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Good work author.Looks so much better at Hi-Res. Can't stand the low resolution previews we have here. I like the small bit of lighting you did around the edges of the strawberry due to the back-lighting of the sunset.

What BWR said, but the flag really makes it.

Looking at this in high resolution just makes it so perfect. Your creativity is phenomenal and your work stellar. I like everything about this and I envy your skills.

magnifique ! very very very well done author !

Congrats on 1st!

Congratulations, well done.!

Congratulations

Congrats!

Thanks to all

Congrats !

Nice work. Please post the source for the icicles.

Looks like a nasty booger.

Author, source No. 2 the man is licensed as creative commons no derivatives. The flickr symbol for this is = in a circle. This means that the imange can not be used in manipulations.

If you get permission from the owner add a screen shot to the step by step.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Crap, this is good, so so good. It instantly got an OH WOW out of me. I hope you can keep it in this contest, but what a manipulation...love it. It inspires me to try something today, all thanks to your entry.

I hope too that you can keep it in the contest bacause it's awsome. You really managed to make it look frozen.
Congratulations.

I'm glad you got the permission to use the photo, well done

Good entry

If he had one less, then he would have "tooth" instead of "teeth". A real bizarre photoshop. I like it.

This is absolutely horrible and I love it!

Congrats on 1st

Congrats, well done

CONGRATULATIONS on this awful looking creation which is so deservant of first place.

Congratulation.

Good texturizing...the shiny wood grip seems incongruous with the funky metal, though.

Happy Texture Work!!! It almost looks like dusty chocolate.. woo HOO!!!

Nicely done but I agree with CMYK about the handle being too shiny.
I like the scratched text effect in the wood. Well done.

Good texture work.

they say that when an image touches you on an emotive level that you have created art. I really hate this upload and the message KILL.... especially with all the killings going on in the news. It makes me hate guns....however, it is for this very reason, the reason being that I have been affected by the message that makes this a really strong image, full of impact. As far as the photoshopping goes, it looks good but can you see how that shiny handle is incongruous to the whole ?

Nice Chop. Shadowing is a little dark IMO. Oh and it's "Memphis" without the 'N'.

Yep, shadows should be more transparent. I assume you made the rocket...you have a stray piece of the shadow at the back end to remove, and I'd darken the background sky so the smoke trail is more visible.

great picture and with humour ! you have my vote author

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

the eye stocks being forced back by the wind is hysterical!

Congrats!

Congrats !

Thanks to All

Congrats for first place !

Congratulations.

Congrats!

Pretty neat composite. Looks like a cake in the sky. Good work making the rope and terrain.

Gorgeous !! It's very well done.

ha ha ha ha ha ha.....this is truly magnificent. The message and oh that poor poor cow. The tonal qualities are really great and it doesn't look photoshopped at all but like the real McCoy....hold on....I have to look out my window to see if it is passing by. WONDERFUL WORK.

Congratulations on the win. Excellent work.

Congrats, great job

Thanks to all

Felicitations....wonderful. I told you so :-O

Congrats

gj eMatoma