Not a power line pole....it's a light post.

It could use a little work here and there, the idea is nice but you will get so much help on how to make your work better author! best of luck!

No more cake for me! Or I will so much look like her
Nice work author!

What's that thing on the right? It seems like dark grey paint, and there is also a horizontal line which doesn't fit in the middle of the image.

Please fix source link.

Personally, I love drop shadows on photos because it makes the pictures look funky, but in photoshop contests it's a bit of a no no good fix and great improvement Good LUCK!!!

There shouldn't be a drop shadow at all on the wicker layer at left. Remove the drop shadow on the sky, keep the snake shadow on the wicker, but blur it.

poor dog

Congrats!!

Congrats!!

Congrats on 2nd place

Congrats Donatella. Well done, brava!

When using a drop shadow on an image (the snake) that will be placed over a Close object and a faraway object (In this case the Wicker (Close) and Water (Faraway) duplicate the layer and give the drop shadow to the under layer. Then ERASE parts of the under layer to remove the drop shadow that has fallen on the water Background. IMHO it would improve the image.

The snake should only cast a shadow on the wicker and NOT cast a shadow on the sky behind itself. (Also the wicker casting shadow on the lower right should be eliminated also.

Just a suggestion, nice idea for a chop and good luck

nice 3D effect

Take care of the title, it is "Crema Catalana". You wrote it wrong.

Very original, smart thought. Good luck author

Sorry, I meant with the opener at the top facing down. Just my opinion. Hopefully someone else might comment.

I think I might rotate it vertically. IMO. Good lighting.

Perhaps in between the pictures, it's all about your creativity.

Very cool image. Nice work.

Easy but nice. In my opinion, I think that by adding some light effects the outcome could be better, or more competitive.

IMO you can crop a little the upper-left side to get the rule of thirds on the main subject...in this case, you know what I mean!

There's also a mistake in the title, it should be "playing cards", you missed the vocal "i". Take care.

Lovely! I mean really lovely!

Congrats for 1st Donatella. Nice entry

Great shot. Congrats

original picture author, GL

Good effect and colors, perhaps a little more contrast, but certainly a good shot...

Great composing and good textures. Well done and good luck

IMO, The dog on the queen of spades could be improved, it's not so recognizable, I had to check the SBS to see what it is, whilst, one of the king's face should be at least flipped horizontally, just like the original one!

lovely like the colours

Nice one

I've done the spheres before, but not textured like this. Looks like either clipping mask or displacement.

Like this very much. "Mi piace molto" Very creative and abstract use of source.

Thanks for that explanation, makes all the difference. Love the background, make sit look all hot and smoky

Lovely Texture work, very nice image

Oh. OK.

I love this kind of thing.

This is a cool shot, but they look more like pliers or something than a cutting blade

Nice shot, but I'm not sure the emphasis is on the hole

very nice

Nice work all round, nice finish, lovely SBS

no, my friend, not the shadow, the blur that is at the bottom left of the balls of snow. indeed the shadow would be the same direction as your light source, so it should be on the bottom right. the motion blur is going to be at the top because that is the direction of travel. think of it this way, an object isn't going to leave a trail where it hasn't been yet. i hope that makes sense. good luck!

nice

great photo

the motion blur is from the wrong angle, this makes it look as thought the "snow is coming up from the ground... ;] good luck!

Beautiful, clear focus. Nice work!

Nicely done, pretty and soothing colors.

Stunning result. Very professional looking. I would expect to see something like this in a travel magazine.

bravo..