This makes far more sense now. http://www.elezea.com/2011/12/realistic-childrens-paintings/

Well, that was that I was asking scorpy, but as of yet have not received an answer. I was envisioning something like this but as an illustration. BUT... still waiting for clarification. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw20ssNMQlU

Awesome picture but not at all like I was envisioning given the description for the competition.

Awesome shot. Great composition and not overdone. Thanks for sharing this.

I'd love to see a more detailed SBS for this. Maybe a tutorial?

I"m stunned that this didn't do much better. This is a great shot.

Congrats Chrys nice picture.

Congrats on 1st

Congrats. Great picture

Congrats.. Knew this would win.

Love this picture. I think it has a lot more potential. Try cropping in closer, converting to B&W and then cranking the contrast.

Looks great in B&W good job.

Great composition and great colours!

REALLY nicely done! Love it.

This is a really well done picture. great detail and very well composed. You have a great eye.

Yes the Hires on this looks great,

Awesome picture. Love your title for it too!

Its a nice picture but the problem is that the votes that have been placed so far were placed for the apple picture not the avocado picture. The score will not be an accurate reflection of the picture as it is now.

Way better

Great idea! I'd love to see it cropped closer to the boats and maybe in black and white

Love this picture. I feel like the farm is going to slip off the right side of the photo though so you might want to straighten it just a tad. Regardless, great pic!

Very cool.. congrats!

Beautiful picture

Awesome shot. Congratulations for first place!

Awesome shot. Congratulations for first place!

Risky because this is the American side and there are a TON of slippery rocks there. This is also a great shot because its not the cliche type shot of the Canadian falls that everyone gets. (probably for that reason)

Love this shot, great DOF and tack sharp. I didn't know what lind of snake that was before Kyricom mentioned that it was a harmless Garter snake so you can be sure that I wouldn't have taken the risk! Gutsy for sure.

Not just risky but also a fabulous shot! Looks like it was made for B&W.

Very cool picture, almost a timelapse of sorts. Congrats on a great image.

Beautiful picture. I'm just curious, with such a long exposure, how did you manage to keep all the boats perfectly sharp? I'd imaging they would be bobbing around a bit. Can you share your technique, Id love to try this.

Nikon D3 per chance? Nice camera if you have 5 grand sitting around!

I agree with the key-stoning and I almost passed over it until I saw the hi-res image and I must say it changes the whole feeling of the image when seen that way. a bit of lens correction in post and thats a keeper. Well done.

There is a slight difference. seems like maybe 1/2 a stop each way. I bet if the author changed the exposure post to 1/2 a stop more on each of the outside brackets, that it would do the sky way more justice. Regardless, its still a very nice shot!

I can tell you like HDR, you have taken a lot of care with this one. very nice pic!

Very nice shot Author, Love the composition with the foliage framing the statue and some fantastic clouds in the bg

Nice Shot Author, You can tell its HDR which IMHO is not a bad thing at all. Some shots just lend themselves to it. This is one of them. (Just one point regarding composition and not a big one). If you had moved to the left just a tad and left in the green truck, I feel that it may have had a bit more impact. I do like this shot though! Voted.

Fun Shot, very well done, especially considering this is hand held!.This would look great on a kids bedroom wall!

Voted, great shot his nose almost pops out of the frame. very shallow DOF seems to work well for this shot. Curious, is this a one shot HDR?

Very nice HDR Author, Love the movement in the water. I wonder what it would be like from the other side with those rocks adding some foreground interest. I find rocks always work well with HDR. Voted!

Love this picture. Voted!

Congrats Author Loved the SBS by the way