photographic experiences from 2024:

January – Frozen methane bubbles in the ice at Abraham Lake, Canadian Rockies.

January – Canadian Pacific Freight Train at Morant’s Curve, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

January – Sunrise at Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

January – Evening twilight at Emerald Lake Lodge, Yoho National Park, Canadian Rockies.

January – Hike with Flora, a gray timberwolf, from Northern Lights Wildlife Center, Golden, British Columbia.

February – Composite image showing the rise of the Snow Full Moon over the National Mall, Washington D.C.

February – A fiery sunset on Wellington Pond, Virginia.

March – Washington Monument at Sunrise, Washington, D.C.

March – Cherry blossoms and the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin at morning twilight, Washington D.C.

April Total Solar Eclipse – Bailey’s Beads at C2 and C3, and the sun’s inner corona during totality.

April Total Solar Eclipse – Prominences extending from the sun during totality.

May – Moonrise over Kiener Plaza and the Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis, Missouri.

August – Thunderhead partially lit by sunset approaching sunflowers at Burnside Farms, Virginia.

September – Hiking the Larch Valley Trail, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

September – Sunwapta Falls, Jasper National Park, Canadian Rockies.

September – Sunrise at Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

September – Aurora over Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

September – Morning fog at Two Jack Lake, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

October – Aurora from Oct 8 solar storm, Hogback Overlook, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

October – Aurora from Oct 10 solar storm, Hogback Overlook, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

November – Sunset at White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

November – Sunset at White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

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