Congratulations to Cutter, a well deserved win! Very professional looking shot and an original idea. We certainly do spend too much money!!
My vote went to Kerbside's 'Liberty - Last Minute Shopping. Beautiful shot of a wonderful building. I went shopping there about 25 years ago, and it brought back a lot of memories.You've captured people rushing around

and that's what I'm like on Christmas Eve!!
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DigiDiva's 'Family': Excellent interpretation of the theme. Good composition. If I had to make one comment it would be the reflection captured in her glasses. This is always a tricky one!
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Hedgehog's 'The Small Things': Nice christmassy shot, but I agree with Cutter, a tighter crop would have worked better, only IMO
My shot was taken using a very shallow dof. I was holding a xmas decoration in front of the xmas tree lights. I wanted to try and get perfect circles from the lights, so I'm pleased with the result. A good learning experience! Thanks to DD and hedgehog for your comments.