Ok, I will get it started I guess.
BEAUTIFUL pictures..
I got nothin even close.
Can you post your camera settings for each picture to, and what, if anything you manipulated.
I added the info you requested to the original post above.
Not sure about "best", but these are my favorites:
Where was the 2nd picture taken?
Leonardtown Wharf. It was one for the Scavenger Hunt back in October.
Here's "Mr Cool with my collar flipped up!"
#3, though my focus was a tad off in this one.