An "a" ! The moon looks Awesome!

Its a lowercase j nice find!

This is an excellent shot! Breathtaking!

This is awesome! We don't have architecture like that here.

I knew by the mountains and the title who this was.

Lovely scenery though. What a view!

well...i guess thats one way to persuade the voters. too bad Palin or Clinton hadn't figured that out, or we'd have a female president instead of that one guy..whats his name again? :lol:

this one is amazing! you did a great job with the selective coloring of it!

i agree with friiskiwi... high res would help.

okay...HUGE nova fan. amazing shot. love the colors. totally caught my eye! nicely done!

Congratulations, and might i say...THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for using my stock.

he's not sparkling like a twilight vampire..which would tell me ....he's about to burst into flames at any point in time. :lol: real vampires don't do sun. :lol:

he's kinda smurfish. the blue hue to his skin...

eep! he's a looker. but...would be nice to see this in high res. Helps us to see all the little details!

it is a lovely image, and i do agree with erikuri about the veil. seems things are a little more censored here for the younger group...

one other thing...it seems she has this glow around her...was that intentional? it seems it matches with some of the blurring done to her image...although, if she's got the "sparkle" of Twilight vampire skin, it would make sense beings as how she's partially in the sunlight.

my ol' rag tag buddy was going to pose a shot for me as well. he's still with me after all of these years, and i won't ever let go. call it strange attachment or what not, but really.... he was the holder of too many secrets...

nicely captured, and i love the posing of the bear. obviously, since you have him still, you've yet to let go entirely.

okay.. ;( this brought tears. sorry, i'm a huge teddy bear fan. like...had a ton of them when i was a kid. leaving your dearly beloved tossed along the side of the road.. entirely sad.

but its a well taken photo. contrast and all. just wish he weren't stuck in the gutter.

lips look a bit like the candy-wax lips they used to sell at the candy store. they need to be better blended with the source. as do the teeth. i'd say for the blood, make it come from the tips up wards, instead of her gums down...it looks like she has a bad case of vampire-gingivitus. bit into something not quite fresh? anyway... the skin tone is okay. i think i'd have made her eyes more vampire-ish. You've got time to fix it up still Good luck.

congratulations on first Cornelia

whimiscal and beautiful, like always. You did a wonderful job with the source author

hmmm...this shot looks familiar. nice ground level view.

LOL. looks like you found "WOW" factor in this one.

honestly, Warlock...you are right...but your comment brought me to remember a quote from "The Watchmen" movie..said by Rorschach.. "I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains."

sometimes the clown is the saddest man there is. for he paints his face to hide his pain.

nice image author. a big chaplin fan!

one of them prismatic stickers or decals?

Loved this piece! congratulations on a well deserved 2nd place!

Congratulations amazing 1st place entry!

congratulations matteo. I knew this had to be top 3 material.

I knew it had to be you! Awesome shot. Reminds me of lost highway. Sinister mood you set!

awesome. amazing job here! nice capture.

awesome. purely awesome. i'm captivated by the reflections in each of the orbs! great capture!

might i suggest....using a smudge tool to get some of your white spots covered. Multiple layers are your best friend in digital painting. i've been known to have 4 layers just for a face. Also, like ponti said, shadows and highlights. you can accomplish alot with burn and dodge. a mouse does make it more difficult, but up until christmas, ididn't have a drawing pad either. I'd say its worth your $70 to pick up a wacom basic pad considering your artistic skills i've seen in other contests.

just because she's a lovely member of the IBTC, doesn't mean she's not got a "rack"...its just a smaller one than some people prefer.
as president of the IBTC, i'd have to say she gets props for being brave enough to go braless in a dress like that, and...well, with her current condition must be a bit of a "nip" to the air. :lol:

honestly, a cow is all the guildelines asked for. i'd say, this is still within those guidelines. i like the original approach to the subject. good luck.

i do agree, the mood is nice...but... there also seems to be a halo of smudge around her head, and lower parts of her body. along with the transparent parts of the column. You've still got some time to fix it

nice shot! i like the stamps with postmark and all, showing the implied shipping of the packages. and the textures of the strings.

this is hilarious. totally giving higher points just for humor factor! and your chop is quite well executed. good luck!

he kinda reminds me of jay leno the way you made his chin! :lol:

"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life." -Julius Caesar
and you have created so much within this one work of art. you've portrayed death, the leaving of a spirit. and illustrated a great work of literature, but such an unrecognized part of that work. Oh dear, you've captivated me with this one. i keep coming back and looking. its amazing.

aye. it truly is a representation of "lonely". i love the whole feeling of it.

awwwww!!!!!

i give you bonus points for creativity. nice thinking outside the box!

a beautiful shot, and i think on theme as well.

WOW. i wish i could see this in hi res. look at the detail on the snowflakes!!! in hi res i bet it is breathtaking.

YAY! i was waiting for someone to go out of their way for brown paper packages

I actually thought of this when I wrote the contest description. The songs title is a few of my favorite things but I did state illustrate any of the lyrics. So yeah I'd say you are quite on topic.

thats insane! :O what an awesome capture. i mean...how often do you see a building that size moving acrossed any road?

this is beautiful. i love the look on his face. the contrasts with shadow and light. and the angle you took this at. its really quite beautiful.

such a cute use of the source! good luck author!

I think I would reshoot this. Paint the fingernails fresh because it detracts from the composure of the shot. The hands are the focus...might as well have them look their best

Congratulations on a very genius piece. It's so awesome!

Amazing shot. I really have to stop and say wow. Good set up entirely!

I don't get it...you just used filters?