The City Photo Bloggers have a theme day on the first of each month. The (optional) theme for today's post is "photo of the year 2007." Says to post your favorite photo of the year from yours or someone else's blog. We didn't start Austin, Texas Daily Photo until May. But in February, a shell of a building, abandoned by Intel in the last bust, was imploded and the land sold to the Feds. When I photographed the mess left after implosion a few days later, you could see our future home (the 360 condos) in the background, still nowhere near its future height. I have selected this picture, even though it appeared on my other blog, because it stands for 2007 to me and shows things in a state they'll never be in again. (We hope anyway.) I also made a video of the implosion on YouTube and FFP loves to laugh at it because you can hear me saying 'it didn't work!' because I really thought they'd implode it into less of a mess.
I have loaded a list below of links to other sites signed up for posting 'photo of the year 2007.' Should be interesting.
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
Very cool picture. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeletea brilliant choice for theme day - loved the video - happy new year
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing photo and story. I can't imagine that happening. I hope 2008 is better - so this comes with every good wish.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo choice!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year,
Andrea
The important thing is that this represents 2007 for you. Bonne année de Paris et thank you for taking part in the City Daily Photo community.
ReplyDeleteCool photo and story behind the photo! A good momento of how thigs were. Happy new year.
ReplyDeleteA great choice!!!loved the video. Have a great 2008!
ReplyDeletegreat choice
ReplyDeletehappy new year
Out with the old and in with the new!
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you in 2008.
Good story.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year and long life to your blog.
a neat story, Awesome choice!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Years to you and yours in 2008!
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Great capture. Love the black and white.
ReplyDeleteI 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
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Amazingly, it's a color picture! I love visiting all the sites and occasionally just click on the recently-updated pictures that look interesting. It's hard to keep up, though!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice for your monthly theme day photo.
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