Halos are the one major downside of digital cameras...
Edit: It looks better, now. the halos are not so bright and obvious.

It looks like you've over-sharpened this photo, there's a terrible white "halo" effect around the trees. You might be able to correct it somewhat with Image>adjustments>selective color>whites, but you may have to select just the trees and sky, so as not to adjust the rest of the image...

The black of the front most rail car is also a bit too black and over dominates the image, anchoring the eye in that corner.

Really good job getting the lighting of the sky and background consistent with the squirrel. Nice work!

This took a lot of time and patience, I'm sure, but the results are well worth the effort. Very nice work, without the "grapes" looking "cookie cutter" alike.

unfortunately, the big black vertical makes it hard to follow the leading lines, even with the arrow. It's very dominant, visually, and the short handrail, while echoing the leading lines, contributes more to the visual "hemmed in, stop!" feeing.

To me, black and white throws the balance off for this photo. The dark values over dominate the image, and the thin rails just aren't strong enough, although the train headlines help some. Maybe if there were more shades of gray...

Edit: Much better, thank you!

Great photo - It's almost like an optical illusion, between the reflection of the real world, and the images of the "walkers" inside the window...What is the real perspective, and which is the reality??? Nice!

It's creepy, but too sharp in focus compared to the rest of the hallway around it and the chair in front of it. Maybe soften the outside edges of it very slightly to give it better continuity...

Too bad about the stalks in front. They create a slight visual "barrier" to the eye, impeding the inviting path behind them. The blurry DOF compounds the stopping effect.

The focus is off. The lines are too blurry, while the far background is in focus, giving it the dominance in the photo, rather than your subject.

The eyes could be a bit brighter, and maybe more of an "evil" yellow cast. As is, they look somewhat washed out, and not very evil...

Interesting lighting, but the photo seems somewhat bland and uninteresting. Maybe if the coins weren't in such a static and orderly row...I'm not sure, it just seems like there needs to be "something..."

What a cute, furry, little thing. Great capture!

Amazing how intimidating that bird looks from down low! Nice position, good balance between the subject, the ground, and the background.

The whites on the car are too bright in comparison to the rest of the image, hurting the illusion.
You can try lowering the brightness of them slightly with the Burn Tool, or Image>Adjustments>Selective Color>Whites, increasing the black slider at the bottom.

You might also consider lightening the background image, as it seems very dim and dark, which compounds the too light child and car image.

The shadows on magicsteve do not correspond with the drop shadow beneath him - one is lit from the side, and one from above...If you also look at the other people in the background, you do not see such heavy shadows on one side of them, general ambient lighting is stronger.

You can try using the Dodge tool or Image>Adjustments>Selective Color>Blacks to try to bring it more into line with the rest of the image.

Just now caught the updated image...You should've PM'd me, I would have removed my comment sooner...I was confused seeing the update!

This is a good photo, as the man on the camel really brings balance to the composition and brings the eye back down after the lines lead it to the top. Well done!

I like how the background line of the hill echos the lines of the track. Very nice composition!

Smooth blend, but the white markings on the ears clearly show that it's just one ear, duplicated 3 times and flipped. You should put a little more effort into this, and clone out completely, or at least vary the white mark on the ears, so that they look different, and not all the same.

This is so very lovely and calming. Beautiful and subtle mood, wonderful colors. Very nice work.

The edge of the ear on the right hand side needs to be slightly trimmed and adjusted at the head, it looks like part of the elephant head is showing.

This would look much better if the ears at least matched the lions in color, if not texture, which you can do through Image>Adjustments>Hue and Saturation.

It's a cute idea, but the somewhat lacking execution keeps it from being as strong an image as it could be.

How does he do it? It's MAGIC! LOLOL! Very bizarre imagination, good entry.

This is so beautifully framed and in focus, it seems like it was photoshopped, too perfect to be real. My fav!

Great capture, I almost expect to see him chew chew chewing really fast...
Really nice lighting without being too bright or too dim.

Backwards to please, I'm sure...
Very rich colors and a unique subject.

Beautiful composition, the patterns of the flowers and all those butterfly wings really makes a nice visual.

What a great photo!

What a great photo! The storm clouds in the distance set this off beautifully, and the focal detail is stunning, especially the clam shell on the left hand side. Makes me want to know the story behind those chains being there...Nicely done!

Although the lighting would have been better, I think it would have been a much sadder photo, as the wing on the other side looks to be damaged, most likely from a bird, judging from the tears on the wing facing us...Poor butterfly.

You were too busy trying to escape...priorities, don't 'cha know!
Did the goose hiss at you? I think that's almost as scary as when they attack...

THAT'S a photo I wish I could see! LOLOL!

Good blend.

Congratulations! The tastiest dessert took top honors. Well done!

Congratulations on a well deserved win with a fantastic photo!

Congratulations on a well deserved win. This is a truly lovely work of art.

Congrats on a well deserved win!

They can be mean suckers...What a photog will go through in order to get the "perfect" shot! Excellent result, it was worth your suffering!

Do cat ears qualify as "Elven ears?" Interesting question...

It looks better without the curves, but the squares are a bit too large and dominant - it takes away from the great portrait. Wonderful color choices!

I didn't know they built fences and a-frame buildings back then...
The lighting on top of the dinosaur should be more on the side, and his glowing eye is distracting, but it's an interesting chop.

Really weird English...
Since they are called "sunglasses," "Take these," would be better.
"Look it" should be "Look here,"
and "To become this!" would mean you turn into the picture..."The result!" would work better...

But that's just the way I "see" it...
The chop itself is quite nice, I like the variegated colors of the background, and the blending is quite smooth.

Really nice contrast, I think black and white gives this a much more effective look than color would have.

What a great shot, and all three butterflies are in beautiful, sharp, focus. Well done!

The tip of the pencil is too sharp, and the outside painted edge where it is sharpened is too angular - it needs to be more rounded. Also, the bright highlight on the side is out of place and inconsistent with the rest of the image. Otherwise, this is a very good render!

It's a bit too bright - the edges of the mushrooms are almost blown out and there are almost white patches on the ground, but the clarity and overall composition is very nice.

Very imaginative. Nice chop.
The shading on the balloon needs to be adjusted a bit to better match the shadows on the girl, and the rope at the bottom is a bit too hard - lightly going over the edges with the Blur Tool at a low percentage (maybe 20%) should help that.

Too dark with not enough contrast. The dark suit blends too much with the background, making the limbs seem disconnected and "free floating."

The skin color, combined with the dark background gives this an odd contrast, which is distracting. Lighter skin would have helped with the overall unity of the design.

I wonder if the inside is level. If it is, the visual confusion must be wild walking down the hallways...Very interesting photo!