Nice blending, well done author.

Congrats once again!!

Congrats!

Boy, his hairline is low enough for him to be a Neanderthal...
His chin is also now too narrow to support a lower jaw with teeth.
Strange looking youth, that's for sure!

Face is much better this time, but the hair still isn't right, Isn't hair hard to do?

I am beginning to hate hair..lol
but disagree with chin too narrow

I would put some texture/pores into her skin.

Yes I agree! And for some reason I would like someone to change clothes and/or generation look of the picture, but this one is right on theme!

Edit: I would love to see a: 70's, 80's, and then like 2011 look? Maybe even a photoAlbum theme!?

I agree it would be better with some skin pores. SO many effects help you learn how to smooth skin texture, but I've yet to find a decent one to add back pores (without using another source, which is verboten for this contest...). The Healing Brush tool allows you to retain some skin texture, but it totally trashes the skin tones, leaving a horrid, mottled effect.

I like the idea of a "progressive" effect through the decades. Maybe that will be a future contest!

Its a very good effort, however there would be more shaping shadows in the face as well as the texture of the skin.
Shadows to define the mouth - for instance:- the curve below the bottom lip and dimples under the nose that shape the top lip. As one ages the muscles soften and drop the fine edges of a structure and if there are false teeth they push the top lip out and straighten it. The Older face actually has higher cheek bones than you have given credit for and there would be deeper hollows over and a slight shadow under the eyes . Cartilage grows all of ones life so the nose may well have been shorter and slightly turned up at the end.

Good work. I will come back and vote later.

what about trying to take a small portion of one of the less wrinkled parts of her face (maybe nose) and use that as a pattern for some texture in her face? Or just painstakingly put millions of tiny dots on her face for pores. lol

U did good work author but she looks more like wax figure...try to add some skin texture here to achieve more natural look...best of luck

You did a great job... just need to make it a lil more realistic,,and since we could not use other skin it was hard

She looks like a porcelain doll - you just went too far with it, author, tho you have the right idea. The trick is to leave some pores there, and soften her skin overall. Nice lip shape, tho.

hahahahahahahahaha....great work author...cool creatures and objects and crazy title as always...best of luck

Very cute! Great work!

Wow! lively colors... Great Job!!!

The owls are fantastic

Agree with Cornelia ... owls are super ... mind you so is the rest! Love this one!

This is really good..fantastic mood and lighting

sbs please

awesome lighting..btw wheres the house?

@ rakib 888, the author did not use the house but he used the pigeon only

@ author , Great work as usual !

people will comment as to the lack of bird house (and may have a point), but I don't care, this is a beautiful image so well done.

i love it ,it is very nice

well indeed raytedwell, i had pretty much comment on an entry for using hardly the source image, but the same is happening here...only the bird?

@lamantine i was joking about the bird house.
its awesome i've said that also

Only the bird from the source image?!? Really?

beautiful image

Peacefull ! Love it. Good luck author

Peacefull ! Love it, love the color contrast...Godd luck author !

It may be "only the pidgeon"; but it's an "only" well blended, well used. I love the colors for background, making the woman popping up. Mood is also wonderful, like every work that you do, Mr. Mood. The title is very appropriated too.

Sorry, not enough meaningful use of the source...that could easily be a bird from anywhere. Then the source wouldn't matter.

beautiful work, love the colouring and the different use of source image

wooooooooowwwwww !!!!!!!!

Extremely beautiful work. From the lighting to the composition it is a really wonderful creation. Truly worthy of praise!

Very beautiful scene author...best of luck

Comgrats - great image!

Congrats

congrats again

Congrats!!!

And also congrats for a great second place!

Congrats!!