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.

It’s the Holidays, so I decided to have a bit of fun. I loaded up my Diana Pinhole and decided to go and shoot some Christmas lights.

The first attempt ended in failure, but this is a shot of the Perl Brewery on my second outing. I decided to do this because in 2012 I am going to finally make the switch back to shooting film. I know I say that every year, but starting in the new year I am going to do a 52 week project using film. I am currently loading up on film so I can start the new year off right.

Also, additionally in the new year, I am going to seriously look at showing stuff at a gallery, not sure when and where. But it will happen.

You might remember that recently I had a shot published in a photobook, which you can buy here. So I have some stuff that is good enough, I just need to become more organized and start showing it off more.

This post ended up being longer than I had intended, but I am just ready to start the new year.

Happy Holidays, and see ya next year!

Shot with a Diana Multi Pinhole on Kodak Porta 800 ISO, with a 2 minute exposure.

Finally got my film back from the lab. I have 2 shots from it that I really like. Everything else is overexposed or underexposed, but that is what happens when you use a pinhole camera.

Unlike last year when I tried to build a camera, this year I purchased the Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator.  Both shots are on Ilford SFX 200, and where taken at Denam Estate Park.

This stuffed bunny was sitting on my grandmothers table just waiting to be photographed.

I am still waiting on my film to come back from the lab, so this will have to do while I wait.

See the rest of the group shots over at Photo Adventure.

Sunday was Easter Sunday, but it was also World Wide Pinhole day. So, on Saturday I grabbed my new Diana Multi Pinhole Operator and headed to a local park to shoot a roll of film.

Sadly, it will take 10 days to get my roll back from the lab, but here are some pinhole shots from my iPhone, using the Pinhole camera app.

I took it to Denam Estate Park because of the film I was using.

I have never used IR film before, but while looking on Flickr of what other people have shot with this film, I decided this would be the perfect spot to shoot.

IR film turns water and sky black, and trees a bright white.

I explored a bit, just to see what I could find.

After this nice walk in the park, I baked some Easter Cookies. Very Tasty.