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The Anniston Star • Sunday, December 26, 2010 • Page 1C
images The year in photos: the stories of 2010 The contest:
The 2010 photo of the year:
As the year draws to a close, The Anniston Star’s photographers once again have chosen what they believe are their best images of 2010. Chief photographer Trent Penny, Stephen Gross and Bill Wilson have among them more than 80 years of service at The Star. Newsroom editors and reporters chose a winner from among the photographers’ favorites, and, as has become a tradition in recent years, that winning photo graces the cover of today’s special “Year in Photos” section. On the following pages, you’ll find images that capture gridiron glory, the niceties of nature, friendly faces, solemn ceremonies, noteworthy news, memorable moments, Bama’s beauty and Calhoun County in all of its wide-eyed wonder. Enjoy.
I got a call from Butch Haven of Wellington, who said he had 11 Great Pyrenees puppies. He told me the puppies lined up on a board at feeding time, and he thought it would make a good shot for the paper. I went that afternoon. As he was putting the food out, several chickens came up and started eating the puppies’ food. As if it wasn’t bad enough having to fight 10 littermates for food, now the puppies had to fight off the barnyard chickens as well. I wish I could have gotten all 11 puppies in the shot, but Haver had to put out several bowls of food so all the puppies could eat. — Stephen Gross, Star staff photographer
The Tie for second:
These two photos tied for the second highest vote total. On the left is Bill Wilson’s photo of a country store on old U.S. 431 as the sun sets in the background (8C). On the right, Stephen Gross captures the all-too-familiar scene of Auburn’s Cam Newton celebrating another Auburn victory (10C).
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