ha ha, the REAL question is......who ate the cake afterward???

INCREDIBLE!!! Ya know what? I'm not saying you did, but heck....even if you did put the picture as a layer and paint over it, it would be amazing work!!!!
I would have to say this is the best photoshop I have seen on here since I've been a member! I thought this was a real picture--even in that huge high resolution it looks like a real picture!

very nice!

I absolutely love this image! It could be on a calendar

there is something just absolutely gorgeous about this picture for some reason.

awesome creativity with this one!

yeah, I think it is fun too. I did real good with the fake ghosts contest a while back. I learned it by experimenting with my camera.

try giving it some glow around the eyes, nose and mouth

why do you think I'm anal about it? Because I asked questions? Remember, there aren't "tones" in words on the computer
I think it is awesome if both the author and the young daughter are both members. In fact, I think it is awesome for all the real young members to be here.

wow! this was done with a projector?! Great idea.

I thought about doing one like this also

you have beautiful eyes! Honestly, since you already have holes in your beautiful face, you should at least even it out and get another on the other side of the upper lip :o Or does your twin have it?

this looks almost the same as the previous entry except that it seems from a different angle.

by the way, this is the way a model should be! She has meat on her bones and she is very sexy!

I see that spot too. hmmm This is an awesome shot and a very creative take on the theme. I guess it is up to the mods what they want to do because they are the ones to decide whether they wanted pictures made to look like nature took over, or whether they wanted pictures of the real nature taking over. Hey, since you were there, why didn't you take pictures of the actual oil coming in?
Beautiful picture though.

very nice shot!!

oh, so both you and your daughter are members on this site then, since she has an entry in the "self portrait" contest also?

I'm just a bit confused at how it is cut off at the top and bottom?

you look familiar

I guess I'm missing something :~

wow! love it.

let me rephrase that... "some" of your pictures are blurry.

I've noticed a lot of your pictures are usually blurry. They would be great if not blurry. Even if you don't have a great camera, if you get a tripod they would come out clearer. Maybe try getting a cheap one on ebay or at a garage sale.

who took this picture? The girl in the pic (using a timer) or someone else?

since it is a stream, there would be ripples around her. The water is too calm around her

awesome!!!

cute

cool!

it is a beautiful picture though

well, you get a higher vote from me then

This picture is wonderful --- but I don't see any illusion. The picture as a whole is definitely wonderful!

cute!

the only thing I can think of how this is done is by placing a fork in a spot where the fork's shadow is under the spoon. Hmmm. Nice job!

I don't get it either. it looks like a glass with fog around it

to me it just looks like you dropped the card and after many many shots, it fell the right way this time. great job! The only thing though is that maybe you should change your shirt more often because your identity is given away alot by what you wear. well, your style and talent gives it away too

well, it definitely looks like a real picture but I just can't figure out how ya did it! great job!

you should have cropped the top

although there is another light source from the left....

the light source is coming from behind and above, so I think the shadow is right? I'm not the best at shadows either though

I agree about the tree shadow. Maybe give it a gaussion blur and bring the opacity down. I'm a little confused at the clouds that follow the steps to the right? Also, I would get rid of the top guy that looks exactly like the bottom guy. Fix those and this will be very nice!

CUTE! lol

I like this a lot because it is basic photoshopping and it looks real. If I were you though, I would really cover up your name and numbers more in your SBS :o

neat

wow!!!

this is neat!

oooh I like this one.

great imagination

this is really pretty for some reason

this is really neat, but two suggestions: one, in high resolution you can see that the edges are really jagged--just soften the edges some. two, his left hand (the one we see on the right) needs to be fixed.

looks like someone needs to dust