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From top left to bottom right, here are all the images from the last twelve months.

For those of you who have been around since this time last year, you'll know that chromasia's birthday is February 5th, 2004 – this was the day that I registered chromasia at photoblogs.org and decided to post an image a day. Like last year, I didn't quite manage 365 images (I was eleven short this year), but it's still something I aspire too. Maybe – touch wood – I'll manage this in chromasia's third year :-)

Anyway, all I really want to say today is thank you: to all of you, for your continued support and thoughtful and helpful comments; to my wife and family, without whom this simply wouldn't be possible; and to everyone else who's contributed during the last twelve months.

Thanks :-)

 
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comment by blake at 04:23 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

congratulations, it's been a great year for your photography again.

comment by Gosia Fotosia at 04:28 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Happy Birthday!

Never ever stop shooting cause I would miss you sooo much... :)

Gosia

comment by Martin at 04:40 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Wow - A lot of great shots. Congratulations on the 2 year anniversary.

comment by laanba at 04:45 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations on year 2! I am looking forward to the continuing the journey in year 3.

comment by bmoll at 04:45 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Thank you for sharing your works with us (and as for me - for inspiring occasionally as well). All of them are beatiful and enjoyable.

Well done and happy birthday :).

PS: Surely, it must have taken much time to prepare today's!

comment by maria at 04:48 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

happy birthday chromasia. its been a great pleasure looking at your pictures for the past two years. good job dave, you should be proud of ur self.

comment by Michael at 04:55 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

good luck, good light :-)

comment by zac at 04:56 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

congrats dave. although i don't often comment, i check out your photos regularly. thanks for the inspiration.

comment by ps at 05:00 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Well, two great years!!! respect ;-)

comment by Fellow Eskimo at 05:01 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Wow, Ive been looking though your photos for over a year...makes me feel old. What did you use to put these all together? PS, Picasa? Here comes another wonderful year.

comment by djn1 at 05:07 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

bmoll and Fellow Eskimo: it took about three hours to put this together, copying and pasting from my thumbnails page to a new PS document. I don't have Picasa, and to be honest, I enjoyed going through them one at a time - it brought back a lot of memories.

comment by Mohammed Adenwala at 05:22 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congrats! How did you make this picture? Did you manually do this or did you use some program?

comment by michael at 05:33 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations on two years of great photography. Thank you for the constant inspiration and for setting such a high standard in the photoblog community.

comment by Robert at 05:34 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Amazing: 354 images and everyone one of them could teach a lesson about good photography.

comment by RD at 05:40 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

All the best to you in year 3. This is just lovely work--thanks for sharing it as you do. You help to make the world more beautiful, and we can't ask for more than that.

comment by Caryn at 05:53 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Wow! So many terrific images. It must be quite satisfying to look over all these.

Happy birthday! And congratulations on your blogaversary.

comment by Jem at 05:57 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations Dave, and what a long way you've come in that time - both in your increased photographic ability and with your success of Chromasia.

May there be many more years to come :)

comment by Michael Sarver at 05:59 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congrats Dave! I always look forward to seeing your new shots as you post them. A great inspiration you are! Now if only I had 10 shots/year that turned out as good as your worst ones posted in the last year!

comment by tristan forward at 06:18 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

congratulations on all of your achievements in the last two years and many thanx for the pleasure and the stimulus your work has given me

comment by noushin at 06:27 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations, there is so much work behind this.

comment by Francisco at 07:00 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations! There are so many of us that have been waiting everyday for the new picture to come! Your site is like magic.

comment by SteveO at 07:09 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Thats really cool, i remember last years too, doesn't feel like a whole year to be honest. I love looking at the little thumbnails and recognising all these images that i had not seen for ages. Here's to next year, and those missing eleven :-)

comment by flying cow at 07:18 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

chromasia = fabulous

comment by jue at 07:26 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

joyeux anniversaire!!!
it's a so greattime to see your pictures every day! thank you

comment by Craig at 07:39 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

I mostly congratulate your wife who made it through the last two years. Mine is tired after only a few months. :)

But seriously... I don't often comment here but check in daily and appreciate your hard work.

comment by SB at 07:44 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congrats & happy anniversary :)

Not only is your site my favourite photoblog, it is also one of my favourite sites period. Your dedication to your art, and your seemingly endless passion and energy in search of that perfect shot never cease to amaze me.

When i've actually got some money and need pictures for a website of my own, you will be top of my list for doing the job.

Thanks for all the hours of pleasure you have given my eyes.

comment by spencer at 07:47 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

happy birthday chromasia !!!
and thank you for all these superb photos !

comment by Dutch PhotoDay at 07:57 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Chromasia is a balm for the eyes, congratulations!

comment by owen at 08:06 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations Dave. Blimey look at all those thumbnails - what a year!

comment by Mike Abbott at 08:32 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Congratulations!

comment by Mike Dougan at 08:45 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Happy Birthday Chromasia, I agree with Robert....354 images and each one could teach a lot about good photography. Looking forward to year 3.

comment by banjee at 08:49 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Every day i come to see your photos, thank you for these great shots !
Hope you'll continue for years !
Congratulations !

comment by John Washington at 09:26 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Well done Dave - for producing consistently Inspirational work and for the personal help as well.

Keep em coming.

comment by Astrid at 09:57 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Today is my birthday too and I'm glad that's the same day as your site web. Since my brother has told me about your photos, I'm coming every day to see the one of the day and I like them all very much. Thank you for these all !

(Excuse me for my English, actually I'm French and you know the French and the English language, it has always been difficult ! ;-D)

comment by RichS at 10:04 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Just wanted add my congrats. Keep up the great work.

comment by miles at 10:18 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Two year now! Nice work Dave, all the best for the next 365!

comment by PhilB at 10:36 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Many congratulations on the Big Two! Here's to Year Three! ;-)

comment by djam at 10:45 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Happy birthday ;o)

comment by ROB at 11:11 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

When I first saw this come up in my RSS feed I was thinking it may have been a collection for the last hoorah. Glad its the celebration of an other year. Look forward to seeing the next 364.

comment by payam at 11:12 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

congrats david!!

But why does the poster say 5th February, "2005" to 5th February 2006. Shouldn't that be 2004?

comment by roez at 11:17 PM (GMT) on 5 February, 2006

Happy Birthday from cloudy London !! That was a great year, hope next will be even better. :)

comment by Catrina at 12:19 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Dandyyyy.

comment by Pavel at 12:29 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

By this second year of managing images and getting the tradition of this annual collage I would suggest for the ease of the matter, unless you'll enjoy it every time, to set up a PS action that will create this collage. However, i'm no expert...

comment by Peter Asquith at 12:43 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Another fabulous year. Well done and thank you for the inspiration these have given me.

comment by Anthony Y. at 01:09 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

A fantastic composite of shots, keep up the wonderful photography!

comment by yungyaw at 01:15 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Wow!!! Congratulation! Another great year of c h r o m a s i a. Thanks for sharing and inspiring. I seldom comment here but I have been visiting your photoblog almost daily. This is a great achievement. Keep it up!

comment by mia at 01:51 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

congrats!! i've been a quiet follower of your blog the past year-ish as i've tried to become an amateur photographer. thanks for all your inspiration and tips. best of luck! can't wait to see what else you come up with...

comment by Heath at 02:37 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

I've only been a regular for about the last 50 of these, but looking at each one reminds me why I keep coming back, and why I want to continue to improve my own photography. Well Done David.

comment by Fabio Giolito at 02:47 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

yeah, i've seen them all
day after day i come here to check your photos. Sorry that i never leave a comment, but i'm always here!

Keep posting!! =)

Thank you for sharing all those amazing images!

comment by dan culberson at 03:06 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Thank you so much for photoblogging. You are inspirational, informational, and most of all... just so damn talented.

Thanks again.

comment by Kris at 04:18 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congrats!!! You've been a gr8 inspiration to a lot of photoblogs out there...including mine...wish you another wonderful year so that you can post 365 snaps...:-)

comment by Otto at 04:28 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congrats from Bangkok. Keep my daily dose coming.

comment by Max at 04:29 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Awesome photos...a daily inspiration to me and a reminder to get out there and shoot!

comment by isabel at 05:20 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congratulations! Well done! Keep us inspired!

comment by /\/\J at 05:51 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

congrats. a year of amazing photos. as much of a completion as it is for you, i feel it is also one for me; i have been following and keeping up to date with chromasia for over a year and i recognize almost every photo in this collage. its amazing and you continue to keep me inspired. thanks!

comment by leova at 05:53 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

You are the best.
Thanks for your great images.
Congratulations!

comment by Julien at 06:01 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Joyeux Anniversaire Chromasia !

comment by Sharla at 06:28 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Another outstanding year. I can hardly believe that it's already been a year since your last synopsis "shot." It is a tremendous accomplishment and you should be very proud. If you'll keep shooting, I'll keep looking!

comment by djn1 at 09:35 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Thanks everyone :-)

Oh, and if you stopped by between 6.40am and 9.00am and received an error when you tried to comment, my apologies. We had a minor glitch with a system update and the MySQL server. Hopefully it's now resolved.

comment by David at 09:50 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congrats David. Haven't been able to look at them all yet - maybe I should try to look at 2 photos a day to catch up with you :-)

All the best for 2006...

Take it easy,
Dave.

comment by Lyle at 10:19 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congrats on achieving year two!

comment by Ioannis at 11:18 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Happy birthday.

comment by Lino Baschiera at 11:20 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Superb work . Congratulations . Keep going . Happy B/day !

comment by buda at 11:36 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Happy birthday!

comment by Darrell at 11:46 AM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Happy second birthday DJN.

Like most viewers, I am in awe of your site. I visit most days and am usually impressed by the pic of the day. What I find incredible though is the general consistency of your work and how you manage to fit it in to full time employment as well as being a husband and dad. I hope to get a photoblog up and running one day and the look and quality of Chromasia is certainly one to aspire to.

Keep up the good work and best of lluck with a pic' a day for year three!

Cheers

comment by rosa at 12:09 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

what a beautiful mosaic =) selamat ulang tahun dari indonesia! (happy birthday from indonesia!) =)

comment by Dan :: genestho.ca at 12:55 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congrats! What a body of work. Thank you for your two years of hard work, dedication, teaching, learning, and inspiration.

comment by Paul Courtney at 01:04 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Hi Dave,
They say 'Talent will out', well consider yourself well and truly OUT. It's hard to find any shots in here that I didn't like, and it's easy to find many shots in here which have pushed back the boundaries of photoblogging.
Here's to another year of teaching and inspiring us all.
Three Cheers.

comment by David at 01:27 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

As most people who have commented I remember your last birthday....and before that even. Has it been a year already!! I have been a long time admirer and must say that you manage to achieve what most photographers search for: consistency. This is the true measure of any artist. To consistently produce work that engages people. This birthday post speaks volumes!

For my part you have helped to inspire my own craft and for this I thank you. Congratulations on your milestone. This is just the beginning...

comment by w at 01:32 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

happy birthday! great work, i visit daily. it is also my blog's birthday, but only 1 year

comment by Victor M d S at 01:36 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congratulations,
Thanks a lot for sharing with us your work.
I discovered it recently thanks to Google, and I enjoy watching your artwork.

comment by Kenny at 01:55 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

This is my first comment on your amazing collection of extremely high quality photos. So this is a nice chance to comment on a batch at the same time! ;) Great photos you produce, Mr. Nightingale. Love to watch.

comment by Jonathan Greenwald at 02:41 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

This is quite an amazing feat. You continue to raise the bar and not only inspire us, but make us want to continuously improve our skills.

Congrats!

comment by Armoks at 03:15 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

I do not comment often....but I have been a silent admirer of your blog...Love your work. You inspire me !!

comment by axl at 03:22 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Happy birthday...
nice to have you every day!
Ciao da Firenze

comment by Mr Pretzels at 03:41 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Well done on your first year, hope you have many more

comment by Ellie at 04:11 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Happy Birthday, an awesome collage of shots you have this year. Shows what an ama\ing gift you have, well done :-)

comment by Gavin at 04:41 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congrats on the 2nd year! Looking forward to the 3rd.

comment by JD at 06:10 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

congratulations to you and a thank you from me

comment by Jorge at 06:24 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

two years!!! time do flies!!!

Happy B'Day C H R O M A S I A!!!!

Salud!!!

comment by Jens at 07:07 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Good work should go on!

comment by kooolman at 07:26 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

happy birthday
joyeux anniversaire

thxxxxxxxxxxxx de Belgique
merciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii from Belgium

comment by Dio Vernoos at 07:34 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Congratulation dear David.
I hope you continue your shooting.
I like your photos a lot and always follow your updates.

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much.

comment by tobias at 08:43 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

A pleasure.

comment by rosi at 08:58 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

IMPRESIONANTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

comment by Kathleen at 09:16 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Keep going, maistro! :)

comment by Gary at 10:58 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

congratulations Dave, what a spectacular year of photos!

comment by djn1 at 11:02 PM (GMT) on 6 February, 2006

Thanks everyone. I just got in from work and it's wonderful to see so many comments :-)

comment by Alejandra at 12:20 AM (GMT) on 7 February, 2006

Congratulations Dave!!
I discovered Chromasia a few days ago and now I can't wait to see your daily beautiful image!!
Your work is inspiring...wonderful....awesome!!
thank you Dave, for Chromasia!!
Alejandra from Argentina

comment by tad at 06:45 AM (GMT) on 7 February, 2006

great work all-around. be proud!

comment by Craig J at 09:47 AM (GMT) on 7 February, 2006

Dave
Fantastic work, I still dont know how you manange to squeeze in the time for a daily blog, I've tried and failed, so well done, not only that but yo manage to take photos aswell, and run a family life, and and and.... I think I might be talking to a clone ..... are there two of you?
Regards

Craig @ id7 dot co dot uk

comment by emma at 01:19 PM (GMT) on 7 February, 2006

belated happy birthday Chromasia! i don't always comment, but i visit pretty often and am always impressed and contunue to find inspiration here! looking forward to see what year 3 brings!

comment by nordilux at 07:31 PM (GMT) on 7 February, 2006

congrats, david! you are without doubt one of the most consistent(-ly good) shooters out there. bar none.

cheers,

patrick

comment by kyle at 10:37 PM (GMT) on 7 February, 2006

BEAUTIFuL

comment by Andi Hatch at 12:48 AM (GMT) on 8 February, 2006

congratulations, david. i am a pro wedding photographer and also a fan of yours, i log in as much as i can to check in on your work.

comment by Baraka at 01:04 AM (GMT) on 8 February, 2006

Mubarik on two beautiful years - & looking forward to the third.

comment by cocasse at 05:39 PM (GMT) on 8 February, 2006

felicitation for this extravagant year!

comment by Jon at 11:33 AM (GMT) on 11 February, 2006

Congratulations on another successful year. This is my first post here but it won't be the last. I really enjoy visiting chromasia. It really inspires me and most of your shots are very deserving of the positive comments on here. Here's to another year!

comment by john at 03:40 AM (GMT) on 12 February, 2006

wow

comment by phutta at 05:47 PM (GMT) on 13 February, 2006

congratulations

comment by Little sister at 09:21 AM (GMT) on 16 February, 2006

The birthday.......and I missed it. At least spotting it late gives me the opportunity to be the 100th person to say, what another wonderful year and what a lot of wonderful pictures. Can't wait to see the next 365 :-))))

comment by Ian F at 05:35 PM (GMT) on 16 February, 2006

Huge congrats. Chromasia has been an inspiration, and I'm sure it will continue to be!

comment by Andrew at 07:03 AM (GMT) on 17 February, 2006

5th of February, eh? That just happens to by my birthday. No coincidence either since Chromasia is easily the best birthday present imaginable.

comment by sart68 at 03:14 PM (GMT) on 18 February, 2006

Great site! Really good pics!
Check us at www.sart68.tk

comment by Michael at 12:12 PM (GMT) on 19 February, 2006

Happy Birthday Chromasia.
Keep going on with your great work !!

comment by Yamel at 02:37 AM (GMT) on 25 February, 2006

Felicidades David! I don't comment much on your site, but I am a devout follower of your work. I'm a little late in posting also, but what I failed to note last year was that Chromasia's birthday falls on my birthday as well. I won't soon forget that, especially from a talent such as yours. Cheers!

comment by Malisa at 12:22 AM (GMT) on 12 June, 2006

5 February is my birthday too.. congrats we hav the same b'day!