I take a lot of photos each year (20,000 to 30,000), and at the end of each year I try to sort out the best of best. I've narrowed the candidates down substantially, and with the help of lots of "friends and family" have narrowed it down to these 19. So think of these as the "Peoples Choice Awards." In order from number 1 to number 19 - here are ... the best of 2008.
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DigitalQuixote > Tiger's Nest - Near Paro, Bhutan I took this photo in October 2008. To reach my present vantage point I had hiked for about 2 hours and gained about 1,800 vertical feet. This monastery is known in Bhutan as Taktshang Goemba.
DigitalQuixote > Seattle Moment This was taken on the street in Seattle near the Westlake Center on a cool fall day in 2008. This father and daughter had stopped at a Starbucks, gotten their Latte (and presumably Latte Bianco for her) and were reading in the warm sun. I love the intimacy of this moment.
DigitalQuixote > Ballooning on the Edge This photo was taken in Cappadocia (central Turkey) in April 2008. We were riding in a hot air balloon at about 1,000 feet looking down on this stark, craggy landscape and spotted these two other balloons getting ready to lift off.
DigitalQuixote > Kocatepe Mosque - Ankara Turkey Ankara was the first stop on our April Turkey trip in 2008. At one point we walked from the center of the city to our hotel, a distance of about 3 - 4 miles past a new modern mosque. The mosque, which shared the design of traditional mosques, was beautiful. Richly decorated, it demonstrates that Christianity has not cornered the market on ornate buildings built to the glory of God.
DigitalQuixote > Blue Mosque - Istanbul Turkey In Italy (for example) when you visit tourist sites, many are beautiful cathedrals (Duomos). When you're in Turkey, many are beautiful mosques. In both cases I love to look at the ceilings and this one was certainly worth gazing at for quite time.
DigitalQuixote > Cappadocia Landscape In our April 2008 Turkey trip, we spent several days in Cappadocia marveling at the way houses, shops, hotels, churches and such were carved out of the Tufa hillsides. As the region's population has grown, the buildings have been extended in conventional ways leading to remarkably picturesque villages such as this one.
DigitalQuixote > Biker As many of you know, I'm a biker and my current ride is a Ducati ST3. Each year I try to spend a weekend in the Fall with 15,000 other bikers at the Anacortes (Washington) Oyster run. This photo was taken in the Fall of 2008 (and no, it isn't a self portrait). There's a biker culture, reinforced by carefully selected biker clothing and embellished by personal adornments (such as beards, tattoos, jewelry). The 15,000 bikers and the 14,000 residents of Anacortes seem to get along just fine, thank you.
DigitalQuixote > Symi Island Port On our April 2008 trip to Turkey, we spent some time island hopping. One of the prettiest ports was on this small island. If you ever wanted to get off the grid and find a small corner of the world out of history's way, this might be a great place to hide.
DigitalQuixote > Pillars of Justice In late Spring 2008, we spent a week in Washington DC but could have spent 2 or 3 with ease. This photo was taken at the Jefferson memorial. It's a simple image that pleases me greatly.
Seattle Moment
This was taken on the street in Seattle near the Westlake Center on a cool fall day in 2008. This father and daughter had stopped at a Starbucks, gotten their Latte (and presumably Latte Bianco for her) and were reading in the warm sun. I love the intimacy of this moment.
> Seattle Moment This was taken on the street in Seattle near the Westlake Center on a cool fall day in 2008. This father and daughter had stopped at a Starbucks, gotten their Latte (and presumably Latte Bianco for her) and were reading in the warm sun. I love the intimacy of this moment.
Seattle Moment
This was taken on the street in Seattle near the Westlake Center on a cool fall day in 2008. This father and daughter had stopped at a Starbucks, gotten their Latte (and presumably Latte Bianco for her) and were reading in the warm sun. I love the intimacy of this moment.
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