Best of 2008

In previous years, I’ve had little problem deciding which photo to share for Photo Friday‘s annual “Best of” challenge. This year, though, no one photo jumped to mind, so I clicked through my 2008 archive to chose my favorite five.

The above image is an extreme (and extremely reflective) close-up of Josiah McElheny’s Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism, which I blogged in May. Next is a greedy gull I snapped during a trip to Revere Beach in October…

…which calls to mind another gull I blogged after a trip to Los Angeles in January.

Closer to home is a silly shot I snapped at a New England Revolution soccer game, which I blogged in August…

…and even more mundane is the accidental geometry of an image I shot on a sunny day in April. Which of these “fave five” is the best of 2008? Take your pick.

These five photos are my contribution to this week’s Photo Friday challenge, “Best of 2008.” (Use these links to see my Best of 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004 images.)

lynD Says:

Dec 19, 2008 at 9:42 pm

First favorite: the chairs and shadows
Second favorite: the modernism jars
Third favorite: the gull on the pier

Happy holidays!
Lyn

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twoblueday Says:

Dec 20, 2008 at 9:29 am

I’d go with the glass. An excellent image technically and esthetically (or is that aesthetically?).

If you won’t get insulted, I’ll opine that any picture with a camera actually in the picture is pretty lame to me. It’s sort of liking making the pencil more important than what it writes, or something.

leslee Says:

Dec 20, 2008 at 9:57 am

These are all great. I’d forgotten about the last one – great catch! I still have the Revere Beach ones saved on your Bloglines feed. Nice to look at on a snowy day.

Sharon Says:

Dec 20, 2008 at 11:13 am

Love the glass shot first and foremost. Shadows are a close second. I really enjoy your photography and words!

Lorianne Says:

Dec 20, 2008 at 7:14 pm

For me, it’s a toss-up between the glass jars and shadows, with the Santa Monica gull a close second. But choosing one’s favorite picture is like choosing a favorite child or pet: it’s really impossible to choose.