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Hey guys! While you wait for the final results of the New Millennium contest, take a look at the Top 11 contest entries that were narrowed down by the judges `Gejda (https://www.deviantart.com/gejda) :iconrowye: :iconerikshoemaker: The 3 winners will be chosen from these 11 artworks. A first congrats to the semifinalists! :clap: I'm sorry if you didn't make it into this preselection. I can only tell you that some entries were really close! Some other artworks were great but unfortunately had to be disqualified because they didn't follow all the rules or didn't fit the theme. Stay tuned for the final announcement! :eager:

The passing of seasons is a powerful reminder that a new entry of "Gems By Lamplight" is long overdue... Here, then, is the pick of the last few months. For starters, there is nothing so evocative as the twilight hours, especially when they are as beautifully captured as in Allen59 (https://www.deviantart.com/allen59)'s ocean shore view. Next, Merkosh (https://www.deviantart.com/merkosh) offers us a picture that works on so many levels (cathedral, waterfall, youthful love, need I say more ?), andreasrocha (https://www.deviantart.com/andreasrocha) makes your heart beat faster in a gallop towards the eye of the storm, aw-landscapes (https://www.deviantart.com/aw-landscapes)'s delightful English gardens vista acts as a balm for the eyes and LeGrebe (https://www.deviantart.com/legrebe) masterfully paints a dark night of the sou

Here are the pictures which grabbed my eyes this week. I hope you'll like them as much as I do.          

In Ukraine today, the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster Eternity Memory to all Humans and Animals which were affected from release of radiation... Glory , Eternity Memory and Big Thanks to all the liquidators the consequences of the Chernobyl accident. Liquidators - a generic term for about 600 000 to 900 000 people who took part in liquidation of consequences of the Chernobyl accident , which occurred April 26, 1986 . Liquidators are qualified for significant social benefits due to their veteran status. Many liquidators were praised as heroes by the Soviet government and the press, while some struggled for years to have their pa