Congratulations on a very well deserved win!!! I will now of course expect more amazing entries from you.

Congrats on your first placement!

come on now Author, you know you should have made the ipod see through as well... I demand a reshoot!

No but pride is and vanity is a form of pride.

Ok after much consideration I've come to the conclusion that this is my favorite photo of all time on pxleyes. Simply outstanding photograph Author...

You should rotate this about 1.5 clockwise, it will straighten out your horizon and get rid of the line across his forehead. Also the fact that you now have 2 cartoon dolls up on this site is making me wonder.....

LOL i hadn't voted until now.... I thought you were someone else

But where's your lighthouse?????

The fact that you own a Homer doll just dropped you a few pegs Author..... And here I thought you might amount to something

So good to see your back in action Author!

Also don't mention your name in the comments, it breaks anonymity. Wow you sure seem to have learned a bunch of rules very quickly with one entry lol!

I love this!

Author you seem to have a lot of distortion going on here, I would suggest making a tilt shift pinhole lens and re shooting

Awesome job!

Author you need to tell us how long of an exposure this is.

LOL I get that Still, nicely done!

Great idea but I'm confused as to why you put the tiles on a sideways board?

Too bad they aren't x-ray specs!

ahhh ok, that would account for it being a bit soft. Still a great capture though. You also have a bit of motion blur on the drop itself, what was the power setting on your flash?

Are you using a dedicated macro lens or are you cropping down?

Congrats on being brave and going first!

I disagree completely with dem90, the dof is great on this one. I like how the focus falls off at the back. The only thing that I would say should be different is that I think this would benefit from a bit more fill light on the front.

I've taken 25 min exposures on my canon 7d and 5d mark ll with no problems...

Awesome! I love it

If you're in the Northern Hemisphere aim the camera at Polaris (north star), in the Southern Hemisphere aim for the celestial south pole.

Hmmmmm.... now where have I seen this before? lol, Awesome job Author!

WHAT, you weren't dedicated enough to your art to actually cut off your finger!!! How terribly disappointing

For the record, I absolutely love this shot.

I disagree with magicsteve completely, and i see your point Author. Great job!

don't you hate that, hindsight is always 20/20!

This is very odd yet neat, I like it. I would consider shooting it from a different angle though because from this view it seems very flat.

tools that cannot be used - 6.25.: Vignettes, watermarks or frames and borders

Great photo Author but you need to lose the border

Nope not necessary, thanks for the explanation

this is a window?

I have pictures of that same storm Where are you at in Michigan?

WOW amazing job, love the lighting

I'm reminded of Samuel Clemens, nice shot!

Technically speaking yes, you could burn this out of the photo. That's not really what dodging and burning is for, but it could be used in this case to remove it.

If it's in captivity you can Author, only the wild ones are toxic. Although I doubt he'd like to be pet! I used to keep dart frogs and these blue azureus were my favs!

Excellent! I like the hotel in the B/G, it really adds to the shot.

I envy you Author, not only do you have great locations in your area but you seem to have such cooperative couples, in my area it's run down factories and all they want is traditional posing ugh! If I suggest we have a bit of fun they look at me like I'm an alien LOL.

LOL I knew it!

Author you need to include where this was taken.

Great job! I haven't tried this yet but I imagine it's not easy, I like the delicate subject and the lighting.

Author you seem to have a decent assortment of Legos, did you have a problem letting go of your inner child

Ah yes bash American's for being stupid there's a way to make friends on this site.

Just to clarify, I do know where this is and the actual name of it. I made the comment to try and help you, apparently I shouldn't have tried to help because obviously being American I'm too ignorant and uneducated to possibly know famous landmarks of major cities of the world.

You say you saw a show that showed Americans not knowing where Iran was, wow that proves a whole lot. Because it would make a ton of sense for them to show the ones who actually knew where it was now wouldn't it. Next time you try and make a point like that perhaps you shouldn't use an example that makes you look as gullible as that t.v. show hopes you are.

Another tidbit of info for you, the other guy who questioned where this is... isn't an American.

Yes you do need to say Author, there will most likely be members who don't know where this is.

No feeling Ade? They make a little blue pill for that! (you only asked kyricom not to comment!)

Holy crap that is the coolest pool I have ever seen!

Great quality and the lighting is spot on, but I would have taken it from a different angle. Perhaps turn the bow toward the camera a bit and shoot at a slightly downward angle?