And the Winner is . . .

Seriously, this was HARD!! So hard to choose.

But, we decided.  Finally.  After a lot of "Oh, my god, THIS one is gorgeous" and "But look at THAT one!"

We decided, and here they are:

The finalist:

This incredible shot.  I love that it's black and white, but still so evocative.  And the steps are incredible.

by teejayphotography

And the winner is:

by Jenndola

I just cannot get over how gorgeous this photo is.  It's sublime.  What an incredible image.  Don't you LOVE IT?

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Thanks so much to everyone who entered.  You all are rock stars.  I can't stress how difficult it is to choose a winner.  Your work is fantastic.

The next contest will be at the end of November.  The theme is:  LOVE!  You can interpret that however you'd like.  I can't WAIT to see your entries!