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Thank you very much for your great participating! For me it's was difficult to decide, and I haven't made it easy for me. To my mind all photos are potentially winners. But I had to decide, and I did it.
I used three criteria as basis for my choice. At first the quality certainly: everybody looks at a well-made photo with pleasure. The second one: How much does the the picture say... is it a word, a sentence, or even more than thousands of words. And thirdly, what does the pic NOT say - this is then a part of the fantasy of each one. It's also difficult for me to clothe a thought in words, but let me try...

Now enough verbiage, I'll go in medias res:

HM, but slightly off Topic:

Peter, this is a very, very beautiful picture, but a bit too bright for a low-light shot.

HM's chosen in free order:

Yaron


Maaike


Markus


Peter, this is real low-light and beautiful too


Wayne


Winner's podium:
Third place:

Aldeca, very precise, well seen!

Second Place:

Arnie, thats great, a frozen moment... only her hand is in movement.

First place, and winner:

Dennis, very impressive b&w-shot! The light in the background intensifies the feeling.

Thank you with regards,
Walter

Walter I am humbled by your choice for winner there were so many good entries I was expecting anything.
Congrats to all the other winners and HMS , I will have a contest up this evening.

No reason for humblebrag, Dennis! :)

Your photo is a really worthy winner! It meets perfect the three criteria.
Quality and the both forms of expressiveness (see opening post)

Nice contest and Great selection for winners! Congratulations Dennis!

TB

Thank you Walter for second place and for an inspiring theme. I enjoyed reviewing all the photos submitted.

Thanks a lot for these HM and congratulations Dennis for this great shot !!

Congratulations to the winners and thanks for a HM.

Thanks @ all so much for your great participating!


I hope I have done it satisfyingly for everybody!?


Btw., I'm not only a metalhead...
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P.S.: Sorry for my late reply!