# Best Photos of 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014 "2008-12-20T02:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/1 "2008-12-20T02:01:29Z")
See them [here](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/the_year_2008_in_photographs_p.html?id=fark). The year in pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/2 "2008-12-20T03:18:28Z")
Wow, there are some fantastic photos there, and more than a few that push some emotional buttons. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/3 "2008-12-20T04:57:40Z")
Thanks for the link! I especially like the one with the Chinese police on segways. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/4 "2008-12-20T05:26:58Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > See them [here](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/the_year_2008_in_photographs_p.html?id=fark). The year in pictures. That shuttle picture is amazing. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/5 "2008-12-20T15:07:14Z")
The link in the OP is Part 1. In case anyone missed them: [Part 2](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_in_photographs_part_2_of.html) and [Part 3](http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_the_year_in_photographs_p.html). ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/6 "2008-12-21T14:42:34Z")
Wow! The photos are great. So imagine my surprise when I realized that I’m one of the blurry little dot spectators in the one taken of the Budapest air races in Group 3! Wow plus! I am so honored. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/7 "2008-12-21T16:41:43Z")
That giant mechanical spider about made me pee. Even more than the volcano lightning. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/8 "2008-12-22T01:05:00Z")
Those are great! I would have included the [photo of the tornado that hit downtown Atlanta in May](http://alliemariephoto.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/image001.jpg). (Funnel is on the far left.) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/9 "2008-12-22T02:40:37Z")
#38 should be blown up to life size and at all opportunities shoved into the face of George W. Bush. And then he should be asked, what if Jenna or Barbara had met this fate? Would your self-righteous and ignorant prosecution of a war in Iraq been so fucking important then? Would it have been worth it? Goodbye, and good fucking riddance, ya FUCK! I apologize to the moderator if I went over the top here. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/10 "2008-12-22T05:46:06Z")
The world is a beautiful and terrible place. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/11 "2008-12-25T16:28:18Z")
Here are a few of mine: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3115/3135775382_03bac37f28_b.jpg "Painted\_mountains") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135775382/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3128/3134955255_8d935f65b8_b.jpg "Outstanding") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3134955255/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3110/3135772294_53a2493639_b.jpg "DSC\_8079.NEF") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135772294/sizes/o/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3076/3135764808_56cbb4b289_b.jpg "Leaves") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135764808/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3115/3135763344_e765cc1d75_b.jpg "Trees in rain") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135763344/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3216/3134943117_b713444b44_b.jpg "Horses in barn") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3134943117/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3206/3135763216_158fcb3726_b.jpg "Water\_tower\_clouds") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135763216/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3083/3135758224_80c6d5c85f_b.jpg "DSC\_9029.NEF") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135758224/sizes/o/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3070/3082566704_599fe3a25f_b.jpg "Seattle at dusk") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3082566704/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3010/3075920557_7f81457f68_b.jpg "Phoenix+Triad") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3075920557/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3204/2624423105_98408e4e76_b.jpg "Hobbs lightning") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/2624423105/sizes/l/) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/12 "2008-12-25T20:12:01Z")
[QUOTE=beowulff] Here are a few of mine… [/QUOTE] I especially like these three: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3206/3135763216_158fcb3726_b.jpg "Water\_tower\_clouds") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135763216/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3010/3075920557_7f81457f68_b.jpg "Phoenix+Triad") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3075920557/sizes/l/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3204/2624423105_98408e4e76_b.jpg "Hobbs lightning") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/2624423105/sizes/l/) Nice work. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-photos-of-2008/478014/13 "2008-12-26T14:22:32Z")
> [@spoke-](#): > > I especially like these three: > > [All sizes | Water\_tower\_clouds | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3135763216/sizes/l/) > [All sizes | Phoenix+Triad | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3075920557/sizes/l/) > [All sizes | Hobbs lightning | Flickr - Photo Sharing!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/2624423105/sizes/l/) > > Nice work. Thanks. Here’s another from 2008 - Spring in Arizona: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/3092/3137585677_c338bfbdba_b.jpg "Arizona spring") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/3137585677/sizes/l/)