We have a winner I think. Very clever job. Well done!

Very nice work neatly done. Very small nit pick...shadow under map corner lower right could be a bit darker IMHO. I love a good still life that tells a story, this is well thought out.

Brilliant idea. very well done!

great job ...........

great idea . g l

Very nice mood and composition. GL, author...

Nice and realistic feel...., good luck to you..

very good work

Very good blend!

Congrats! for 1st

Oh, Neb!... Congratulations!!!!!

aha,.....congrats again....

Congrats Erathion, really nice work

Congrats ......... nice job..........

Congratulations. I told you so!

Congrats!!

Congrats!!!!

Wow, I didn't know this win before, congrats my buddy, very great job ^^!!!

Very Very good start to the competition. This one could take some beating. Well done!

Really... good idea al d best author

very very cool creation...best of luck author

Very good concept! I think the shadow on the water makes the water look flat, I might try it without the shadow and maybe tint the sky to add more color and help the duck separate better from the background but that's just my opinion, it's still really nice work.

WOW!!!!
What creativity!!! Plus a lot of technique to do it!
I loved!

yes !!! it's creative .... good luck

Interesting idea, but the background could use some work.

good entry!

Cute. But I feel like the waves dominate when I think the duck should be the focus. (And why not a row of waves behind the duck?)

Update: Added waves with gradual blur in the background and tried to sort out shadow. Thanks for all the suggestions!

Wow looks great, GL.

Sorry but I actually preferred it with the single duck, simplicity is best? GL

Aww, so cute, it reminds a quilt for children... Very well done, author!

Very cute work here = ) Love the waves.

Congrats! for 2nd

Quackcongrats!

Congrats .........

Congratulations, maybe I was wrong about the single duck then. Well done.

Congratulations...

Congrats!!

very patriotic atmosphere here.......now I have to shut down this computer and go to my DVD room to play the movie a letter from iwo jima ......I like the movie and this creation of yours too.......

Never forget.

Dunno, it seems a bit messy in places...the hat has too much shadow and the drawn flowers don't really fit with the photographic elements. But you still did a nice job with the flowers...you're known for your creative photoshop foligage, I can see.

very nice work, clever use of source, most of all, we should never forget the heroism of our military personnel. thanks for your tribute.

Wonderful! Perfect flowers...

good work

very nice work...good luck

Amazing!

Congrats! again for 3rd

Congratulations always!

I knew it from the start, congrats......again,,,..

Congrats .........

Oh this is fabulous sweetheART great tribute - fave ;} happy hippy hugglez

Congrats!!

Please fix link 3. Light on hat is from left, so shadow of mouse would be on the other side. Good job on the rest.

So cute, ya gotta love it!

Thanks alot, CMYK...fixed!

EDIT: Thank you so much, Erikuri...fixed as well!

Very lovely! I like it a lot.
Just two things: IMO, I think wrist belt needs a bit of thickness, and looking at your sbs, I noticed that you cut the lower part of your hand. Since your wrist is bent, it must appear.

Cute mouse - captain, Love this image, adorable glasses A+++ to author

cool

Great effort. Good luck,

Very cute work author,great idea and nice execution...i agree about the position of the wrist,now look like cuted out...any how,i like this so much...best of luck

Thanks Erathion, but I already fixed the wrist...if you look carefully, it's the exact same as in the photo I took.

EDIT: No problem! Thank you again for all your kind words, Erathion.

Very true author...sorry for my previous comment about wrist,when is dark background behind looks a bit odd,but that is the real position of the wrist...work u did with a watch is little master piece,i like it a lot...again.sorry for the previous comment author...best of luck

You mean "Captain Kitten"

No, Captain Kitteh. It's LOLspeak and it sounds way better. Lol, nice one!

So cute... I like the wet effect on its fur.

very very nice and cute entry author but the smudge is to obvious at some parts of the fur...make new layer with whole cat selected and paint just edges with soft brush...u can change blend mode to soft light if u use dark colors...just and idea...good luck author

Very nice.

Very nice and cute idea. Well done.

Coolness! I love all cat-inclusive pictures