YOUR favourite photo of 2008
- At January 08, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In community
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Earlier in the week I posted my Top10 Photos for 2008. Now, I’d love to see yours! Choose your favourite photo for 2008 and link to it in the comments below. I’d like to the photo that you took last year that means the most to you. Is it your best? Is it the most meaningful? Did it have the biggest impact on your life?
When leaving the link in the comments below, please include your name, a link to the photo, a short 25 words or less description of why the photo is your favourite, and a link to your blog or web page so that others can know where to see more of your work. I’ll make a new post showing every one’s photos in a week or so.
There’s no hard deadline for this, I’ll just post the photos when I think every one’s had a good enough chance to submit their link. By submitting the link to your photo, you give me permission to use the photo, or slight variations of it, on my blog. This is just so that I can include the photo in the blog post I’ll write. You’ll be fully credited and retain all rights and ownership.
Just to make it clear, this if your favourite of YOUR photos – ones that you have taken yourself :)
So give me your best shot!
Jessyel Ty Gonzalez
I think this was my favorite photo this year that I took: http://www.dailysnap.com/2008/1124.shtml. Had a great night and the whole thing was just an experience.
wheelibin
My favourite simply because of the surreal fog!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelibin/3078299772/in/set-72157610653785888/
Martin
The first image (titled “grazing”) in this post is probably one of my favourites from 2008.
Crystal
One of my favorite photos is one that I took early on when I just got my 50mm F/1.8 lens last year. http://flickr.com/photos/krstlchik/2809311706 I can’t wait for summer to get here again.
Vijesh
This is a hard, but still I need to pick one. This ( http://flickr.com/photos/kvijesh/2908934721/in/photostream/ ) would be my favorite. I had never seen her so beautiful like that before, an its the memorable vacation I had with the people that mattered most to me. Shot at Karwar, India.
fee easton
i have 2 favourites but i will go with this one as being my fav:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj74/Bootcoot4/photozo/sunset2.jpg
a link to my photos
http://bootcoot.deviantart.com/
Jessica
It’s hard for me to pick, but this is what I chose on my blog. I like the mood and contrast of old world and modern. It was one of those moments when I just happened to have my camera, was out with a friend doing something else, and just saw something that made me start snapping away. I love it when that happens! Starting my photoblog about Rome a few months ago has really been a fantastic experience for me and I’m looking forward to continuing to use it to expose my adopted city to others and explore it even more myself.
Ariston Collander Photography
My favorite was of model Laura Shodire from ModelMayhem. This photo IS safe for work. Capturing her hair and face as she threw her head back, along with the lighting and general warmth of the image made it look fantastic.
http://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pid=9308265
Tony
2008 was not a great year for my photos it seems :) But here is one of my favorites – http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotographs/2917942174/sizes/l/in/set-72157610552511984/
Jason
Hard to pick indeed especially after reading Neil’s article about what he hates about Flickr – no HDR’s or faux-vignette images for this pick ;-)
This photo was taken at the Terracotta Army historic site in Xi’an China. It was overcrowded and people were snapping photos on all sides of a statue in a glass display case. I saw this boy looking up at the statue with a wonder-filled expression and pulled the trigger just in time to capture this image.
I asked the parents if they wanted a copy of the image but they didn’t have email. It was definitely one of my favs of 2008.
http://jason.aminus3.com/image/2008-11-11.html
Leif
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lterrens/3040128857/
My photo was taken at the Werribee Zoo, of a female rhino whilst on the special close-up tour on the back of a ute.
Taken on a Canon 40d with a 70-200 f2.8L @ 185mm 400 ISO.
sinisa
No dilemma. While driving tired late in the evening on Iceland, practically stumbled upon glacial lagoon under full moon. Surreal
http://flickr.com/photos/zineks/3180308035/
Brian Auer
My favorite is this photo of my Wife and Daughter. It was shot on a 1956 TLR on b/w film and printed in my darkroom.
http://flickr.com/photos/brianauer/3160442045/
LisaNewton
I just got my new camera, a Nikon D40, so I’ve been taking a lot of pictures, just to get used to it. In fact, I just started a blog where I can talk, get to know people, and post my pictures. I’m so excited.
On the first day I had it, I went to the beach, my favorite place to be, and took this shot: http://www.travelinlocal.com/about/
Cody Redmon
This image is my favorite of the year because it captures everything I like about my geography in a rather dramatic minimalist image. Thanks for including your readers! :-)
Point of Peace
Martin Waters
A fifty foot spider attacking a city proved memorable and out of all the shots I took in 2008 this remains my favourite, simply because it captures the whole “war of the worlds” feel the organisers were aiming for.
http://www.thenorthshore.co.uk/?p=162
Neal Eiserman
I have a lot of favourites from last year, but I think I’ll go with this one as my overall fav:
Ruby & Vasili 112 by icemanuk
I like it because it captures a wonderful moment from a wonderful day. I also like the composition, the lighting and the depth of field.
Arpad
I have a blog of some of my favorites for 2008 on the blog on my website http://www.ronaszegi.com
I would choose the photo posted first: this picture is special because it was done for my first architectural project. I was amazed and excited at the ease and peace the dog had even though I was setting up my equipment and lights. It helped me to feel more at ease and confident.
Here is a direct link to the blog:
http://ronaszegi.blogspot.com/
Chris Prout
Here’s one of my favorite photos of 2008. It was taken at the Detroit Red Bull Air Race. http://www.flickr.com/photos/techicebreaker/2539667191/in/set-72157607055122930?edited=1
Look through my flickr pages http://www.flickr.com/photos/techicebreaker/ for a few more of my favorites. They are tagged 08favorites.
Antoine Khater
Really hard to pick up only one Neil I hope you understand :)
Here is my take
http://www.adidap.com/2009/01/09/my-best-103-pictures-of-2008/
Cheers mate
Anthea
The photos posted here look amazing!
My decision was a little easier as I had already agonised over my Top 10 from 2008.
My favourite photo would have to be the one that makes me happy just by looking at it. It is of my favourite flower – a tulip:
http://flickr.com/photos/49636853@N00/2579474791/