Reminds me of those cheezey pictures that they add to your package when you get professional portraits done. I don't mean to offend anyone who gets these, but I wouldn't offer it. Nice job, anyway!

I think the couple is hurriedly giving 'one last kiss' before they drown a horrible, slow death by champagne.

HEEE, pixelkid.. not a romantic.. nice concept author..The sentiment is sweet

Interesting.

interesting concept

Not sure about the background, but the foreground is sweet.
EDIT: Lookin' better!

Love it! Beautiful job author. Agree with CMYK about the background...perhaps use what you have and do a nice 'twirl' filter to it...or Gaussian blur it way more...just a thought.

one thing.. AWESOME!

thanks, this has now been corrected, background has changed for the better

Oh beautiful....... love the detail on the roses.

Very very nice work author...with this background is way better...good luck

This is absolutely amazing!

Stunningle well done

Perfect!!!

Beautiful and very creative. : )

well done and excellent use of the source

great and original one

Looks ok.

Super cool!

Excellent Idea and looks fantastic

Very cool!!! Great use of source!

had to add this to my favs... lovely artistic entry. the red is just beautiful in colour contrast of the image.

Just one of those entries that looks stunningly simple - no need to overdo it, just rely on the skill. Awesome job and top marks!

very beautiful !

Very creative.....well done......Good Luck Author.

Congratulations for 2nd, really great work, keep it up.

Congrats for yxour second place, PhotoRepair!

Thanks to everyone who voted!

This was definitely one of my favorites and you used the source so well. Congrats on your placeent.

congrats!

congrats!

Congrats

Truly a great composition. Really like its simplicity yet...it has tons of style. Perhaps if you lighten the stems in the water a bit more...it'll give a bit more difference to dry and wet. Nice job!

EDIT: Absolutely wonderful! Love the changes!

Thanks for your suggestions guys. I'll see about making changes. Robvdn, I didn't make any edge. It's the texture itself. Maybe I've got to get rid of this edge. About making the stems longer, wouldn't the roses go down since they are inside the glass?
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Changed... Lightened the submerse stems and got rid of the edge on the texture.

Nice job!!!

Nice job!!!

sexy image man , nice concept

The stem wouldn't look straight entering water--refraction would make it look bent.

I agree Hawkeye, but as the stems are almost straight, the refraction would be insignificant at the rate of 1.33

One of the best entry's...Bottom part of the roses maybe demands a bit more work...from this angle stalk don't look like its finished there..beside that great work author...high mark's from me

Okay, applied some shadow to the glass left side following Nator's suggestion. Thank you Erathion! Changed the stems' end. I erased the glass reflection since there is no polished surface.

Nicely done and good use of the source. I think you got it right GL to you.

this one is the better entry

Nice composition.

Thanks a lot for your comments people Always welcome!

Fantastic work!!!

lots of work here author. you have taken on feedback well.. Good on you. IT has made a nice difference to the image. high marks from me.

very niceeee!!

great concept!

Excellent.......G/L Author.

Congrats for 3rd!!!

Congratulations for 3rd

Congrats for your third place, Divair!

Congrats on your placement! Was definitely one of my faves in this contest.

congrats!

congrats!

Congrats

Congratulations! Great job

absolutely fantastic work, would have been worthy of a win!

Congrats, nice image!

Very very nice!, personally don't like the background you've chosen, i feel like more thought should've gone into it.. but i absolutely love the chess pieces... great job!

Amazing idea+ Great job + Superb creativity. But in my opinion, Author please think for background. Good Luck to you.

Thank for the criticism and I try to make changes. hopefully better

these pieces are amasing great job. i love how you can even see through the chess piece.

Wow very nice,maybe u should to make the further figure a bit larger.Its not that far to be small as it now...Beside that great work author...

Nice work, and much better background! Pawn in back is definitely too small, as mentioned...

Better Background than previous....... Good Luck.

Really nice work, author! Real eye candy. Love the transparency of the pieces too.

great job

Love the blue glassy chess figures!

Definitely....good job author...gl

Brilliant chess pieces, great work author.

one of the best I've seen GL!

cool!

Congratulations for 1st, nice.

Congrats for your first place, Smalapatekut!

congrats! for 1st place.

Congratulations on the first place!

Congrats for your first place

This was one of my favorites. You definitely used the source is a way that was very artistic, skilled and I didn't need to go to the SBS to figure out how you used it. Well done and congrats! Glad my high vote helped