Saturday, January 1, 2011

Theme Day: photo of the year 2010

I don't know if this photo is my best of the year, but it is the one that received the most comments.  Taken in March and published in May, it is a night photo at Lake Merritt, considered the Jewel of Oakland.  The white building is the Veteran's Memorial Building.  The Necklace of Lights circles the lake.  It was installed in the 1920s and was restored in the 1980s.

Submitted to CDP's Theme Day (Click here to view thumbnails for all participants), Weekend Reflections, and Black and White Weekend.  Visit these memes and enjoy all these photos from around the world.  Happy New Year to you all.

20 comments:

  1. It is a great photo, it sparkels!

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  2. Magical, fascinating play of light! The monochrome highlights all the interesting shapes!

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  3. Belle photo , pour le premier jour de l'année qui commence.
    Très bonne année.

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  4. Great shot, definitely! Happy New Year!

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  5. Wonderful light with these beautiful reflections. I wish you a happy and healthy 2011 and a great decade 2011-2020. Leovi.

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  6. It's certainly a fine photo. I'm not surprised it gathered a lot of comments - it's a striking shot.

    Happy New Year!

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  7. It is beautiful!!!! Happy New Year!

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  8. another beautiful image. i really like night images. excellent choice. Happy New Year's Day to you! Have a great day with family and friends.

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  9. Hooray! I remember this one, so perhaps my little grey cells are not is such bad order after all. Very best wishes for 2011 during which I look forward to more interesting pics and posts.

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  10. I don't know if it is the best either (you had many contenders!) but it is a very good one. Enjoy discovering what 2011 has up its sleeve for you!

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  11. I like all the reflections. Great shot.

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  12. Superb choice for Theme Day, Carolyn!

    This is an image that JUST WORKS! «Louis» thinks it is one that probably works better in b&w than it would in color.

    Happy blogging to you, neighbor, this New Year!

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  13. Strange linear reflections there. This photo works well in B/w.

    Here's wishing you a wonderful start to 2011. I just wanted to drop in a quick word of thanks for visiting Mindless Mumbai. To stay updated and view a lot more of my photography works, do join me on Facebook at kb/photography.

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  14. Ohhh, that's nice. I like the idea of posting your 'best' shot of the year.


    P.S. your link for 'Theme Day' is not working.

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  15. It's a good one. Remember the scene - though not the white building - from our days in Oakland back in the '60's.

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  16. I like this photo a LOT. The reflections are great!

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  17. It's easy to see why that would be your photo of the year. That is outstanding--just a brilliant shot. This is the kind of stuff we go for all the time, right? Fantastic. Great work

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