hahah -- look at all the cell phones... Happy New Year :)
Posted by jenn at January 1, 2006 04:33 AMBeautiful pictures, thank you.
As amazing as the fireworks are, I'm far more intrigued by the cellphones. It's amazing, isn't it?
Happy New Years!
Posted by Violet Karbalaei at January 1, 2006 05:24 AMthanks for the nice picture happy new year
Posted by joseph cardona at January 1, 2006 05:29 AMHAPPY NEW YEAR SAM!!!
I wish you all the best for the new year =)
Hey hope you keep up with the daily updates, your blog is trully the best. The number of camera phones in the photo is quite surprising, I bet if one looked at a photo of last years event, there would have been very few if any. Thanks for your hard work on this site, good luck, and Happy New Year!
Posted by Eugene at January 1, 2006 05:44 AMWhat a way to start the new year, you may not have had long to prepare, but these are just fantastic, I love the cellphones!
Good luck for 2006, I'll be there everyday as in 2005.
Posted by Andy at January 1, 2006 06:34 AMHappy New Year!
As always, your photos take my breath away.
One thing, though - can anyone else see the Grim Reaper-shaped thing on the left in the second photo hovering just above what looks like a Christmas tree?
Posted by Jo at January 1, 2006 06:39 AMThank you for sharing such amazing and inspirational photographs. You have inspired me big time and have helped--by just viewing your pictures--me decide that I want to invest good money into this hobby of mine. Thank you again and yes! May you have another year full of wonderful photographs.
Posted by StatVoid at January 1, 2006 07:07 AMHappy New Year to you too...and thank YOU for going to the trouble (and enjoyment) of posting your photographs. I look, try to learn, envy your ability but most of all enjoy. Keep going! I look forward to what 2006 will bring to your lens.
Posted by maisey at January 1, 2006 07:28 AMYou don't need luck, Sam. You've got talent and skill. Thanks for a year of beautiful, moving, inspiring, challenging, healing photography. : )
Posted by David at January 1, 2006 07:40 AMHappy new year to everyone. Great pix. And thanks for all the memorable images of 2005. You've helped me be a better photographer.
Happy New Year. Thanks for the great photos over the past year - here's to 2006!
Posted by Rick at January 1, 2006 08:16 AMHappy New Year, Sam!
Posted by Sean Galbraith at January 1, 2006 09:30 AMThey should make cellphone equipped camera with bluetooth in 2006.
HPNY to DDOI
Posted by Boreo at January 1, 2006 09:38 AMI wish you all the best for 2006 with much wonderful photos! These ones show a nice party...
Posted by Muk at January 1, 2006 09:43 AMWhat do you mean, you couldn't get any better shots? These are fantastic !!! Thank you Sam. It is such a pleasure to visit daily. Happy 2006 to you too. May 2006 hold many wonderful photographic adventures for you.
Posted by Jasmine at January 1, 2006 09:48 AMGreat shots :-) I wonder how many scorch marks will be left on the building afterwards -- it was bombarded with (misguided?) fireworks!
Posted by Holly at January 1, 2006 09:53 AMHappy New Year! May all your dreams and wishes come true in 2006!
Beuatifuls photos, too.
Great composition! Especially the 2nd shot!
Happy new year dude...! Wish my site were half as popular as yours =p
Posted by neowenyang at January 1, 2006 10:03 AMimpressed by your photos,always...
thank you for all the marvelous moments you've shown to me..wish you a happy new year...
hehe happy new year! i knew you would be there last night. the cellphone bit is rather hilarious... but i probably wouldn't have noticed! hehe. fun picture nonetheless :)
Posted by nazzie at January 1, 2006 10:43 AMHappy new year! I wish you lots of beatiful moments worth of capturing in the year 2006 and best luck in your life!
Your photos are really great and I'm looking forward to see more.
Have a wonderful year everybody!
Posted by Michael Svaton at January 1, 2006 10:49 AMCongratulations On The Past Year. & I'm Looking Forward To The Next. Great Shots Here. Your First Shots Of 2006.
Posted by Gavin at January 1, 2006 11:05 AMCheers to 2005.
Posted by Alex Pearson at January 1, 2006 11:14 AMHappy New Year to you also. I'm a Torontonian currently residing in Florida. I love your site for the slices of Toronto it brings, although it tends to make me really homesick.
Posted by Jasmine at January 1, 2006 11:17 AMSam
Thank you for every incredible picture of 2005. I know 2006 will be just as incredible for you.
happy new year
Posted by adam at January 1, 2006 11:19 AMGood luck to you this coming year. I hope you're able to take what you feel is the Best Picture of your Lifetime. :)
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your site a few months ago. I look forward to my stop here every day. :) Happy New Year!
Happy new year man. Thanks for another year of nice photos.
Posted by VG at January 1, 2006 11:37 AMDear Sam,
thx a lot for ur stunning pictures! I visit ur page nearly everyday! Best wishes for 2006, best luck for ur amazing work!
Chris
Posted by chris at January 1, 2006 11:43 AMGood luck with your photos this year Sam, and have a happy new year! =D
Posted by ree* at January 1, 2006 12:10 PMHappy New Year & Best Wishes
4 u and ddoi
happy new year sam! thanks for all the photos that this lurker has loved over the past couple of years now.
so funny.. i wouldn't have noticed the camera-enabled mobile phones if you hadn't pointed them out!
Posted by gleek at January 1, 2006 12:26 PMHappy new year for you and your family, Sam.
Perfect shots. Great sharpness and colors.
In the first shot was showing many cell phone in the hands of people, I like very this shot for this case.
I wish you all luck in 2006, from Holland (Groningen). By the way I was shocked about the pictures from the girl :( so sad. Still the pictures are so nice.
Greetings,
Marc
Posted by Marc at January 1, 2006 12:58 PMSam... Thank you for a great 2005 captured in fotos. I don't think I could adequately express my thanks and appreciation to you, as you have opened up a whole new world to me, and challenged me to be better.
These are wonderful pictures. It's great to be able to bump up to ISO 1600 when needed and find a manageable shutter speed with a DSLR! I don't see a hint of noise here, and the fotos are both very well captured.
All the best to you and yours in 2006!
Posted by Abe at January 1, 2006 01:01 PMHappy New 2006 Year!
Thank You very much for great pictures.
I have Your blog on my front page. And every day on Internet i started with You.
I wish You BEST. And many-many more new pictures.
Happy New Year, DDOI. Looking forward to seeing what you bring to my browser in 2006.
Posted by dan culberson at January 1, 2006 01:25 PMHappy new year to you, Sam, and to everyone else who visits this site :)
Posted by Raffi at January 1, 2006 01:30 PMAll thoses cellphone cameras!
It's obvious that, in 2006, there will be millions more photographers on this planet than ever before.
Good shooting to all!
Posted by George Dunbar at January 1, 2006 01:47 PMDon't be so modest. The photo with the three white bursts is perfect!
Posted by Ellis Bartkiewicz at January 1, 2006 01:50 PMHappy New Year from Poland ... I look forward to another year's worth of photographs from you, Sam!
Posted by Susie at January 1, 2006 01:59 PMhappy new year to you Sam and thanks for all the great pictures.
keep on the the great shooting.
Great work as always. Best of luck to you in the new year...
Posted by SirWilly at January 1, 2006 02:37 PMMaybe working under the pressure of "late" made it better. Or saved you having to decide which was the one or two you'd display?
I'd say they display well what was going on.
Those camera screens are a weird new thing to night crowds.
Posted by Hugh Petrie at January 1, 2006 02:44 PMHappy new year, Sam, and to all the tribe of ddoi.
Thanks for the daily dose of beauty!
Posted by kelly at January 1, 2006 03:37 PMHappy New Year!
Thank you for a year of excellent photography! Keep up the good work.
Posted by Keith at January 1, 2006 03:42 PMsam, happy new year. i look forward to see more of your talented photographs.
Posted by armeen at January 1, 2006 03:54 PMHappy New Year Sam!!
Good luck and I hope to see even more great and inspirational work!
Posted by A.S. at January 1, 2006 04:13 PMHappy New Year! Excellent shot. The fireworks are very crisp.
Posted by Mark D at January 1, 2006 04:41 PMhello,
best wishes for 2006.Just visit your blog.very nice pictures of your St Sylvester celebration...
Happy new year.
You are welcome in my blog...French speaking.Do not hesitate for comments and questions...Bye
Thank you for the past few years, and I am really looking forward to your photos of 2006. All the best for you and your loved ones.
Happy New Year, Sam....Thanks for more wonderful pictures....I look forward to what your talent will bring in 2006...
Best wishes everyone, everywhere for the New Year...may it bring more compassion and peace
to us all...
Thank you for the past few years, and I am really looking forward to your photos of 2006. All the best for you and your loved ones.
sam, thank you for your photos. i am amused, entertained, and inspired daily by your work. please continue this site and continue your fabulous work.
from texas, with respect,
john r. benjamin
Posted by john benjamin at January 1, 2006 06:47 PMhappy new year sam!
Posted by Ayan at January 1, 2006 06:50 PMlol @ cell phones.
happy new yr!
Posted by La at January 1, 2006 07:43 PMYou have really captured the atmosphere here.
Im so glad I found out about photoblogs, and found your site - your pictures have given me great pleasure over the last few months, and I look forward to seeing many more over the coming year.
Posted by Phil at January 1, 2006 08:18 PMHappy new year to you too Sam!! And you don't need luck for another year worth of photos. You got what it takes.
Posted by Nate at January 1, 2006 08:28 PMHappy new year. Cell phones are the spice of these images. Great shots.
Posted by noushin at January 1, 2006 08:36 PMHappy New Year!
Your photos always rock... I love coming to your site. Good luck and best wishes in the New Year.
Beautiful images, Sam; but the cellphones are really intiguing. Not of the cellphone generation, I know nothing about these things or the manner of their use, never stood close to one. Is it not likely that many cellphones were there, but blocked from the camera? I would guess that some might be blocked from view by some one's head; some, perhaps, held too low to be seen by the camera, etc. What percentage of the total cellphones present would you guess are actually shown in the pictures? If a survey could confirm a total, wouldn't that be a great subject for a guessing contest?
Posted by Ron at January 1, 2006 11:27 PMAddenda: regarding the percentage of cellphones present but unseen by the camera.
In the second picture, isn't that very faint glimmer, not as bright as the other cellphones, on the extreme left side, the monitor of a Nikon Coolpix 5700?
Thanks for all the inspiration - best wishes for 2006....
will say hello to you in person eventually :-)
Posted by allan at January 2, 2006 01:47 AMHi Sam,
Happy New Year :-)
Thanks for your past and future photos, advices, kindness and generosity.
Yannick
Your greatest french fan ;-)
Hi Samm,
Happy New Year to you! I've been a daily doser for most of the past year. Not only are you an amazing photographer, but I love seeing the city we share through your eyes (and lenses).
I can't wait to see what you come up with in 2006!
Krista
Wishing everyone a truly happy new year.
Sam - here's wishing you continued excellence in what you evidently enjoy and are so capable at doing what you do...
And that everyone has a genuinely wonderful year in 2006. Make it the great gift that it can be.
With tremendous respect and love
Fiona
when i saw that on tv i though of u being there and i was like "SAM BETTER BE TAKING PICTURES!!!"
Posted by jon at January 2, 2006 07:11 PMHappy New Year! I really enjoy your site (have I told you it's my homepage at work? the first thing I see in the morning?) I've been to Toronto once and love seeing it from here in California :-)
Posted by Molly at January 3, 2006 11:10 AMNathan Phillips is always crowded for new years, i'm not crazy about it for NYE.
Anyway, Happy New Year!
Luck!
Posted by rosh at January 6, 2006 10:41 AMi have just found this blog, its amazing as everything that remains simple. thank you. im from argentina and i will recomend it!
Posted by paula at January 9, 2006 09:26 AMHappy New Year!
Posted by Darja at January 9, 2006 11:46 AMEllis,is this your blog? I will email you, and crystal too, hoping you will both have a chance to open them.
your day in Lioma must be realxing after the lurry of getting ready.
Love, Kathleen
Posted by Kathleen Gleeson at February 14, 2007 07:39 PM