Every year Jim Goldstein does a post on his favorite photos of the year, but then invites other photographers to send him a link of their favorites, so we can all see what other photographers favorites are.

So here are my favorites from 2011, I tried to select only film photos, because that is my focus on 2012, shooting more film.

These are some of my favorite pictures, because I enjoyed playing around with my camera while I was shooting; and I was always so excited to see the results. I just couldn’t wait to get my film back.

Up above is the waterfall at Waimea Valley on the island of Oahu.

The Emily Morgan Hotel, shot with my Lomo Fisheye.

Aztec Theatre in downtown San Antonio. Shot with a Holga.

Grandburry County Courthouse, shot with a Holga.

T-rex out at Dinosaur State Park, shot with a Holga.

Denam Estate Park, San Antonio TX. Shot with the Diana Multi Pinhole.

And Last we have my first attempt at underwater photography. This is a little sea turtle at Ko Olina in Hawaii.

While I did not shoot a ton of film in 2011, I did notice that I enjoyed shooting film a lot, and some of the photos I was most excited about seeing during the year were all shot on film.

Now to get into full swing with 2012.

Hey look, another shot from Hawaii. This is goat island, which is a little island offshore from Oahu.

The island can be reached by simply walking out to it, however that would not be a good idea because there are a lot of sea anemones out in the bay, additionally the island is a bird sanctuary; so I decided to keep my distance from it and just enjoy the view.

Shot with a Holga 135.

Shot this from on top of a mountain in Hawaii.

I have to admit, driving up the mountains there is one of the scariest things I have ever done. Narrow roads,  and switchbacks make it kind of an uncomfortable drive. But the view, it is spectacular.

This lovely shot of the Alamo came because of an accident. I forgot to put a mask in my camera. I have wanted to make custom masks out of cardboard, or cut a shape and put it on a mask, but i have never gotten around to it. This was a happy accident, and I can not be more thrilled with the resulting shot.

Normally, I shoot my Holgaroids without a mask, but I think I will shoot more regular Holga shots without the mask.

Everyone knows what the Alamo is, and what happened here 175 years ago, so I do not think I need to go into too much detail on that.

Shot with a Holga 120 CMY on Kodak film. I must remember to be better about remembering the types of film I shoot with.

The Gorillaz is a band I have enjoyed for a long time, as a band they are a group of cartoon characters. On a recent photo walk, I saw a mural to 2-D; the lead singer of The Gorillaz painted on the wall.

Shot with the Holga 135.