the title gave me quite a chuckle

I love this!

@deki---actually after writting the comment I realized that I didn't know and managed to just assume. my bad. hope no one was offended

MossyB--I would like to help defend the author here. The job she did is amazing, she did much more than "just the hair and clothes" and Id like to see you put up nearly as good of an entry

looks like the same ethnicity only less lightinng. would be more realistic if the background changed too

ggrreeeaaattt idea

did you use a color for the rain drops, or just lighten and burn?

so how did you get a pitch black background? I've been wondering this about a lot of entries...I doubt everybody has a studio with a black sheet behind their shot...

were these really stacked for the purpose of this contest?

the bowls are a little out of focus while the back wall is perfectly focused....I dunno if you wanted it that way...

what IS it?

"maximum of one child"

the focus isn't really on a whole city--only a sculpture which doesn't really mean "city"

much better

you need to add a shadow or a little "burn" at the bottom of his feet to make him look more grounded and not as if he were floating

oh, but you have to include your focal leangth! make sure you get it in their quick 'fore the photo's DQd cause it's a good one!

this one's great!

it looks like all one animal....the two original species are way to similar

too much hdr...

Hmm...not white enough...more of a yellowish off white

Not too many--theme says up to 12. Though i do agree its not a very compelling photo

How many colors?

I think this is great! And how have u lost anonymity?

are you allowed to add just filters?

I would think that this is the opposite of inanimation--there is so much expression in the man, he couldn't possible be a "doll" or fake

no, not for photoshop. just need all your sources

the "white one" looks a little blue to me, would not have noticed the "red white and blue" had you not pointed it out, and I am american

she's far away...can't tell if she's laughing...idk if you can either considering the title "laugh ????"

what is lippizzan? is it english?

yes, i guess I do mean the do-rag, could not figure out what it was, took me a few minutes to even see that he had a head, I was gonna ask what was up with the headless man.

very distorted looking...and what are the blobs meant for?

yes, the thumb, and I'm confused about the lighting on the back of the man's head, it makes it look like he has no head

oh, that sounds lovely. had you zoomed out and gotten it in context or gotten the wall as well, it could have been lots better

the original photo looks like it was taken at night...

hmm...a little grainy...

thank you friiskiwi, that was more what I was trying to get at

love it! very creative!

I don't think a photograph of a quote suffices as an original work...(but we'll see what other people say)

ehh...kinda pushing it--they're fireworks, not lights

no, i'm not english, but i do see what your trying to say...but i dont think it's obvious enough, I really had to search

*llama

I still don't understand what it spells...

are there any specific rules about timeframe of when pictures can be taken? (not accusing, just wondering)

struggle? or just disgust?

doesn't really look like struggle to me...

re check your source image link--it takes you to the original contest source

i like it. it's simple, but quite nice

it's really blury...can you try to fix that?

dido

maybe this is what they're saying: "why are we doing this again?"
"we look ridiculous"
haha, funny catch author