by BeeCee

Comment:
Stringbeanies! How very original - like leetle green kisses.... ;-)

Salute
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Congratulations - this is a wonderful picture with timeless qualities. I could see it being on the cover of Life magazine of almost any year. I love her pose (great mimic), the position of her feet and where the umbrella lies in your crop. I love how they are both facing away from us. I'm guessing that there's a chance this won't be processed enough for some people here. I'm fine with its realism but suppose you could play around with the curves/up the contrast a little, perhaps bring out the red in her hair. But still, this is a wonderfully clean, evocative photo. Gets a ribbon in my book ;-)

Kiss Me
by cheegirl

Comment:
This would win if I were king... or even a prince. Wonderfully whimsical and technically splendid too.

The fool on the hill
by birkin

Comment:
I am so pleased to see you win a ribbon! You deserve several. Congratulations :)

Tomatillo Beatle
by BlueZamia

Comment:
So, this is a piece of jewelry but there really is such a thing, isn't there? I grow tomatillos and found bugs of similar coloring... or are you just making this up and I'm hallucinating? ;-) Nice DOF in this photo. Good luck ;-)

Fool On The Hill
by Gunnsi

Comment:
Is that you keeping perfectly still? ;-) Nice score!

The post processing is interesting, I'm not sure how I feel about the frame thing... (am actually a little surprised that it's legal...?shhhhh...) I definitely like the range of neutral tones in the processing though. Was it a filter or something you invented?

Delicious Greens
by peroty

Comment:
I bet you took this on 666 day ;-)

Avocat Vert
by rubienne

Comment:
Holy Guacamole - this is a Green Lawyer?

One for the road
by MacDonald

Comment:
Congratulations on your top 10 placing! This is gorgeous, has just the right balance of softness and sharpness - not to mention excellent timing ;-) Your birds are for the humans!

The Haunted house by the sea
by Gunnsi

Comment:
Hey! I like it. That's pretty darn interesting! Good for you, keep playing!

p.s. ideas - try masks (in photoshop) to get a more seamless merger (I think there's a masking tutorial on site somewhere) and maybe consider burning/grungifying the house a little to make it look older/creepy.