I am a little confused by the fact that the people aren't running and screaming but I like it anyhow

all hell is broken loose and they are confused to the point they arent running i guess haha

I see, so they are still in shock.

yep

Like the color palette and the dramatic silhouettes. Nevertheless, to me, the casual poses of the people still seem at odds with the chaos around them. But then again I do tend to prefer the literal depictions of idioms over the figurative depictions such as this.

good luck author!

good luck

great job.. and congrats

nice chop...

So, it means that it's a place where you go to eat with someone else, not alone...

Uhm no Erikuri, the idiom means that there's some issue which is so obvious and no one is willing to talk about it.

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great job and congrats

only issue i have is the cemetary choice... other than my personal bias.. this entry is well done.

To me, "dancing on" needs to show feet in contact.

nice

The animals themselves wouldn't be quite so blurry, but could have more motion blur trails...what would really make this would be if you had one actually splashing into the water!

Great ripples And great image!

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Terrific!! good luck

The contest description seems to imply that literal, not figurative, meanings are to be visualized, but since there's no explicit limitation, this figurative representation is technically on theme but maybe not as interesting. What is the light source for the bright spot on the boy?

The overall feel of this is great. There are a couple of problems with masking though. The palm trees would probobly have a sharper line when it meets the sand. Also the wave seems to just fade into the woods. I would try to skew that end so it matches the horizon of the sand. Nice reflection from the palm tree though. Good luck!

i like itttttttttttttttttttttttt,good luck

ok changed the light on the boys chest, and the palmtrees, and erased a bit of the wave in the trees, couldnt let it fade away on the beach end, cause the beach is rounded and then the wave got smaller

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