Vote for Daily Star's Lebanon pictures of the year 2011

[Rabih]

(1) Shop owners remove mannequins near the site of a bomb explosion that targeted a pub frequented by U.N. peacekeepers in Tyre. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Daily Star)


(2) Bodyguards escort Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah after his speech during Ashura in Dahiyeh. (REUTERS/Khalil Hassan)


(3) Palestinians march during a funeral procession at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. The protester was killed by Israeli fire as he approached the lebanese southern border during Nakba day. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Daily Star)


(4) Fireworks explode during the launch of ”Beirut Celebrates 2011” at a Christmas parade in downtown Beirut. (Mahmoud Kheir/The Daily Star)


(5) Lebanese player Bilal Cheikh el-Najjarine celebrates at the end of a soccer match between lebanon and South korea in Beirut. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)


(6) A Fatah militant speaks on his mobile phone during clashes at Ain al-Hilweh camp. (REUTERS/Ali Hashisho)


(7) A wounded Italian U.N peacekeeper sits in a damaged vehicle near Sidon. (REUTERS/Sharif Karim)


(8) Syrians fleeing the violence arrive in the Wadi Khaled area. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)


(9) “The Embrace” dance show, choreographed by Lebanon's Nada Kano presented in Beirut. (Mahmoud Kheir/The Daily Star)


(10) Newly elected Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai gestures to supporters in Bkirki. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)


(11) Palestinians carry flags as they arrive at the Lebanese-Israeli border during a rally marking ”nakba,” in Maroun el-Rass. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Daily Star)


(12) Angry Sunni protesters burn a van belonging to Al-Jazeera in Tripoli. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)


(13) Nabih Berri, left, congratulates Prime Minister Najib Mikati after the new government won a vote of confidence in Beirut. (Mahmoud Kheir/The Daily Star)


(14) Standing at the balcony of the French Embassy, the released seven Estonian cyclists wave to photographers in Beirut. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)


(15) Nurses hold newborn babies at Sidon's governmental hospital. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Daily Star)


(16) A prisoner's relative clashes with police in front of the central Roumieh prison. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)


(17) Lebanese hold national flags and banners as they protest against the sectarian system in Beirut. (Mahmoud Kheir/The Daily Star)


(18) Sunni protesters burn tires to block the highway near Barja. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Daily Star)


(19) Palestinian protesters take cover from Israeli fire during a rally marking ”nakba,” in Maroun el-Rass. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Daily Star)

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[þopsï]

This



def. this

[Rabih]

I voted for the bad ass converse girl too

[Rabih]

what's with "angry sunnis" and "sunni protests"

[þopsï]

I was thinking the same..paradoxies between the 17th and the 18th.

[Hassoun]

WOW , what a year and we were the least affected in the region

and i also voted for this

[-Zippo-]

Sara7a, I was expecting more from the "finalist" pictures. I guess I've been watching too much "the best pictures of Nat-Geo", and my norms got too high...

I am looking for the composition, because this is where the good photographer stands out, not because of the events that he has nothing to do with other than "being there".

Nonetheless, #16, which I like to call the "sexy fa7li", got my vote, although I believe that such an "event" (a "cute" girl fighting alone those numerous police officers) could have given a better result.



what I like about it is the hand of the officer showing from behind the transparent shield, exactly where this girl is striking. I also like the "Converse", her hair, and the fact that the stick is much taller than she is!

What I don't like is the exposure of the shot.

Nice composition, bad execution.

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I also liked other pictures, although my votes went to the "fa7li", and here they are:


Notice the god rays to the right, the smoke in the middle, and the militant who is arguing/debating "seriously" on the phone, but "carelessly" in the battlefield. This, IMHO, means a lot. Enough said...


The contradiction between Rai's smile and Sfeir's frown made that composition successful IMHO.


Look at their "short pants", they are distributed in pairs. The fact that they are 7 broke the "even" distribution, and the only one who got the same pair of pants that TWO others got (far right) is at the same time the only one who's not raising his hand! It's like he's feeling unhappy because he got "what's left"!


This guy thought that the best thing the "flee with" is his precious collection of gaz jars!!! I imagine him saying to the photographer: "Take as much pictures as you like, but do NOT TOUCH MY GAZ JARS! CAPICHE?"


This is so artistic. The game of the lights and shadows, along with the position of the arms and legs, are painting a piece of art...

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That's it for now, I have others that I also like and can comment on, bas ma ba2a eli khel2! LOL

[Rabih]

Originally Posted by -Zippo-

Notice the god rays to the right, the smoke in the middle, and the militant who is arguing/debating "seriously" on the phone, but "carelessly" in the battlefield. This, IMHO, means a lot. Enough said...

For me it was down between this one and the "fa7li" but this would have got my second vote Zippo

[Beiruti]

Interesting perspective, I hadnt paid much attention to those details.

But can someone explain how the newborn babies photo is leading by so much in the poll??

[-Zippo-]

Originally Posted by Beiruti

But can someone explain how the newborn babies photo is leading by so much in the poll??

This is exactly what I was wondering about. Enno, they are not even twins! I guess the reason is the "event", as I remember those are the new born children on 11-11-2011, if am not wrong...

[Jayme]

It was about the 7th billion baby