Might be better to center the woman's torso on the hourglass...this way she's just cut off.

I'm not sure how this image complies with the contest description: " High resolution photos are mandatory in this contest, even in hi-res people should have a hard time determining if the photo is fake or not."

The boy and his faithful dog... reminds me of myself at this boys age

Agree with Kyricom.

Very cute. I wish there was a little sunlight on their face. I love these moments.

I think it's a result of the image being too small. If you look at high res, it looks normal (although small). I think the image was enlarged to fit the size that the others are shrunk to fit.

Sweet photo, could be improved by a little straightening, cropping. If you made it a little darker if would bring out more detail and give the photo more impact.

Perhaps the dog is named "Fuzzy?"

tiz REALLY fuzzy

Is it my eyes, or is this one really fuzzy?

like the cover image -- maybe a displacement filter on the text or a different blending mode -- text seems stuck on

You chicken, didn't even go out.

Congrats

Congrats!!

Very nice, well done. I think I like the red part being in. It kind of draws your eye to the area, and then you explore there more closely.

nice chop.....IMO just the engine with the propeller is enough , somehow the red part behind distracts the overall image but that's just me . good luck

well done !

Pretty cool source image! I might have given the plan some more blur so it would fit more with the rest of the image. Or, if you'd like, keep the propellor sharp and the outer sides more blurred so you get some kind of depth of field. Good luck!

Nice one.

Great mood, but the figure is abruptly cut off at the knees.

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That is really nice, but that little girl is gigantic (for her age) compared to the door, bench etc.

Well, again....one entry. You did a good job...at least it goes with the theme "Christmas". Thanks for participating, and taking the time to make your entry.

Revision is great...good luck!

Good idea. I can make allowances for the girl's hand, considering the source image, but the DA background source is a poorly made composite image. The bench only has half a shadow. It's not a usable image, and the DA author should be ashamed of posting such shoddy work.

You need to get a tripod.

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Congrats!!

very cool, love the mood.

Sadie is a chunky munkey GOOD LUCK

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congrats !

Congrats, Arlo!

I believe left part of the guitarist needs shadows and darkness , but at the end it is really nice

GL author

Well composed image. Colors work well together.
The shadows need some work: they should be less opaque. Shadows on door and wall cannot be a single shape, because the door is further away.

I think the little man needs to be less saturated. I think he would fit in better. As he sits now, I think hes too bright. Other than that great work. Good luck author!

Nice work

I love that you took the time to mask out the green in the little holes in the sculpture!

Nice mood.

If the bottom of the sweater were done differently, this would have gotten a higher score from me - I like this concept.

you need to work on the bottom part of the sweater

i like the concept! good luck. it looks sort of like she has her thumb under the skin on her neck. her arm is just a bit "off", seems to be floating. the top left corner of her face needs just a bit of work too.