this is SO cute! great shot.

nice! congrats!

congrats!!!

fatmike85, no it is not within the rules. a mod spelled it out in the discussion at top.

they seem to be cheering more than waving

giggle

i only ask, not to be funny, but they have to be listed as sources too - wouldnt be funny if it got pulled on a technicality, most of us have had the heartbreak of having an entry pulled for these things. if you had an sbs all these "funny" questions would not be necessary.

the shadows need some work. the shadow from the clown in back is across the one in fronts head. and the legs on the shadows are off. as with the umbrella. the car in back may be a bit big. good luck. i like that the clowns are looking the same way as the people, like there is something over there.

kinda gives the id of the author away when the same source is used in the entries.

2 hours! yeah, minimal use of the source.

The first truck is the same size as the people, it should be much bigger. all that happening and the people are looking elsewhere. where did you get the splash? the dust the first truck is by? and the smoke from the red one in the hole? an sbs would be great!

the balloons are wet but nothing else is.

isnt all bear activity pretty dangerous!!!!

she is thorny! good luck

an ice cream cone?

you made some changes! better job with the masking, but you need to update your sources, add the birds too

the wing on the far side is the underside of a wing, it should be the topside
cute idea!

like the mood, but agree about the arm, and the column is missing some pieces there as well

he seems to be content beng alone, not so much lonely

it is copyrighted too, great idea though, just find a model you can use.

the guy is kinda hoovering over the step and he has the background yellow stripe through him.

i want one!!! always looking for a new purse! nutcase!!! lmao

this is really AWESOME! good luck! i love it!

"... A SINGLE tool MUST be the focus" "...obvious that it's being USED..." guess if the mod thinks the "single" tool is in "use" and the "focus" of the image, then my question is; which "tool" is the "focus" here? the chainsaw is not in use, so that is not it. If the rigging mentioned above is the "focus" then i would say it is anything but "obvious". It is confusing when the rules for the contest seem fairly clear, stating "SINGLE tool" and "use" and "obvious" then anything is ok that has multiple tools, there are multiple as stated by the author himself, and others viewing, and it isnt "obvious" or there would be no question. the author even says the tool he is "using" is obscured, so again, my question, prior to voting is; what is the "single tool" being "used" that should be the "focus" of the image? cause im not getting a focus other than a tree, maybe a hanging tool not used, or ropes that are ANOTHER (not single) tool and not really the focus.

great work! beautiful! just beautiful!!!!!

the layers have a way of magically getting shuffled! (happens to me too!) i think it is the "layers gremlin" comes and moves things when we arent looking!

great image! i really love the feel of it! good luck on a great entry!

you can definitely add mood! coloring, shading, texture and more all add mood. the rose looks to be in front of the rain, no rain is going across it at all . the ground in front of the rose has the rain streaks so that it makes the rose seem not part of the image. good luck, great idea!

eek! run!!! nice shot! good luck!

not really on theme, just a closeup. no scene

nice shot of an umbrella, but not really theme. no scene.

nice close up, but i think off theme. "minimal number of object"s" (that is plural) creating a scene" no scene here.

not sure this is a "plain" background, i would say off theme. no scene. "minimal number of objects creating a scene"

nice closeup, but i dont think it "creates a scene" so - off theme

lol! you all are very diplomatic! friiskiwi, i have to thank you though! and locksmagic too! i would have looked at it and moved on, but this conversation made me look in hi res and really take stock of the faces and emotion shown. when you look at a group and see they are not really a group but a conglomerate of individuals. so... keep making comments, good and bad, cause in the end it really helps!

oh! and author, the couple toward the front are holding hands, i think that is so sweet, and lovely! good image, thanks to all who make comments! and thanks author! good luck!

lol! i know nothing about brain suckers but great chop!

agree.

i wanna play!

great! love the mood

wow! awesome!

it is a deer blind, it is a very common pattern you can get. they are all over around here. there are little V's front center for rifle props.

hmm... did the tree fall on the structure? It does not appear to be/have been connected to the tree. It also appears to have steps to it... so if in a tree, not really high enough to be in the branches shown. maybe show us a better angle of the structure.

(If it was built here... it would have been built by Bubba and alcohol was involved!)

wow! and ewwwww!

lol, well shells do smell foul, i once picked up a bunch of shells, packed them up and brought them home... had to throw away the luggage! and i personally think snails are pretty foul! well except cooked in garlic... but that is another story...

did you get the camera wiped off?

well... it could... i have changed one! but i think they are showing a lovely child with a demon side! (most kids are lovely and foul! some are talented enough to do it at the same time!

lol @ kyricom

Its a deer stand! lol, all over the place here, made my grownups mostly though

lol @ kyricom, great shot!