mmmmmmm Holden cake

I like this one - as above - it feels natural

At the risk of sounding nit picky - I find the hand distracting the way it is cropped off- it could be someone elses hand or the model

Didn't know HDR isn't allowed -seems a weird rule to have on a contest where we are already stitching photos together. A HDR image of mine was voted 5th in a contest only a few weeks ago.
anyway - awesome troll - as Kyricaom said, I do hope the graffiti people stay away from it.

The grass on the RHS looks a little overexposed but I think you have done a fine job

Great leading line too

Lovely. Shame about the power lines - not that you can do anything about them but it is a shame that we aren't allowed to get rid of stuff like that on contest entries.

Thanks for the info/explanation

kids play games at school too but this doesn't really say 'birthday party'

Oh....it's a pepper mill. I thought it was something else too

Sorry author - I tend to agree with Jawshoewah. I don't think this manages to convey your idea very well

ha ha - flashback ... for a moment I thought I was back at work!!

Agrees with Friiskiwi

great shot - I'm funny like friiskiwi - I prefer it the right way around too - the first thing I do is tilt my head to see it the "right" way

Nice work author

FYI - cows have horns

I think it would be better if the chainsaw was in use too

Awesome!

Awesome - looks like the head of a guitar and the tuning keys

Nice one - what is the magenta cast in the bottom left from?

Well done

I like that the background (towel) also has squares on it but I would have used a section that wasn't stained/dirty

Could the noise actually be a reflection of the actual sugar cube? I notice the cube itself has a funny edge to it along the top - bit like CA

Stick your finger in then Nator .. lol

I wanna be a kid again

She is gorgeous - no disrespect but I do find the cropped off hand a little distracting - I thought it was her knee at first and wondered how she got her leg up there lol The lighting is so nice though that I keep having another looksie

I love this - at least the dogs look well fed

Nice find - I like the treatment you have given it

Nice effect - I like it

OMG - 3 1/2 men!

Nice one - not who I imagined at all

Brilliant

Smokin'

Good one - I think it's on theme and well done into the bargain

Nice one - maybe a little tweak of the levels

Awesome - nice find. I'll have what Kyricom is having

lol Kyricom - I was going to say the same

I like the feel that the grayscale has given this

Being ex-military, I'll hold off on the Marines jokes... only coz I know they never get it.....
Great shot BTW and thanks for the explanation, now I'm convinced that some Pxl people just have way too much time on there hands

That's gonna hurt

Yikes! The extremes we go to in the name of art!

Love that you have captured the rock too

OMG author - you have far too much time on your hands lol Thanks for the details though - very creative

OMG - I always wondered what happened to Cheech

Ha ha I was comparing it to Homers face as well!!!

Good on you kids - bet they love it instead of being told 'smile' or 'cheese'

Awesome - love the reflection of the sunnies , the water, the B&W .. OK - love everything about this

D'oh indeed lol. Good one

Shame about the sky being so bland - perhaps a crop to just above the windmill?

We seen this one not long ago If you have uploaded in Adobe RGB instead of sRGB you will lose some of the vibrancy.... especially in the greens. Adobe RGB has a larger gamut of colour which can be lost once uploaded - most web applications can't replicate the colour range in Adobe RGB