Happy 1st dA birthday to me

Yeah, it’s right. In about two days I have my very first birthday on deviantart. I’ve been a member for 52 weeks, or 365 days As I found lots of friends on dA who really support me day by day, I want to give some of them a special feature. Further, I asked in the forum to post some pictures. I was looking for some good artists. They’re included here too. And finally, I’ll present – as always – my recent favourites I’ve given to amazingly stunning pictures before I proudly present my top ten of my most successful pictures in the past 12 months. But before I start, you can see the winners of the *Close-Ups January Contest...Congratz to all winners

1st Place



2nd Place



3rd Place



Here we go...

Special Friends Feature

~Creta



Why did I choose her? – She was the one encouraging me to register with dA. And I’m so thankful that she did so, although I was sceptical about how it might turn out in the near future. But as you can see, it was a success. I’ve learned a lot just by looking at her pics and listening to her opinions about my pictures, what I can improve, what was okay and so on. She got an apprenticeship as a photographer near Berlin and I’m very happy about that as that is something she really wanted to do.

*SchlauesSchatzi



Why did I choose her? – She’s my best friend in real life. But that’s not the only reason. I encouraged her to finally register with dA. She started taking photos herself, after she’s seen my gallery. Up to now, her way of taking photos has made a great development. Often, it’s not only a simple picture you see in her gallery, but something she created out of nothing. In November last year, we founded our own club *Close-Ups. And btw, it’s fun studying and living with her far up north in Scotland

*JRd1st


Why did I choose him? – Well, he’s one of my greatest supporters and always gives me constructive critique. He joined me on my new website and even there is a very good friend of mine I’m glad I met him on dA.


Further faithful supporters of mine





Special Forum Feature







Photography Feature






Top 10 of my most successful pictures in the past 12 months












Thank you for all your support, for all the comments, s, ...

All the best to you

~favocal - Nadin