Tonight I got a message on my phone. I had submitted these two photos to The Nordic Photo Club some weeks ago. It is The Princess of The Night (Selenicereus pteranthus) flowering for some short night hours, 27th of August – the magical scent filling the whole house. The flower itself is about 20 cm. This year I was better prepared and could set the light right.
Last year it developed one flower, and this year it gave two. My post from last year is here.
The message on my phone was, that one of these pictures had won Medal of Excellence and will be published in the book Photos of the Year for 2016. Am I happy? I Am!
Leya 
Nice photo
Thank you!
What lovely news. 🙂
It was!
Big congratulation, Leya!!! The flower and your photos are beautiful ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you so much, Hanna!
Så tjusiga bilder. Passar som tavlor.
Tack så jättemycket! Den blomman slår det mesta i doft också!
Oh!!! My congrats!!!! Those photographs are really beautiful and full of magic!!! You must be very proud !!!!
Thank you!!!I am very surprised – but also proud of course. Unbelievable.
Congratulations Leya. I have never seen this flower before, it looks very delicate. Great shot!
Thank you so much! It is a very unusual flower and is only to be seen a couple of hours a year. In the night hours.
Congratulations ! Lovely photos.
Thank you very much!
Congratulations! How wonderful! They are both beautiful photos.
Thank you so much, Minerva! I am overwhelmed and the flower is a very beautiful specimen!
They are beautiful flowers, you did a wonderful job on the lighting. Congratulations on the well-deserved award!
Oh, thank you so very much! I am totally overwhelmed and very happy about it too!
Excellent picture I can understand why they choose your photo. Congratulations 😤
Thank you!!!
Großartige Neuigkeiten! I’m so happy for you, Ann Christine! Well done. What a gorgeous flower and a wonderful image.GRATULERER! 🙂
TACK! Man tror inte att det är sant…men naturligtvis är jag väldigt glad och tacksam!
Der er vel fortjent! 👍🏻😊
Du är verkligen rar, Dina!
Congratulations. Super photos.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful image, well deserved award! Well done!
Thank you, Sue, I find it quite unreal…but it is true!
What wonderful news. I am singing and dancing with you in celebration. 🙂 🙂
Me too! 🙂
:-D:-D:-D
😉
Oh thank you thank you – I am dancing with you – my dream partner in dancing!
Congrats and well deserved! 🙂
Thank you! It is a great surprise – but wonderful!
I’m so delighted for you, Ann Christine. Well done! Your photos are really outstanding. 🙂
Congrats Leya, beautiful photo
Thank you!
Congratulations! Totally deserve the great award! Thank you for sharing the great news with us. 🙂 🙂
Well it’s a beautiful photo. And I love the flower
😀
totally awesome!!!!!!!!!!
wunderful shoT! 🙂
;-D
Wow, what great news! These are both gorgeous photos, so the honor is well-deserved.
janet
Thank you Janet – I am rather excited about it.
You should be!
Wow! Really beautiful flowers. And I never knew flowers could actually get an award; but this one is just too pretty.
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Thank you very much! It is the photo that got an award.