Wow!  I am floored!  I am brand new at this (not quite 3 months yet).  I have looked at Agent Smiths, Drawbridge, Death at MIdnight, Thandaluz, ICM's, and others galleries....and I dont hold a candle to these great artists....i have maybe 5 things I have done that I consider "art" or even all that good....since most of my posts are just posting stuff as I learn it, not artistically oriented.  Getting any kind of recognition at all when standing next to these great technicians and artists is just totally thrilling, and inspires me to keep struggllng along and learning more.  

This was fun!  Many thanks to those that deemed my work meritorious. Congratulations to the winners, it was well deserved.  Lots of fantastic posts in this competition, I dont really know how anyone could choose just 3 out of what I deemed to be about 10 candidates for First Place.