Thank you members of the Academy for awarding me the coveted Honorable Knight of the Digital Arts (HNotDA). Now, finally, I can pay off that annoying mortgage! Also, I am extremely honored to have been given the choice of the next contest topic. In that regard, tipping my hat to the natural and artifice, I pose to all a challenge of "Light and Shadow".

Great topic it can definitly be persued in many ways and congrats camerahound!

I think that we had an excellent contest. Congratulation to winners. Don't forget to offer champagne!!!

Thank you very much, I am honored with my title of HNotDA. Congratulations to everyone who won, and to everyone who entered. These contests are great, they inspire a lot of great art to be created. I look forward to the next one!

Congratulations to the winners, and to all who submitted. There were many, many beautiful and/or amazing entries.

and xentrik one of them was yours you have some great pics

Thanks, phoenixashes, reddawg151, ppigeon and xcentric. This was a lot of fun for me and I'm looking forward to the next. Most of all -- thanks, Caedes, for the site.

Thank you very much to all voting members and congratulations to the other winners and to all who submitted a picture. I am honored to resive the title of "OWotGS." Nice to be a part of this excellent site.

Cool Beans! This really was a fun contest. I've never entered anything before, so I'm thrilled to be included in Honorble Mention! Thanks guys! And congrats to the winners, keep up the good work!