Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Theme Day for January, 'Best of'

Starting off the new year with a bang. Theme Day for January is "the best of." Revisitng my post back on October 24th, Tequila Sunrise.
I thought it apropriate with tonight's celebratory tequila shot(s) and a glorious morning for the new year, (lots of water and aspirin). ;-)
Not the best photo compositionwise, the colors do make it work. I actually have a thing for scenes like this with bare trees in silhouette. Besides, in this time of dull dreary winter days, we can use a touch of color. OK, an explosion of color!
Happy New Year, everyone. Have fun, be safe.
See all the Theme Day participant's links below;
Paris, France - London, England - Hyde, UK - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Grenoble, France - Stockholm, Sweden - Riga, Latvia - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Manila, Philippines - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Weston (FL), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - New Orleans (LA), USA - Wichita (KS), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - San Francisco (CA), USA - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Greenville (SC), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Mainz, Germany - Melbourne, Australia - Portland (OR), USA - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Toulouse, France - Naples (FL), USA - Jakarta, Indonesia - Brussels, Belgium - Stayton (OR), USA - Selma (AL), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Toruń, Poland - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - Budapest, Hungary - Baziège, France - Nashville (TN), USA - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Chicago (IL), USA - Prescott (AZ), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Nottingham, UK - Moscow, Russia - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Evry, France - Trujillo, Peru - Arlington (VA), USA - Denpasar, Indonesia - American Fork (UT), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Coral Gables (FL), USA - Montpellier, France - Joplin (MO), USA - Pilisvörösvár, Hungary - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Boston (MA), USA - Torun, Poland - New York City (NY), USA - Dunedin (FL), USA - Quincy (MA), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Chateaubriant, France - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Jackson (MS), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Budapest, Hungary - Austin (TX), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - Cypress (TX), USA - Bicheno, Australia - Wrocław, Poland - Brookville (OH), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - Cheltenham, UK - Wellington, New Zealand - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Mumbai (Maharashtra), India - London, UK - Haninge, Sweden - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Arradon, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Mumbai, India - Terrell (TX), USA - Bogor, Indonesia - Delta (CO), USA - Radonvilliers, France - Saigon, Vietnam - San Diego (CA), USA - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Belgrade, Serbia - Auckland, New Zealand - Seguin (TX), USA - Inverness (IL), USA - Oslo, Norway - Singapore, Singapore - Las Vegas (NV), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - Torino, Italy - Susanville (CA), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Sharon (CT), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Memphis (Tennessee), USA

40 comments:

lv2scpbk said...

Beautiful, looks so dramatic.

I couldn't decide for theme day and am leaving it up to the votes. I narrowed my down to seven. Yikes! Hate to say I just couldn't pick one. Come take a look and put your vote in.

Southern Heart said...

That is a breathtaking, and very peaceful, photo...a lovely choice!

Happy New Year,

Andrea

Mike's Travels said...

Good choice. Happy New Year!
Quick Snap
This I Do...

Jilly said...

This is a great shot. Just love it. Well done. Happy New Year to you!

Anonymous said...

A very nice photograph and well-chosen for this January theme day.

Thanks for all of your visits to my blog in 2007 and I hope and pray you have excellent health and are very happy all the days of your life but especially in this new year 2008.

Happy New Year from Patty and me.

alice said...

Happy New Year from Arradon, bonne et heureuse année!

edwin s said...
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edwin s said...

Happy New Year!!!

Kate said...

Fire in the sky!! Great choice for your first post of 2008. My new year's greeting to you:

An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Jim Klenke said...

Happy New Year, a great choice.

Keropokman said...

the color's beautiful!

A happy new year again ;-)

Olivier said...

La lumière et les ombres sont magnifiques. mes meilleurs voeux en cette année 2008.

The light and shadow are magnificent. My best wishes in the year 2008.

edwin s said...

Beautiful shot. the sun sets on one year and rises for another.

have a great year filled with love and smiles.

Gerald (SK14) said...

good choice for the theme
happy new year

Eric said...

A truly good choice for your city and theme day. I can feel the weather in the images and the positioning you must have thought out to take it just right.

What a stunning photo. I think you did right choosing this one as your best pic of the year. I did not

Bonne année de Paris et thank you for taking part in the City Daily
Photo community. It is a lot of hard work I know.

Chris said...

A very beautiful photo! The colors that the sun can produce at different times of the day, year, month, etc. never cease to amaze me!

BTW. . .I loved yesterday's photo, too. I usually don't eat too many nuts, but for some reason, I was craving them yesterday. Hmmmm. . . Maybe it's because I saw your photo! ;-)

Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful sunrise image.

Happy New Year.

Susan said...

This is an incredible shot. Very dramatic - I look forward to more in 2008!

Happy New Year!

Neva said...

I love the colors here and I love the tree...I wish you a Happy New Year!

Bill said...

I see why you like this shot. Nicely done. Have a great New Year!

Karoliina Urso said...

Truly an interesting pic - because of the great color. Happy new Year!

kuanyin333 said...

Another new daily photo blog that I didn't know about! Great colors in this photo! Happy New Year!

ft. lauderdale daily photo said...

What's not to love about tequila and a sunrise? Happy 2008 to you!

Josy said...

I could've SWORN I commented on this already, but maybe I just looked, admired, and ran away.

In any case: beautiful! I have a soft spot for sunrises/sunsets, and this one tickles my fancy.

Have a happy and healthy 2008!

Mitch said...

Excellent color, I know what you mean about colorful skies and silhouette trees. There are a couple other bloggers that had photos like this as their favs. I'd put one up too, but I haven't been lucky enough to get a good one like this. Great job!

Happy New Year, may 2008 bring you good health & happiness,
- Mitch

WichitaKsDailyPhoto said...

It's a beautiful sillouette. Fire in the sky. Happy New Year!!

Susan said...

Better than any fireworks display!
Happy New Year.
And thanks for your comment on Maple Ridge Daily Photo.

Gregous said...

Wonderful colors, happy new year

Unknown said...

Oh, excellent photo!!

Happy new year from Tokyo

pusa said...

i do remember this post, great choice
happy new year

Lothiane said...

It's beautiful!

What a nice way to begin this new year. I wish you all the best in 2008!

Lara said...

Happy New Year! Great photo for the theme day!

Anonymous said...

Wow - i do remember seeing this post when originally posted but seeing it again takes my breath away again!

Wonderful!


Greg

Hobart Daily
Bicheno Daily

Unknown said...

Good choice.
Happy new year and long life to your blog.

~tanty~ said...

Oh, this is soo beautiful!
Happy new year and wish you all the best!

R&R said...

Superb choice!

Joy said...

Love your photo! I like colourful skies.

I look forward to visiting your blog more often this 2008. And you're welcome to mine, too! For some reason, my link was not included in the participating blogs for the 1st of January 2008 theme day. Sorry I wasn't able to visit your blog sooner. I was in transit the whole of yesterday. I am now back in Norwich after the most fantabulous time at home in Manila.

Happy New Year to you and everyone you hold dear!


joy
The Goddess In You
Norwich Daily Photo
Your Love Coach

Kerri Farley said...

Absolutely gorgeous shot!
Hope your 2008 is Fantastic!

Steve Cuddihy said...

Hummm, I thought I visited here on the 1st, I can see I didn't leave a comment.

I do love this photo of yours and I recall looking out my window that very morning, saying to myself, I should photograph that sky, but I was busy with my kids and getting them ready for school. Opportunity missed for me, but you can certainly chalk this one up.

Well done.

Happy New Year!

Lynette said...

Utterly fantastic choice for your monthly theme day photo.