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No, not the cold of this year's winter.

But the joy and happiness of those of us who are celebrating this forum's fourth birthday.

Yep: we've been here for four years now.

As I write this, there's a group of members riding on a ferry on Sydney Harbour, where I hear that it's more than just a little bit chilly, but they're out and about, enjoying a wonderful sunny Sydney winter day, with their cameras.

And in a few hours, there will be a group of us gathering at the In Restaurant in Neutral Bay, sharing some good times, an ample sufficiency of good food, great wine, and excellent camerarderie.

Four years ago, when I started this forum as a means for a few of Sydney's D70 users to get together, I would never have dreamed of what we have today - probably the most active, and the friendliest, photography forum in Australia, if not the world.

It's been truly a pleasure to see the skills of our members grow, and it's been truly a pleasure to be able to contribute perhaps to just a small part of that photographic growth of our members. And this growth is evident in our most recent challenge too: the quality of the entries that we have is just wonderful, but the winners, whose names I will be announcing at tonight's dinner, provide a perfect example of this growth in the skills of you, our members.

On the challenge, I need to express my thanks to Scott (MHD) for his tireless assistance in setting up the galleries for this, and to Scott and Matt K for their assistance in judging this challenge, and finally, to Matt K for his generous donation of a book for the winner of this challenge.

Congratulations Alpha 7! for his Welcome image
And to out two runners up Alex with Her Highness and rflower with A different kind of ball.

Great to see good participation in this challenge! All entries are now revealed as well as the submitters names at:
http://www.potofgrass.com/gallery/c22

Of course, none of what this forum has achieved would be possible without the assistance of our team of mods: Geoff (our very first member), Glen, Greg B, Stubbsy, Cricketfan, MHD, and of course, sycamore #1 - nnnnsic, and our Key Members: Fozzie, Matt K, Sheepie, and sirhc55.

And of course, none of what this forum has achived would have been possible without the assistance, the good will, and the contributions from you, our members. Please, all, congratulate yourselves, and share in the joy of our fourth birthday as we move forward now, into our fifth year.