Firstly I apologise as I did not realise I had won the last challenge. Thank you to those who voted. Because this is now rather behind, I will leave the voting open for just 3 days. The five finalists I have chosen are below, in no particular order.
1. Kali, @kali66 was asked to make an image with shadow. The shadow in the image is very subtle, but does add the the rather striking abstract.
2. Francoise @francoise, was asked to depict the number 12 in honour of her years here at 365. Quite a challenge to depict 12 and this is done here beautifully.
3. April @aecasey was challenged to do high contrast black and white inside a barn. I loved all three responses, but this was maybe my favourite.
4. Mona, @mona65 was challenge to do an image that was 'masculine, gritty, and dark'. I loved the whimsy, creativity and imagination of this image.
5. Jackie R, @30pics4jackiesdiamond was challenged to make an image that juxtaposed words. A clever response to a difficult challenge - Up high, looking down.
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