Have you tried just drawing a black disk under the object you want to ground? Just blur and fade to the right shade, it's much easier than dodge and burn and you only have to deal with that layer and not the shades of the existing photo that contains the shadow. You may know that already (I'm not really good at Photoshop, I just fake it really good ) When you've got the proper shape (warp/scale/distort) you can change the opacity on the disk which is much easier than dodge.. well for me anyway. Then I just touch up the main object with burn where it's needed. ACK! I shouldn't be teaching.. I suck at photoshop and there could be a beating... hehehe.. good luck.. (Just suggesting)

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So very very sweet, You may want to stabilize some of the rats with grounding shadows.. they look a tad floaty.. not a big whoop, but it will help in the scoring. A little more smudge/blur on the tail's edges (kitty cat) might help in eliminating the "cutout" feel. Only suggestions and just my opinion. The overall creation is just adorable

Even as moderators, we can not see the Exif, and some people were confused by your link. I just wanted to clarify.

X but is it hidden?

Y

Author, I assume this photograph was taken by you?

Well done

no riddle... just that Perfect Day was the song from Trainspotting as well as the Velvet Underground's opus to the lead singer's addiction, thus me "hinting" you may have been high when you made this... JUST KIDDING of course

This is beautiful, but not a peregrine

Author, the lion image you have used is under a no derivative license and can not be used. The symbol for no derivative is the = inside a circle.

Planet of the Probiscus hehehe..

hehehe.. so weird... and well done (no morphine reference.. this is a family show ) Though it would explain A LOT! hehehe

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I see an H hidden in there as well as the obvious D.

They make U look for hidden letters.

Nice idea, I can see a D but the B is well hidden.

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Great imagination and creativity. I really like the humorous story this conveys. Very well done.

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The skull on the back wall on the door partition is a tad bit disturbing.. funny.. but still disturbing.. hehehe.. great job

Looks like an octopus

Pretty shot

love the before and after's on the wall .. all the little extras make this a wonderful image to explore. well done author

I can see the angel's bottom... (hehehe)

Gesundheit! (google search later).. OH! You're Welcome! hehehe (Couldn't resist)

Great Postcard!

Very nice tone & texture.

Really love the colors and the shine through is a neat approach. Good luck author

This is really great author, though I'm a little confused why you manipulated out the holding prongs along with the background on the tray. It is only my opinion, so take it for what it's worth, great job on this, but I think if you include the items you chopped out it would really add to the overall feel. I'm all for symmetry but in this case, I think it does a disservice to the creation. Again.. IMHO, (really good job and good luck!)

Kind of a perfect blend... great merge!

Love the disk being made from the daisy.. neat!

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