R@ptor's Best of 2016

[R@ptor]

It’s once again time for my annual photo compilation of my 100 favourite photos of the past 12 months.

Another fantastic year with trips around 9 countries (Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Vatican) and countless of great memories and adventures.


Sunset seen from Deutschherrnbrücke, Frankfurt, Germany

Sunset seen from Deutschherrnbrücke, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Catedral de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Catedral de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Castel Sant’Angelo & Ponte Sant’Angelo @ Night, Rome, Italy

Castel Sant’Angelo & Ponte Sant’Angelo @ Night, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Elephants, Minneriya NP, Sri Lanka

Elephants, Minneriya NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Spires in the Fog, Wiesbaden, Germany

Spires in the Fog, Wiesbaden, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Gare de Liège-Guillemins, Liege, Belgium

Gare de Liège-Guillemins, Liege, Belgium by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

St Volodymyr’s Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine

St Volodymyr's Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Sunset, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Sunset, Dambulla, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Fireworks, Museumsuferfest, Frankfurt, Germany

Fireworks, Museumsuferfest, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Foro Romano seen from Palatino, Rome, Italy

Foro Romano seen from Palatino, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Torre Agbar @ Night, Barcelona, Spain

Torre Agbar @ Night, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Tea plantations, Boralanda, Sri Lanka

Tea plantations, Boralanda, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

St. Goarshausen & Burg Katz, Germany

St. Goarshausen & Burg Katz, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Roman Forum, Zadar Cathedral & Church of St. Donatus, Zadar, Croatia

Roman Forum, Zadar Cathedral & Church of St. Donatus, Zadar, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Lizard, Galle, Sri Lanka

Lizard, Galle, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Refectory Church, Upper Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine

Refectory Church, Upper Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany

Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View from Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka

View from Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Piazza del Campidoglio @ Night, Rome, Italy

Piazza del Campidoglio @ Night, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Sunset, Frankfurt, Germany

Sunset, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Looking along Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina from Font Magica, Barcelona, Spain

Looking along Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina from Font Magica, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Satmahal Prasada & Hatadage, Polonnaruwa Quadrangle, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Satmahal Prasada & Hatadage, Polonnaruwa Quadrangle, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Skyline seen from Domturm @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany

Skyline seen from Domturm @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Independence Monument & October Palace, Kiev, Ukraine

Independence Monument & October Palace, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Malabar Pied Hornbill, Kataragama, Sri Lanka

Malabar Pied Hornbill, Kataragama, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View along Grote Gracht, Maastricht, Netherlands

View along Grote Gracht, Maastricht, Netherlands by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View from Monument a Colom, Barcelona, Spain

View from Monument a Colom, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Medienhafen & Rheinturm, Düsseldorf, Germany

Medienhafen & Rheinturm, Düsseldorf, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Saint Sophia’s Cathedral seen from the Bell Tower, Kiev, Ukraine

Saint Sophia's Cathedral seen from the Bell Tower, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


E65 near Sveti Juraj, Croatia

E65 near Sveti Juraj, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Timberframes, Seligenstadt, Germany

Timberframes, Seligenstadt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Sunset, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka

Sunset, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Moon behind the spire of Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican City

Moon behind the spire of Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican City by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View from Hardenburg, Bad Dürkheim, Germany

View from Hardenburg, Bad Dürkheim, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Macaques, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Macaques, Dambulla, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View from Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya @ Night, Barcelona, Spain

View from Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya @ Night, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

The Motherland Monument, Kiev, Ukraine

The Motherland Monument, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Croatian National Bank, Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian National Bank, Zagreb, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Westhafen @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany

Westhafen @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Arcibasilica Papale di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy

Arcibasilica Papale di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Tea picker, Pussellawa, Sri Lanka

Tea picker, Pussellawa, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Burg Stahleck, Bacharach, Germany

Burg Stahleck, Bacharach, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Monument a Colom & Port de Barcelona Building, Barcelona, Spain

Monument a Colom & Port de Barcelona Building, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Elephant, Uda Walawe NP, Sri Lanka

Elephant, Uda Walawe NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Winterlichter, Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany

Winterlichter, Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Cloister, Cathédrale Saint-Paul, Liege, Belgium

Cloister, Cathédrale Saint-Paul, Liege, Belgium by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Bendiwewa Lake @ Sunset, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Bendiwewa Lake @ Sunset, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev, Ukraine

Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Erlöserkirche, Bad Homburg, Germany

Erlöserkirche, Bad Homburg, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View along Via della Conciliazione towards the Vatican @ Night, Rome, Italy

View along Via della Conciliazione towards the Vatican @ Night, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Yala NP, Sri Lanka

Yala NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Marktplatz & Neustädter Rathaus, Hanau, Germany

Marktplatz & Neustädter Rathaus, Hanau, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View from Zagreb Eye observation deck, Zagreb, Croatia

View from Zagreb Eye observation deck, Zagreb, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain

Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Lower Lavra seen from Upper Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine

Lower Lavra seen from Upper Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Coastline, Kudawella, Sri Lanka

Coastline, Kudawella, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Jesuitenkirche St. Michael, Munich, Germany

Jesuitenkirche St. Michael, Munich, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


View from Monte Gianicolo, Rome, Italy

View from Monte Gianicolo, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Zeche Zollverein Reflection, Essen, Germany

Zeche Zollverein Reflection, Essen, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Leopard, Yala NP, Sri Lanka

Leopard, Yala NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Cathedral of the Dormition, Upper Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine

Cathedral of the Dormition, Upper Lavra, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Skyline seen from Alte Brücke @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany

Skyline seen from Alte Brücke @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Gare de Liège-Guillemins, Liege, Belgium

Gare de Liège-Guillemins, Liege, Belgium by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Pantheon & Fontana del Pantheon @ Night, Rome, Italy

Pantheon & Fontana del Pantheon @ Night, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Galle Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka

Galle Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Friendship of Nations Arch, Kiev, Ukraine

Friendship of Nations Arch, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Russische Kapelle, Darmstadt, Germany

Russische Kapelle, Darmstadt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Sunrise, Barcelona, Spain

Sunrise, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Baker’s Falls, Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka

Baker's Falls, Horton Plains NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Timberframes, Bacharach, Germany

Timberframes, Bacharach, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Zagreb Cathedral, Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb Cathedral, Zagreb, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Foro Romano @ Night, Rome, Italy

Foro Romano @ Night, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Deutsches Eck, Koblenz, Germany

Deutsches Eck, Koblenz, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Presidential Secretariat Office, World Trade Center & Bank of Ceylon Tower @ Night, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Presidential Secretariat Office, World Trade Center & Bank of Ceylon Tower @ Night, Colombo, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Sunset seen from Deutschherrnbrücke, Frankfurt, Germany

Sunset seen from Deutschherrnbrücke, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


National Bank of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

National Bank of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Catedral de Barcelona @ Night, Barcelona, Spain

Catedral de Barcelona @ Night, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Water Buffaloes, Minneriya NP, Sri Lanka

Water Buffaloes, Minneriya NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Fireworks, Museumsuferfest, Frankfurt, Germany

Fireworks, Museumsuferfest, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia

Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican City

Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican City by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Skyline seen from Main-Neckar-Brücke @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany

Skyline seen from Main-Neckar-Brücke @ Night, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Stadhuis & Standbeeld Minckeleers, Maastricht, Netherlands

Stadhuis & Standbeeld Minckeleers, Maastricht, Netherlands by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Sunset, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Sunset, Dambulla, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Teatralna Square, Kiev, Ukraine

Teatralna Square, Kiev, Ukraine by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Colombo, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Naxoshalle, Luminale 2016, Frankfurt, Germany

Naxoshalle, Luminale 2016, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Palau de la Reina Victòria Eugènia @ Sunset, Barcelona, Spain

Palau de la Reina Victòria Eugènia @ Sunset, Barcelona, Spain by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Elephants, Minneriya NP, Sri Lanka

Elephants, Minneriya NP, Sri Lanka by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr


Weseler Werft @ Sunset, Frankfurt, Germany

Weseler Werft @ Sunset, Frankfurt, Germany by Jochen Hertweck, on Flickr

[Austinlee]

Excellent work R@ptor!

Croatia's natural beauty is stunning. What a beautiful part of the world. And of course, European cities are fascinating with their intricate architectural beauty.

Could I please ask what camera you are using to capture your wonderful travels?

[R@ptor]

Thanks

Originally Posted by Austinlee

Could I please ask what camera you are using to capture your wonderful travels?

I'm currently using a Canon EOS 60D.

[AJW]

You are a fortunate man Mr R@ptor for seeing so much of our world every year. And thanks for sharing these gems.

[Xing]

Nicely done!