The new challenge featuresCircles, Ellipses, Spheres and Ovals.

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in thefile information, including the location of the subject, and relevantcategories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not toviolate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe oureducational project scope and thepersonality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject todeletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout JanuaryUTC.

Checklist for this theme:

• Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
• Photographs must benewly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. January 2025UTC (butmay have been taken earlier).
• Submissions must be added to the top of the "Entries" section below.
• Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

Add your entry between the<gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar|, and a description. For example:

Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron

For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery seeHelp:Gallery tag. Pleasedo not add square brackets[[ ]] or include athumb parameter or the full URL. TheFile: prefix is not required, but harmless.

• Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.

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  The dog and the ball
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  My lying backpack through my glass
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  A special window in a Toulouse church
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  Rules for visiting the park
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  Baptismal font in a church of St. Gallen
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  View of a porthole of a aeroplane
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  leftover iced drink
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  deliciousness for a winter evening
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  New Year's decorations on the streets of Kharkov
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  New Year's decorations on the streets of Kharkov
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  Christmas lights with smiles
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  Wooden Peg Solitaire with black balls
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  At the playground
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  Karin Miyawaki as Bronze Medalist of Paris 2024 Olympics Fencing Women's Foil
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  From left to right, Koji Miyajiki, Yuji Taguchi, Naoki Hagiwara and Yuto Sano as Gold Medalist of Paris 2024 Paralympics Men's Goalball
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  Miho Yoshioka (left) as Silver Medalist of Paris 2024 Olympics Sailing Mixed Dinghy and Ayano Tsujiuchi (right) as Bronze Medalist of Paris 2024 Paralympics Para Swimming 100m Freestyle S12
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  Yakisoba with fried egg
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  Traffic mirror at a narrow passage near Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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  Bird flying towards the setting Sun. Taken in Padua, Italy.
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  Elbe Dam, Czech Republic
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  The Bell
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  Tourist sign in Besedice Rocks, Czech Republic
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  Sculpture Seed by Peter Randall-Page in the Eden Project in Cornwall
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  Wicker Ball in the Belper River Gardens in Belper, Derbyshire, England
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  Fountain in the Allerheiligenstrasse in Speyer
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  Fountain at Speyer Cathedral
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  Yokohama tires
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• Colorful Ceramic Bowls
  Colorful Ceramic Bowls
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  Round pillow. Crochet, Slovak folk technique.
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  Sphere backlit colour balls
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  Jánošíkov dukat, Slovakia
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  Wristwatches, Slovakia
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  Tray, paper bowls, nut-chocolate filling and colorful dragees.
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  Top view of the Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS, a wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-mount.
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  A cheap Smena 35mm camera.
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  Gumballs for sale at an airport in Detroit, Michigan.
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  Alloy wheels on display at the Huawei flagship store in Wangfujing, Beijing, China.
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  A yakiniku grill plate containing assorted slices of beef, chicken and pork, in varying states of doneness.
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  Window of the New Synagogue in Libeň, Prague, Czech Republic
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  The Moon inside Leicester Cathedral
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  Circles within circles of wood grain
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  Tram track monument in Prague, Czech Republic
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  Exhibit in the Museo do Trigo (Mill Museum) on the Azores
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  Exhibit in the Museo do Trigo (Mill Museum) on the Azores
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  Picnic table at the Miradouro da Ponta da Madrugada on the Azores
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  Guns at Fort De Soto (Pinellas County, Florida)
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  Gros plan sur des chocolats de Noël emballé dans des papiers colorés
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  Chocolats de Noëls emballés dans des papiers colorés
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  Glass spheres and cabbage leaves.
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  Easter eggs viewed from above look like spheres.
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  The unwashed bowl.
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  A drop of water, a little sphere.
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  Water Striders
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  Parziale vista di Narni attraverso un oblò
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  Spherical observatory, Japan
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  stones as decoration
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  Rattan making a ball
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  valve with Chinese and English wording
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  Dandelion
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  White plate - tomato
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  Sweet tomato
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  A slice of sausage on a plate
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  Nature reserve Petgatten De Feanhoop. American Herkules windmill in Petgatten de Feanhoop. Year of construction 1926 (Detail).
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  Nett hier (Baden-Würtemberg) sticker covering Nett hier (Bavaria) sticker in Riga, Latvia
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  Vintage Logging Steam Train located in Elbe, WA
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  The Great Wheel located on the waterfront in Seattle, WA
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  Mushrooms
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  The gas cap on a 1965 Ford Mustang
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  Chemical compound in ultraviolet light
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  Duct Cover
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  River and Trees - Serra da Estrela, Portugal
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  Post Office sign, Ireland.
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  Part of spent rocket stage
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  Dampflokomotive 86 1333-3. Sonderfahrt im Herbst durch das Erzgebirge. Aufgenommen in Stollberg.
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  A lot of Japanese paper lanterns of two different Ellipsoid shape
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  Three elliptical round windows in the Dr.-Carl-Haeberlin-Friesenmuseum on Föhr
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  Sunset on the beach near Utersum on Föhr with a view of Sylt
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  Rubber rings as Olympic rings
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  Necklace made of pearls as a circle
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  Setting sun and transmission towers. Flaten, Orhem, Stockholm, Sweden
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  Begehbare und mit Haldenwärme beheizte Edelstahl-Installation. Wunderhorn (Erika Harbort) am Glückaufturm in Oelsnitz Erzgebirge, Sachsen.
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  Leninorden auf einem Gebäude in St. Petersburg, Russland.
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  Drebacher Krokuswiesen im Glaskugel. 09430 Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen.
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  Typical porcelain plate with maritime motif at front door of residential house on peninsula L-Isla, Valletta, Malta
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  Aerial image of circular irrigated green fields in desert sand, Sahara desert, Algeria
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  Church interieur of Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Rotunda of Mosta), Mosta, Malta
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  Ceiling light in café of art museum "Hamburger Kunsthalle", Hamburg, Germany
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  oval dish with side dishes
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  Affreschi sul soffitto della Cappella all'interno della Rocca Albornoz a Narni
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  Trompe l'oeils of portholes in Port of Ustka
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  Oval fruits tray
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  Chicken eggs
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  Tomato
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  Water balls at Ustka beach
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  Water ball in Ustka
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  Circular pipes
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  Art in public space, ‘Ring’ by Mauro Staccioli in Munich
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  Bull's-eye panes reflected in a glass sphere, Albrecht Dürer House, Nuremberg, Germany
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  Dome of the church of the Vienna Central Cemetery from the inside
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  Yokohama fender of SSCV Sleipnir, the world's largest crane vessel, Rotterdam
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  Zernez, decoration on the vaults of the Reformed Church San Mauritius.
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  New Year Square
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  Giant Sphere
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  Chola Poori
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  Lifebuoy USTKA K.P.
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  Neuruppin Stadium
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  Circular "Moon Gate" and an arch with a gate, Truby King Park, Wellington, New Zealand
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  A Cup of Bokeh
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  Bale of hay in the field
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  Lifebuoy with text "USTKA ALUNIA"
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  Lifebuoy, selective color
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  Pulley wheel of the cable car in Mindo, Ecuador
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  Chatschpuri
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  Three fireworks during the Fourth of July fireworks show in Lexington, Massachusetts on July 5, 2024
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  View through a circle opening at Station La Defense, Paris
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  Common giant umbrella mushroom, Lampenhain, Odenwald, D
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  Crater lake, Lagoa das Eguas sul, São Miguel, Azores, P
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  Letting the circular coins to float on the water surface
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  Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre, Fayal, Azores, P
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  Ovals: egg and its shadow
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  Train strap
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  Ein Teller mit Momos in einem kleinen Restaurant im Bundesstaat Himachal Pradesh in Nordindien. In der Mitte ist eine scharfe Soße und Sauerrahm.
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  That lots Chinese lanterns of various ovals on Taiping Old Street in Douliu City, Yunlin, Taiwan .
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  Striped Pumpkins
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  An aircraft technician performs maintenance on an airliner engine
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  Window of the Baltic Fleet's Machine School
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  A tree sparrow leaning out of a hollow tree
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  A nuthatch in the forest on a frosty winter day fluffing up its feathers to escape the cold
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  A cup of tea
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  Oval rear of building
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  A glass of tomato juice on a black plate with cherry tomatoes and lime
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  cathedral altar and stained glass window
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  Bottle slot
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  Miś Roundabout in Warsaw
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  Plaque, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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  Schild Thesen Island
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  Scaevola taccada, Blüten und Früchte
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  Die Bourkes Glück Strudellöcher befinden sich an der Panorama Route in Südafrika.
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  Mooring block at Port Dundas, Glasgow
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  The Raising of Lazarus by Jacob van Oost the Younger in église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine'church of Lille (Fr)
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  Rings as decorative elements on the ceiling of the Gorny institute metrostation
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  Toy bicycle wheel
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  Colorful rangoli design
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  Tea served in vintage Saucer
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  Latte served in mug
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  Grand festive cooking in huge vessels
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  Wall mural design with Harsingar flowers
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  Mosaic floor design during rain
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  Oil lamp captured in oval shape
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  Underpass of Michelinstraße in Hallstadt
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  Big satellite dish
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  Cans with cloudberries
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  Fruits of ahawthorn (Crataegus) Focus stack of 22 photos.
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  Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and anchovies
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  Trier, Dom Saint-Pierre, cathédrale de Trèves. Detail of the exterior. (barred window).
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  A group of dusty balls with shallow depth of field, by the window. Soft window light. Foreground is a vintage golden cage and a miniature duck home decoration. (Bangkok, Thailand - Jan 2025) by enchanted_fairy for Oval Photo Contest by Wikimedia
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  Christmas decoration (Bangkok, Thailand - Dec 2024) by enchanted_fairy for Oval Photo Contest by Wikimedia
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  Solar Halo, Colorado, U.S.
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  Mountain path to the tongue of the Morteratsch glacier Split stone by mechanical weathering.
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  Making of a chiffon cake
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  Internal structure of the Leaning Tower in Pisa
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  Ceiling with round decorative elements
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  Ceiling with decorative circles
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  Lipstick Building New York City
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  Old Tree Trunk Hollow in the Center
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  Small Ring Light reflection in eye.
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  Trademark of S.G.M. of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, on a grain mill in A.R.A.M. (Villeneuve-d'Ascq). France
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  Plaque, Dublin, Ireland.
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  Fontana in un giardino storico in Roccalvecce (Viterbo)
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  The underground wine cellar and wooden wine barrels at the Tahbilk Winery, Victoria, Australia.
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  Portrait of Guido Reni by Simone Cantarini, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy
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  Art Deco wall
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  Станция метро "Марьина роща" (БКЛ)
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  В центре ГУМа у фонтана
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  Воздушный шар
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  Work vessel - Binnenvaart.eu. on the Prinses Margriet Canal. Lifebuoy.
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  Eating Table in a garden 1
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  Pacific sea nettles(Chrysaora fuscescens)
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  Orthophoto of the locomotive shed in Lichtenfels
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  Shakshuka in Tel Aviv (Israel)
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  Perfect Moon over Germany
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  Camera's selfie
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  Karlspassage Kaufhaus Breuninger Stuttgart
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  Rondel im Kaufhaus Breuninger
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  Thanjavur-Prachtteller
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  Thanjavur-Prachtteller
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  Tree on a path in Bavaria
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  Aspetto di un fungo Phylloscypha phyllogena (Cooke) Van Vooren. Parco urbano di Villa Ada a Roma
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  Chandelier ঝাড়বাতি
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  Wedding Decoration in front of a house in Howrah City
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  The underside of a winter wood fungus on a dead twig on the De Famberhorst nature reserve.
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  Spiral stairs and a Christmas tree
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  A hemispherical weir guard in a circular weir.
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  Basket of chili peppers
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  Horseshoe Bend (Arizona)
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  Inside Vessel (NYC)
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  Sleeping Siamese cat
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  Tropaeolum majus leaves
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  Round ornaments in ceiling of the Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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  Art object at a junction of paths on the Planken Wambuis. A nature reserve that is part of the (endless) Veluwe in the province of Gelderland 'Netherlands'.
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  Sunglasses
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  Six grains of fiery hot tangyuan on the Shaved ice
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  Grumman F3F-2 "Flying Barrel", at an airshow in Colorado, U.S.
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  Olivine crystals of a meteorite (Sericho Pallasite, Kenya)
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  Vintage Elevator Floor Indicator
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  North rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris
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  North rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris
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  South rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris
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  South rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris
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  Wall Clock দেওয়াল ঘড়ি
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  Bunga Rafflesia gadutensis di kawasan hutan tropis Bengkulu, Indonesia pada pagi hari yang cerah di Bengkulu Utara, Indonesia
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  A Boeing 737 on approach to Boston at night
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  Essin kirahvi
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