Just received a long, rambling e-mail purporting to come from Western Union in Benin, far too long to reproduce here but part of it reads:

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I wonder if the sender of this total crap had ever worked out how long it would take to withdraw $45,000,000 at a rate of $30,000 per week?

It seems that number 2 has won. My photo, number 12 didn't receive a single vote although someone whose native language is obviously not English, wrote:

"Number 2 is the beauty of reflection which eye can spot, number 12 is professional photo for reflection with art of photography which camera can spot."

I'll take that as a compliment.

I don't know whether this will work outside of my immediate area but here is the URL where you can see all of the submitted photos. So far votes have been for numbers 2 and 4.

https://nextdoor.co.uk/p/xxrqzjbwwxWz?utm_source=share&extras=MTc1OTIxOTUwODgwMzg%3D

OK, I'll take the suggestion. The result will be known on Tuesday. I'll post the result to see if I win or not.

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All the horizontal lines are horizonal and if I staightened out the columns on the left it would make the whole photo look very strange.

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Cropping it as you suggest I don't think would work. I deliberately left a small part of the buiding opposite showing so that it showed what was reflected.

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I need to make a decision. I am entering a friendly, no prize, neighbourhood contest. The theme is "Reflections" and I need to choose between these shots. Which one should I choose? I need a decision by Monday night (CET)
It's not about the quality of the photo but how well one has captured the theme.

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Just received in my inbox:

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Maybe this is the reason they can't move it

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There are many videos on YouTube demonstrating the intelligence of corvids. This is just one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZerUbHmuY04

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after being stopped in Dundee, Scotland with snow covering almost his entire front and rear windscreens. Police said it was "about the most extreme example of lack of preparation" that they had ever seen. Officers said the man had been driving with "practically zero-visibility" when stopped. The photographs were taken by the Police.

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Thank you both Dennis and Stan, for your kind remarks.

Jaymatt: Many thanks for your kind comment.

In London on the 9th of February. Slightly moody photos.

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The shot was taken about 09.30 and I waited for the traffic lighs to stop the traffic and leave me a clear shot of the building. It's a very busy road usually filled with buses, trucks and cars.

I'm constantly astonished at the quality of the photos that one can take with an iPhone (iPhone 10 in my case).