HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love this one, did you use Picasa2 to make this huge collage? At any rate, I absolutely love how if you look close you can see people's faces staring back at you every so often. Poweful piece, and I think it'd look amazing covering a full wall of a house.

Keep up the good work!

Tyler Knott
www.tylerknott.com

Absolutely gorgeous, I wish I had your level of patience...and your artistic sense.

I'm quite impressed with how your talent has "blossomed" -- you set out a year ago with a goal to improve your photography and the improvement can actually be traced along the year's images. That's not to say that your first pictures weren't good, but your latest photos feel more natural: the presence of the camera is less obvious and the photos feel less photo-y and thus more life-y. That's why yours is the best photoblog on the web, in my humble opinion, and why I've been inspired to attempt the same goal. Keep it up!

Well done Dave. I owe a lot to you both in terms of the inspiration and the help you have given me since we met last year.

chromasia is more than just a 'photographic web site' and that is thanks to your effort. I'm sure that you will also continue to improve as well (if that's possible

John

Happy Birthday, GOOD WORK

Congratulations, Dave, on a tremendously creative year. It's been fun watching your progress. And, I have to say, you've been an inspiration to many of us. Myself included. Thank you.

Here's to the next 365.

--A.

Happy birthday, Chromasia! I'd have to agree with your remarks on improvement - your work has come on in leaps and bounds over the past year and it's been great seeing your skills develop. I for one am looking forward to the next 365. Oh, and 6000 comments? That's incredible, it'd take me ten years to amass such feedback at my current rate!

Congratulations! It's been a real pleasure to see your photos this last year, keep them going!!

Best regards,

Happy Birthday to Chromasia! You have definitely been an inspiration to me as I start this photoblogging journey. And I think you have created a community here as well which is an amazing achievement. I'm definitely looking forward to the next year!

Many Happy Returns on your first birthday!

It was your site that started my journey into the world of Photo Blogging, and now I too have a long-suffering wife! ; )

Congratulations!

Wow, that is alot of work. Very impressive. *claps* Congraduations on your website. :)

Gratulations. Chromasia is one of my favourite photoblogs. I write article (spot) about Chromasia on my photoblog. But in Czech language. I doesn't good speak English... http://kanevinternetu.blacksuns.net/item/chromasia-slavi-narozeniny

Well I could say no more than congratulations and thanks. Thanks for the effort you have done that has inspired many of us. I hope someday I can be half good you;re now. :) Best wishes from the bottom of my heart.

Wow, David - looking at all these images on one page is truly amazing. I recognize almost all of them and it's so cool to see my favorites - like spotting friends in a crowd. I've really enjoyed being a part of your journey; thank you so much for sharing your process with all of us. I think the dialog you create is a huge part of your talent... it's unique to this website. I hope you can look at this page and feel very proud of what you've created, not only in terms of a body of work but in terms of connections with other artists and fans. Congratulations and happy Chromasiaday!

Great work, Dave -- I've learned a lot from you over the course of the year - I'm happy for having been one of the guest photographers - and having you guest on my site. I look forward to yet another great year from you -- and hopefully I'll finally find the time to make it up your way to buy you that pint I've promised you for so long. Keep up the great work, and Happy Birthday to Chromasia! (Special thanks to the Chromasia family for supporting Dave's/Dad's efforts!)

david, congratulations on chromasia's birthday. thanks for your daily inspiration. keep it coming for the years to come.

Cool, :-)

Congrats! ...and cool collage...

Happy birthday, and long may the work continue.

Congratulations.

And what an incredible achievement: not the one-photo-per-day but to maintain the high level of quality and inspiration!
Thank you so much!!!

Hey, congratulations! Thanks for all the hard work. Your photos are lovely!

Thanks everyone :-)

Tyler: no, it never occurred to me that there would be software to do this so I did it manually – it took ages :-)

Happy Birthday! I look forward to seeing what the next year brings. Use that new 100mm, I'm thinking of one myself!

congratulations. happy birthday. always inspiring.

Congratulations on your 1st Birthday Chromasia! You never cease to amaze me everyday. A part of my routine everyday is to click on www.chromasia.com and that allows me to relax for 5 minutes in my busy day.

Looking forward to the photos of year two!

congratulation on your 1st birthday!
keep trying to be a better photographer, but always remember that perfection is never ending and you have a child on the way to keep whats best for others in the radar.

Congratulations on the anniversary Dave, during this last year you have presented us with evidence of a remarkable journey. I first checked in sometime during July and it was obvious from the start that here was something different. Even though some of those early pictures were not quite in the same class as many since, they were all beautifully done and, more importantly, they were often about photography, not just using photography. Everyone will have their own favourites, the variety you present caters for all tastes - well done!

Congratulations on the anniversary. I've been watching your site for some time, and have even shown some of your snaps in the class I teach (Freshman Composition at a 4-year university) as examples of the way rhetoric works in the image. You might be interested to know that your site shares an anniversary with the death of Marianne Moore (the poet, d. 1972). Or you might not :-). Keep shooting -- your work is consistently engaging on aesthetic and intellectual levels.

happy birthday.
i hope i could say the same this summer with my blog.
thanks for your inspiration.

congratulations on year 1 -- the collage is fantastic. :)

Happy B'Day c h r o m a s i a
Thanks for sharing your art with us Dave.
Salud!!!

Happy Anniversary and Congratulation to you and c h r o m a s i a.

You and your photoblog gave me so much inspiration and courage. After seeing your photoblog I've setup my own photoblog and try to post a-photo-a-day, even though I'm just a beginner. Thank you so much.

You are very successful because you have built your own empire and community around c h r o m a s i a.

Keep up the good work and I wish you and your family happy always.

Cheers!

I look forward to seeing what you've done each and every day. Congrats on the birthday/anniversary.

Congrats and happy birthday to Chromasia, I have really enjoyed your photos over the past year and looking forward to all your excellent work over the next ....

Happy Birthday Chromasia!!!!!!

I'm hoping for another year of awesome pictures that I can look and be inspired to drag my ass outside to take more photos.

Happy Birthday for Chromasia!

On that link you sent for the photo of your abby, I've been wondering how you get the bluish tones you get for pictures of people? Curves? I'd appreciate it if you told me.

Happy Birthday, whilst I watch a few photoblogs yours is the only one I have set in Firefox to open every day . I enjoy it I learn from it and Im frequently frustratd at how good you are and how lousy I am. Happy Birthday.

Happy birthday chromasia! Good job Dave, here's to many more years of this inspirational site. As an aside, this photoblog shares the same birthday as my beautiful wife. It seems February the 5th is a day for beauty...
:-)>

Happy 1st Birthday Chromasia. If only your creator shared your youth and good looks......;-)

Wish to your website an happy birthday is a perfect time to tell you how I love your work, and also how I can be jalous of your talent. I please to see that you will continue and give me each day a moment of pure beauty.

(please excuse my bad english)
JBL

Dare you to make this one an image map linking to each of the entries. ;)

This is a cool way to remind yourself where you came from, but hopefully it makes you even more excited about what's to come.

Keep it up.

THANKS, VERY COOL

hey,
happy birthday and congratulations .
I love your photos. I'm "reading" you blog since some months, but never did a comment. But today, i think, is the best day to start with some commenting....

I hope, someday, i will be able to take photos, which are so fascinating like yours. Some of my fotos arent bad, but in general most of them have theese beginner typical "errors" (? dont know the right word, i hope you know what i mean). let me ask you, how old are you and how long do you take photos now? (im 17, photographing for some months or so... you and DDOI "helped" me, to start loving photos )

Sorry for me bad english, im from germany ;)

chrische

Great work David! wish you the best luck for the future...

Aegir: I did think about turning this entry into an image map, but as it was it took me about five hours to create it in the first place so I decided it was probably too much trouble ;-)

happy birthday djn1 !!
Since one year, i visit all days your photoblog. You are a model for me.
Thks for that !

Happy Birthday! I look at your site every day but, more often than not, there are already many comments on that day's photo and I struggle to know what to say that would add anything of interest, so I've become something of a quiet admirer!

But, although I'm late again, I didn't want to let this shot go by without a comment. I always enjoy your work. It's consistently creative and I have learnt an awful lot from the high standards you set.

Best of luck with year two!

Beautiful mosaic. And congratulations!

well done, i have only come across your site (and started photoblogging myself0 in the last few weeks and yours is one of several blogs that i check everyday. looking forward to more.

cheers

ben

congrats Dave, fantastic year, all the best for the coming year of the 20d :)

Good job, love the pictures!

Congratulations on reaching the anniversary! You've put together a great package with 'Chromasia' - I'm looking forward to seeing how you develop over the following year.

Happy 1st birthday Dave and here's to many more. Nice montage. Cheers

May you long produce a photoblog we all wish to return to.

364, well, Christmas, I'm sure it's allowable.

Also, what a great diary of your family, I'm sure the children will really appreciate it when they're older.

I feel that it is a journey you're talikng and we're all invited along for the ride and sharing your feelings.

I like your, approach, technical info and also eye for a great shot.

Well done for being such a reliable producer of great images.

Hip hip...

lookng forward to another amazing year!

many congratulations and thanks for inspiring photos!

Nice. Congratulations to your anniversary. I wish many beautiful photos in the future.

I started visiting Chromasia at photo 19-7.
19-7, 16-7, 16-8 and 22-10 made me sigh and feel all warm and wonderful inside.
20-0, 22-3, 22-5, 10-3 had turned me green with envy and wished I have half the talent you have.
While 3-11 delightfully shocked me (hiks), 11-0 - brought tears to my eyes…. been praying for one for a long time now for me and wife…
My favourite? Definitely 19-5. And it is hard to choose when all are just so awesome.
0-7 had kept me staring for a long long while and left me in awe….
In summary, you just brought out so many emotions in me (as I am sure to others as well) which made your Chromasia unique. Thanks for ‘inviting’ me (us) into your and your family’s life through a fascinating journey.
And, congratulations…..

Dave ~ Thank you for being a most noble and deserving King of the Photoblog. It's always a joy to look at your work and the fact that you hand out so much information along with your posts is nothing short of completely generous. Thanks to your wonderful wife and family, as well, because we all know the sacrifice it takes to maintain a daily photoblog. You're the best! Happy Anniversary!

It's only within the last couple of months that I found your blog. It is my favorite.
Keep up the good work.
Happy Birthday Chromasia!

Hi Dave. Happy birthday to Chromasia!! What an amazing accomplishment to have in one year. I wish you many years of continued success and enjoyment. Your pictures clearly show the passion you have in photography and are an inspiration to many people in the photoblogging community, myself included. Thanks again for sharing your photos and for taking time out to help me with my website.

Cheers!

congrats dave, and happy birthday chromasia! i've only know chromasia for four months so i would say thanks for those 160 inspirational images, keep it up, you're the man!

Happy Birthday Chromasia and thank you for sharing, Dave. We're all the luckier for it.

Congratulations! ... and Thank you for allowing us to enjoy your art and enthusiasm! ... I have been clicking on Chromasia for around eight months and you always succeed in amaze me with the beauty and originality of your shots.

Keep up with the good work !!!!
Cheers!

Many, many thanks. And I would like to reply to you all individually, but I know that I'm not going to have the time on this occasion, so thanks again :-)

Wonderful idea for your 1 year anniversary! Your work has been an inspiration to me. Keep up the great work!!

congrats and well done dave! here's to another fab year in the life of chromasia:)

happy birthday, chromasia!
and thanks, dave :)

Congratulations, Dave. Here's to another great year of chromasia.

Hey Hey!! Happy 1st!! =)

congratulations!! i've loved the images that you've posted this past year and am looking forward to another year of chromasia.

Congratulations and thanks for such a good exemple of a well done job!!
very nice resume and great way to celebrate with this image David!!

Wow! Stunning collage!

Happy belated birthday! *smile*

Congrats on a very successfull year , and the number one on photoblogs.org.
Your work is amazing, and I will keep coming back, just as I have in the last half year.

hi david...this one is great.. i would like to know which program did you use to do this photomosaic.

thank you.. :)