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Yay!!! Congrats Miranda! So grateful to be selected as one of the top 12. These are some stunning submissions Patrik. Can’t wait for the next one πŸ₯°πŸ’–

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Very well deserved spot Gwen, your photo is absolutely stunning! Looking forward to seeing what you'll have for us in the next one 😊

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Congratulations Miranda! What an incredibly atmospheric photo - just stunning and a very worthy winner! Thanks, Patrik, for running this; I’m so pleased to have found it and can’t wait for the next challenge 😊

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Very worthy winner indeed, Miranda's photo is gorgeous! Thank you for your kind words, Hannah! Looking forward seeing what you'll have for us moving forward! 😊

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This was so fun to participate in and view. I’m so glad I stumbled upon your work Patrik. You have gotten me excited about photography again.

I loved strolling through all the entries.

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It was great having you participate, Allison! Hope to see much more from you moving forward, your photo was absolutely beautiful!

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I like how you included the submissions because it made it much more easy to see everyone’s entry. I thought I had found most but I had not.

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Glad you find it useful!

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Also Congratulations to Miranda! It is an amazing picture!! And thank you Patrik for a shout out and continuing to make this happen. I look forward to getting more people involved.

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Thank you for participating, Brian!

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Thanks, Brian. I missed a lot of the entries too. I’m having another look through now.

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Wow! Thank you so much, Patrik. I’m absolutely thrilled, not least because the standard of entires is SO high. Are you sure?! What a lovely post to cheer a very gloomy day.

I don’t know how I missed them but I haven’t seen half the commended images. I’m going to look through now with a coffee while I’m waiting for a break in the weather.

Congratulations to everyone. And thank you, Patrik, as ever, for organising this. Xx

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I am very sure, Miranda! You absolutely deserve the win, your photo is absolutely stunning in every regard!

There's a lot of photos to go through, I guarantee you'll find many beautiful photos! Enjoy your very well deserved coffee and thank you for being a part of this challenge!

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Congrats Miranda! And Gary's photo is STUNNING! Loved these and so honored to be in the top 12!

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Very well deserved, Kym! Your photo is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for being a part of it!

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Congratulations Miranda!! I love this spooky shot!

There are SOOO many inspiring photographs this week! Wow everyone! We were so busy this past week, I never got a chance to snap a photograph but what a good week to be a viewer!

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We missed you this week, Natasha! But a great week to be a viewer for sure, so many beautiful submissions this challenge!

Hope to see you join in the next one, if you have the time of course!

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Yes of course!! I love to use your prompts as creative inspiration as they’re intended so I try to account for some time taking a new photograph when you release your prompt!

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I always look forward to what you'll submit every challenge, your work is so beautiful Natasha!

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Feb 21Liked by Patrik L

Truly stunning entries for this challenge. Congratulations to the winner and everyone who took part in this. Keep it up, Patrik. Clearly we are loving it!

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So many beautiful entries this challenge, couldn't be happier about it!

Clearly everyone does love it and I love to see it! Thank you for being a part of it, Ton!

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Feb 21Β·edited Feb 21Liked by Patrik L

πŸ‘€πŸ—£οΈCongratulations, Maranda! Such a fascinating work of art you’ve created and shared. Such an eclectic blend of discoveries from everyone who shared their work.. Colors, objects, ideas, etc. Many thanks to many of us here to share such positive energy.

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So much diversity with how everyone interprets the themes, couldn't be happier about it!

Thank you for being a part of it, John!

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Feb 21Liked by Patrik L

For whatever reason(s) I’m a slow starter here. A phrase shared with me once by a dear friend helps me tremendously. β€œThat’s just me being me”. I just had my coffee which could be described as β€œrocket-fuel” by some. I’m sitting here in front of this man-made contraption called a β€œlight box”. The long cold dark winters in northern maine here produce the seasonal depression a little more pronounced than my pennsylvania roots did. So be it. That’s just winter being winter, aye?! I position this device in front of my window which has a view of the sunrise at the end of a logging road. I get the artificial and natural light both. They are my friends. A caffeine-induced flow of words is coming to fruition so I’ll end it here, my friend. For now. So as end my sharing here I come to the realization of β€œthat’s just me being me”.

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We're all just us, so "that's just me being me" is very fitting. I have always said that about myself, "I'm just me" is a common phrase I utter if someone asks something about me.

I call coffee "nectar of the Gods", but I like "rocket-fuel" too!

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Wow! A fabulous set of submissions and no wonder you had to phone a friend πŸ˜†

I saw Miranda’s submissions yesterday and was also drawn to the winning image, for the mood it created.

Congratulations to everyone!

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Thank God for friends at times, haha!

It is a stunning photo, everything blends together perfectly in it!

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Thank you, Sarah. That’s very kind of you. ❀️

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Congratulations Miranda and - wow - you’re not kidding about the level of high standards Patrik! It was fun taking part. Looking forward to the next one and kudos to all who took part.

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This week was exceptionally hard to choose, but I loved every second of it. Thank you for taking part, Mark! Looking forward to see what else you have for us moving forward!

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Beautiful work - all worthy contenders in my mind!

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For sure all worthy contenders! So many beautiful submissions for this challenge!

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nicely done, @Miranda W and I’m glad you won because I hadn’t seen your splendid submission until now!

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Just beautiful Miranda.. congratulations πŸ‘πŸΌ xx

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So many beautiful pictures! Love the winner but Emily’s photo stole my heart.

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I can see why it stole your heart, it does have something special about it!

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Thanks! So many stunning photos! Congrats to everyone who participated!

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Thank you for being a part of it, Lorraine!

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