2008 Picture of the year contest is finished. Please see
Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results>for
details. In short, Zanimun won with Image:Independents Day MG
8679.jpg<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg&g…pg>.
Congratulations to all the competitors, and thanks to everyone who helped
organize and participated in the contest.
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results>
The result of the 2008 Wikinews Picture of the
year<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008>is
as follows:
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg>
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg>
The winning image, taken by our very own, Nick Moreau
(
Zanimum)<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Zanimum>um>.
Originally Captioned as: *University of Cincinnati hosted Independent's Day,
for independent presidential candidates to debate at. Turnout was less than
expected.*
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg>
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg>
Tied runner up, taken by Mila
Zinkova<http://home.comcast.net/%7Emilazinkova/Fogshadow.html>ml>.
Originally captioned as: *Mila Zinkova spent ten days near the Halema`uma`u
crater capturing this and other images*
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg>
<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg>
Tied runner up, this image was captioned: *In the 2008 Taipei City New Year
Countdown Party, the Taipei 101 skyscraper showed the "Love Taiwan" mark
during the New Year celebration fireworks.* was taken by
C.D.L./ChunDer
Lee<http://www.flickr.com/people/chunder_lee/>
.
-bawolff