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Bjoern
December 17th, 2009, 07:43
As usually, the odd one or two of these photos are a bit graphic, so be warned.

Other than that, these photos and their stories are quite interesting.


http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/2009_in_photos_part_1_of_3.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/2009_in_photos_part_2_of_3.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/2009_in_photos_part_3_of_3.html

Cloud9Gal
December 17th, 2009, 08:52
Bjoern~ Some of these pictures were already posted not too long ago, HOWEVER, I appreciate seeing them again. So much beauty & tragedy are depicted in these photographs. They certainly pull at one's heartstrings. I love the pictures showing raw emotions, unrehearsed, just there for the world to see.

http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/Happy/happy-143.GIF (http://freesmileyface.net)

Thank you Bjoern!

Wing_Z
December 17th, 2009, 11:23
Fire, water, misery...
These pictures seem to reflect more of these than usual?
Usually the Year in Pictures has a lot more triumphant shots in there too.
Even Lance Armstrong (who didn't win) looks gritty, and the Cheese-roller ended up in hospital.

Bjoern
December 17th, 2009, 14:50
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Always a pleasure!

harleyman
December 17th, 2009, 15:33
WOW.....

Quite a reflection

exc141ac
December 18th, 2009, 05:19
It was the best of times --
it was the worst of times.

Excellent photos.

lifejogger
December 18th, 2009, 07:49
Amazing pictures, good, bad and ugly.

Cazzie
December 18th, 2009, 09:26
They are just quite stunning photographs, thanks Bjoern.

It would take a book for me to write about my association with Lance Armstrong, which began in 1989, when he was a lanky, brash 18-year-old US national rider. He is truly one of the world's heroes that I know on a personal basis. Since I cannot talk politics outside the Cantina, I shall just say we have the same POVs.

Watch Lance next year. I hope he incurs no injuries along the way in training and the Spring Classics. I feel this is his swan song year and he has something to prove. But he has to prove it against yet another Spanish rider in a league of his own and that would be Contador. I have no doubts that had Lance not waited for Kloden this past year on that mountain stage, he would have been second on the podium.

Caz

Chacha
December 18th, 2009, 10:31
Thanks for sharing Bjoern, :applause:

Spectacular photos!

Bjoern
December 18th, 2009, 12:26
And again: You're welcome.

Dain Arns
December 18th, 2009, 12:51
Wow. I didn't hear about the Rocky Mountain News in Denver closing down. Growing up in Colorado, it was already over a 100 years old then. One of the first newspapers in Colorado. Saddening to hear it is gone now.

Really some amazing shots. I know this had been posted before, but I noticed a whole lot more added since that previous time. Time keeps marching on.

Bjoern
December 18th, 2009, 14:30
Here's this decade in news photos. Same deal as always; possibly disturbing content.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/the_decade_in_news_photographs.html