{"id":23151,"date":"2019-01-31T13:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23151"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:20:29","slug":"favorite-photos-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23151","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Photos &#8211; January"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_24325\" style=\"width: 1294px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24325\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24325\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13.jpg\" alt=\"Favorite Photos, January.\" width=\"1284\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/190511-Jan-finals-grp-002-w13-461x300.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Favorite Photos, January. Click for a larger version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are my favorite photos for the month of January. The story behind this &#8220;favorite photos by date&#8221; project is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=20584\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My favorite photos for January are an interesting mix.<\/p>\n<p>Family &#8211; 9<br \/>\nLandscape &#8211; 5<br \/>\nModels &#8211; 5<br \/>\nEvents &#8211; 3<br \/>\nWildlife &#8211; 1<br \/>\nPlaces &#8211; 1<br \/>\nMisc &#8211; 2<\/p>\n<p>Despite over 3400 images in my &#8220;favorite photos&#8221; folder, there were nine days in January for which I did not have a single photo to post. Winter is just not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=19612\">my favorite photography season<\/a>. There were three days for which I picked two first place favorite photos for the same date. As usual, there are some days that have a second, third, or even fourth place photo.<\/p>\n<p>January photos by state:<\/p>\n<p>Ohio &#8211; 7<br \/>\nCalifornia &#8211; 6<br \/>\nIowa &#8211; 6<br \/>\nNew Mexico &#8211; 2<br \/>\nMichigan &#8211; 1<br \/>\nColorado &#8211; 1<br \/>\nNevada &#8211; 1<br \/>\nNebraska &#8211; 1<br \/>\nTexas &#8211; 1<\/p>\n<p><em>Posted January 31, 2019. Updated May 11, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links to the Story Behind Each Photo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22769\">January 3<\/a> &#8211; Night Sky over the Mojave Desert, Fort Irwin California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22778\">January 4<\/a> &#8211; Southwest Jet Over Las Vegas at Dusk, Nevada<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22778\">January 4<\/a> &#8211; Melissa in our Driveway, Lincoln, Nebraska<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22785\">January 5<\/a> &#8211; Andrew, Tennis, Fort Irwin California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22785\">January 5<\/a> &#8211; Ryan, Tennis, Fort Irwin California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22789\">January 6<\/a> &#8211; Mojave Desert near Fort Irwin California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22800\">January 7<\/a> &#8211; Kristina, Window Blind Shadows, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22804\">January 8<\/a> &#8211; Organ Mountains, New Mexico<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22808\">January 9<\/a> &#8211; Western Scrub-Jay, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife, Fremont California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22814\">January 10<\/a> &#8211; Sunny, Graceland University, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22955\">January 11<\/a> &#8211; Doris and Family, Fremont California<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22983\">January 12<\/a> &#8211; Kristina holding a 20-30 inch Cougar Print. Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22989\">January 13<\/a> &#8211; Children&#8217;s Offering at the Lamoni Community of Christ, Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=22993\">January 14<\/a> &#8211; Andrew playing soccer, Keller Texas<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23035\">January 19<\/a> &#8211; Janae, Kalamazoo Michigan<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23062\">January 20<\/a> &#8211; Photographer, Graceland University, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23091\">January 21<\/a> &#8211; Terran Crossing a Wooden Bridge, Lamoni, Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23098\">January 23<\/a> &#8211; Kate, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23104\">January 25<\/a> &#8211; White Sands, New Mexico<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23127\">January 27<\/a> &#8211; Christmas Angel, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23129\">January 28<\/a> &#8211; Terran, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23129\">January 28<\/a> &#8211; Catharine and Terran, Lamoni Iowa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23129\">January 28<\/a> &#8211; Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Late Evening, from a Plane, Colorado<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23133\">January 29<\/a> &#8211; Selina, Downtown Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23138\">January 30<\/a> &#8211; Ivory, Columbus Ohio<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=23142\">January 31<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Jim and Melissa&#8221;\u009d Christmas Ornaments. Columbus Ohio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Series Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=20584\">Series: Favorite Photos by Date<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my favorite photos for the month of January. 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