Your Favourite Photos 2008 – Results
- At February 01, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In community
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A few weeks back after I posted my Top 10 photos from 2008, I invited readers to link to the favourite photo of theirs which they made last year. There has been a fantastic response, with twenty-one people sharing their best shot.
I’ve collected all the photos here for you to enjoy. There is such fantastic talent on display here, and some truly remarkable images. Scroll through the images below, and make sure you click on the image to be taken through to the photographer’s web site or image gallery. The images are shown in the order they were submitted, and the description which accompanies them were provided by the photographers.

Jessyel Ty Gonzalez
I think this was my favorite photo this year that I took. Had a great night and the whole thing was just an experience.

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. I can’t wait for summer to get here again.

Vijesh
This is a hard, but still I need to pick one. This 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.

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
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.

Jason
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.

Leif
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.

Sinisa
No dilemma. While driving tired late in the evening on Iceland, practically stumbled upon glacial lagoon under full moon. Surreal.

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.

Lisa Newton
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.

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! :-)

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.

Neal Eiserman
I have a lot of favourites from last year, but I think I’ll go with this one as my overall fav. 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 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.
Which is your favourite photo? What do you like about these photos? Do you have a favourite photo taken last year? If so, please leave a link to it in the comments below.
I look forward to doing this again next year!
Birthday Meet at the Arcade
- At October 20, 2008
- By Neil Creek
- In People
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One of my friends from the Manifest forums celebrated their birthday on the weekend, by having a meetup at the arcade Galactic Circus. Photos were very challenging in the low light (makes me wish for the 5DII’s 12500ISO!), but it was a lot of fun nonetheless. Here’s some of my favourite photos. You can see the full set in my gallery.
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An afternoon with Nicole, Pam, Emily and Daniel
- At June 15, 2008
- By Neil Creek
- In People
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I was invited to visit some friends last weekend. Nicole and Emily, who I know through the Melbourne Anime Festival, moved in with a friend of theirs, Daniel, into a share house a couple of months ago. This weekend, their friend and mine from the country, Pam was visiting. This was the perfect opportunity to catch up with them all.
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Clockwise from back: Nicole, Pam, Daniel and Emily
I won’t comment on the state of their house, but we had a lot of fun talking about anime and catching up. Fortunately for me, they guys are not only all very photogenic, they’re also willing to put up with me always taking photos of them. So we headed down to a local park for some lunch and some fun flash photos, allowing me to practice my on-location flash photography. Afterwards, we headed back to their place and took a few more photos lounging around on one of their beds. (And special guest Akito the cat)
These guys are so much fun! Thanks Nic, Pam, Em and Shad (Daniel)!
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