Very nice atmosphere and very good composition! The bird's shadow could do with a little more tweaking, maybe fade it slightly with a layer mask as the shadow progresses. But it's a very good first entry, and welcome to the site

Edit: Also, if you use your own photos, you need to show the unedited form in your step by step guide. Add a guide by going to My Stuff -> My Contest Entries and adding a guide

Good luck

Thanks Ponti for your comments and suggestions.
About the step by step part i ll surely do that

Cheers!

PS yes i realized after uploading that i did go wrong with the shadow.a bit impatient as i am.

Beautiful image, Author. Love the idea and mood. Would be much better if you add high res

very very nice mood author...best of luck

This is very nice. I could see it as a wall hanging actually

Very nice work here, touching.

Nice atmospheric image, I don’t think the shadow is quite right, I’m no lighting expert but from my thinking the shadow should be out in front and at 45 degrees to the old lady smaller at the feet and tapering away.

not bad, not bad at all

That means we live longer than men, we bear the hard times much more than men... We are NOT the fragile sex! Women are strong indeed... Which man would bear the pain of a delivery???
Very delicate entry, author!

Great work on the lighting

GL!

Simple isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's quite a bit of residual image in the silhouette, try the magic wand to select the white and then go to selection and choose similar to remove most of the white. ( you may have to adjust the strength of the wand and also need to touch up the tree trunk but that won't be difficult.) The rock base is too soft, try to make it look like it's in there with the grass. That foreground "ridge" looks odd but maybe that's what you wanted.

with grass like this maybe u should try with some other (darker) sky...best of luck

simple and simply the best!

The grass blades are very small, and the base of the tree is very soft, the edges should be a lot harder where the tree meets the grass, i also think that the horizon is too sharp and too linear. Good luck!

Good picture! Work on your masking techniques.

Thanks for your comment Nator. I did like that change.

You created a romantic mood... beautiful!

Very nice work...i like overall mood so much...good luck author

Great details!

Wonderful...

Good work. GL!

Looks good...would be better with a horizon line & a bit of delineation between sky & water. Good luck.

should give more dodge on moon, gl!

isnpires tranquility...beautiful