I was reading an online photography resource that suggested one way of improving one's skills is to post an end of year look at what I consider to be my best photos of the last year. And then in a year's time I can compare my shots from the following year.

Picking the best shots is tricky because I know that I'm likely to want to pick the ones I think other people might think are the best, rather than the ones I like the most. But I'm going to have a go at picking my own personal favourites of the past year. So here we go, starting at the beginning of the 2008.

I wonder if the pictures do get better as the year goes on?

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