Yay, I happen to be one of the semi-finalists.
[link]My entry:

I must say I feel bad for all the awesome submissions which didn't make it to the final selection even though they are clearly better than mine, but I do understand it's a tough procedure to choose the finalists wisely. I'm honored to be one of them!
One of my favorite submissions was this one, I think:

However, I highly doubt I'll be one of the three winners, but you may still keep your fingers crossed for me.

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So, the new group system is running for a few weeks now. What do you think about it?
I am contributor of the #
Photo-manipulation group and my experiences with these new groups are... not that great. I haven't seen so much drama on dA for years as in the past few weeks.
Personally, I don't see the benefit of groups which keep flooding your inbox with lots of deviations every day. Sooner or later everyone, even the most patient, will unwatch them. So I think it's better to collect artworks which serve as an inspiration for other artists instead.
There's also a slashTHREE group in the making, you may watch for updates

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