this is much better in high res...for some reason reds always look blurred in low res///nice job

that kid got the same glassy look in his eyes as frodo from the lord of the rings, i think it gives him a very wise/honest/innocent look. with the color adjustements or whatever you did to change the colors on the child, you enhanced that effect, its almost creepy (not a negative thing) great job also on blending those images together, the squirrel really completes the story in the picture.

nice over all feel, sweet piece

So sweet, the little angel is adorable

soooo cute. fav

good work author...

Where is the manipulation at ??

lol @ meatman

meatman, check the flags behind him, he may have changed them a little. lol

lovelly work. i try some colorizing from time to time but i dont have that much patience. it takes to long. but you'v managed to do it really nicelly.

good luck

pardon me. I took it as a color photo that was changed to black and white. lol

I agree with pshoudini it takes a lot of patience to do that kind of work
and u certainly did it..high marks for that author!! GL.

great job author, though I think you need to work on the color of the skin right up to the hair line, his gray hair is running into the scalp, great job all round (IMHO)

COOL..

This is my kind of image .. I like fantasy so he is my constructive comment and then how it could be improved.
1 where is the hi-res version
2 You have given the girls dress a reflection that needs work the meeting point of the dress to the water is your starting point and remember the reflection needs shadow .
3 The chair has a shadow but doesn’t have a reflection !
4 the shadow under the chair needs work . reduce the opacity of the shadow under the chair.
5 why has a pond that is still and flat got frothy bubbles around the edge?