The Best of 2011

2011 was quite a year for picture taking. For the New Year, here's what were the best...

 Fireworks as seen from my back yard.

Turning Point Park outside of Rochester, NY.

Tillman Wildlife Preserve in Clarence, NY

Boston Hills in the Autumn (Boston, NY)

Waterport Falls, near Lake Ontario, west of Rochester, NY.

Thirty Mile Point lighthouse, between Niagara Falls and Rochester.

High school football. Williamsville South vs. Williamsville East. Trent Ferguson of South passes.

Sabres training camp: Ruff gives instruction to his players during second day of camp.

 Chittenango Falls, just outside of Syracuse, is one of the tallest waterfalls in New York State.

 Ron Paul speaks in East Aurora

Our Lady of Victory Bisilica, Buffalo, NY

Christmas lights

It's always fun to drive around the neighborhood and see all the Christmas light decorations on houses. Took a drive Christmas evening and captured a few of these scenes:

 

Tillman Wildlife one more time!

Took a lot of pictures at the Tillman Wildlife Preserve and am sharing some more...

Junior Sabres hockey

I went to a Junior Sabres hockey game at the former Pepsi Center, now the Northtown Center. They played the Hamilton Red Wings. While the Sabres jumped to a 3-1 lead, they couldn't hold it, and eventually lost 6-3. The Junior Sabres provide some great hockey entertainment and I would recommend taking in a couple of their games.

Tillman Wildlife revisited

A couple weeks after my first pictures of the Tillman Wildlife Preserve, I went back there and took some more pics. All the leaves were off the trees, so there was quite a difference.

The first picture below is with some of the trees with yellow leaves.

Junior Sabres hockey

Decided to go to a Junior Sabres game as they were playing the Hamilton Red Wings. It was a pretty fast-paced game with plenty of scoring and hits. There were even a couple fights, one especially a hot one as a Sabre started mixing it up with the Hamilton goalie. There was a huge brawl on the ice, and it spilled over on the benches as the coaches had a lot of words for each other.

It's a great time and the price is much more reasonable than the NHL Sabres. Check it out sometime...