nostalgia, pretty good photo, bravo

Nicely done. I wish that we had the high res to get a better look for judging.

Now that you mention it....LOL. *song now firmly planted in brain*

The first thing that comes to mind when I see this is the theme from "Sanford and Sons." Nice find.

I like this !

nice photo and use of the cup.

I agree with CMYK here

Please post source links.
Edges need a lot of work...instead of using the magic wand, use the pen tool or lasso tool to extract objects cleanly.

shame it's a little soft

good shot..

hahah owww :P nice

Funny, good photo

nice idea..and i do agree.. the main subject is a blown out.. there are ways to correct it in camera, like changing the exposure compensation in a drop down menu. bracketing the shot, using a fill flash for the regular boats, waiting for an overcast day,or differnt part of the day (early am later pm)....and i'm sure there is others... overall it is a great concept and pretty funny... thanks for sharing the photo

funny

That's what happens when you done meter the highlight. But to be fair, metering the "swan" would make the interior of the boats too dark?

I agree with Friiskiwi, but it's a cute idea

the highlights are too blown, hard to see that it's a boat.

A little soft on focus but nice pose.

fantastic.. blue is blue

Beautiful tones and colours, not to sure if I'd call it back light.

Looks like a painting, nice

Like the others said... looks like a nice area judging from some of those brand names on the awnings

Great Job capturing so many textures and tones...

Well done, great tones especially on a wet day.

I love the composition and the full range of values in this. The numerous shades of gray make it something to look at and appreciate for awhile, rather than just glance at and move on. Well done!

Nice picture ! It looks like the old time.

Congrats dear.

stunning scenery

We are so used to see this place in color that to see it in black and white is very surprising !

Very nice. This looks great in B&W

goood one....

Greatly taken, one of my favorites!

Great use of black and white, good luck!

very nice color and Contrast....

lovely detail

Author, the CLONE tool works great on finishing edges if the image has been flattened, if not, an erase tool set at 80% in a sharp edge setting can do the trick.. ,you can also use the BLUR tool if the edges are super tiny but have a lot of sharp edges, blur will soften and blend..

to hunt down Outer debris I usually use the STROKE setting and erase the bad stuff and then shut off the Stroke tool after I've cleaned..

Lots of other suggestions may follow I hope.. (I really have never understood photoshop that much, it's all quite Greek to me, but I got the basics).. Good Luck

Another case of a really good composition and idea, needing a few tweaks to take it to a whole other couple of levels: arm is a bit too "cartoony" compared to the rest of the image (needs something like the specular hilites that are present in the face), the blurry top edge of the sunglasses don't match the sharp bottom edge, the character's mohawk kind of ends abruptly in a squared off angle at the very top of his head ... I'll shut up now.

Very nice party!
Good luck author!

Fun job, author! This is really cool. I agree with DanielaOwergoor...she has a good eye!

Party time.A good mood

This is so .... punk!
Good idea, author, good job too.
But looking at hi-res, It could take better care of the edges... IMO.
However, your job is pretty cool.
Good luck

That is sooooo cool.

Interesting concept and transformation.

clever and very well done good luck author

I have to agree with CMYK46, step 3 has the look that could have been preserved in the 4th step if you'd have wanted to have the smoke trail spiral around like you did -- still, this is a great composition

Nice to see something different.

this is just SUPER!!! good luck

IMO Step 3 looks better. The HDR effect gives the whites a yellow cast. (Why the hairy smoke?)...

This is fantastic!. How did you get the colors behind the trees to come out so colorful?

Where are the horses?