Darnit, I read it as Wine Virus and got all giddy.. author, you big tease... Really fun chop

Lol!

Great work!

Congratulations....

Congrats!

Congrats Franklin

Congrats!

This would be a fine image if you took the time to fix the jagged edges on the turtle. Using the magic wand tool is rarely the best way to isolate an image. The pen or lasso tool set to 1 pixel feather creates clean edges that are not too sharp.

Much better. See, it was worth it!

I like the image very much, a little clean up on the edges would help as Bob suggests.
I agree that the pen tool is theoretically the best way to select an image since it's math based and not pixel based. However there are some images that can be silhouetted much faster and just as smooth with the proper use of the magic wand. I did just that with this source image using the magic wand with layer mask and got a clean accurate silhouette in less than five minutes.

My first job as an artist involved silhouetting B&W photos for catalogs with white paint and brush (no Photoshop in those days). I still use the same technique in Photoshop for much of the silo work, I can work faster than using the pen tool. I don't recommend that for everyone, it's just my experience that makes it easier for me.

If anyone is just starting out with Photoshop take the time to learn the pen tool, it is the best way to make selections once you've mastered it.

This tutorial is a big help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bJSWni7Huw
You'll find others on youtube that are also good.

Good work, good idea... I just do not like the border and the white space, you might want to think that over. But in the end it should be your work, so it's up to you

Morla? hehehe

Actually, if this guy is flying, perhaps some motion blur is needed rather than all the very sharp edges. Just an idea, for I love your overall idea.

Congratulations.

Congrats!

Congrats Ron!

Wonderful color balance. Beautiful image. ONLY A SUGGESTION..
Do you think if you used puppet warp (GENTLY) on one of the turtles? Just change the neck angle slightly and have the flippers in different positions. They really do look like copies of themselves. Not a bad thing, but if you added some tension/diversity to their construction, they'd look like two separate beasts instead of twins. Great chop no matter what. Good luck.

Made the suggested changes.

Congrats!

Congrats again George!

AWWWWEEEEEEE! Righteous Dude!

Cute and funny, love the cartoony face!

This is a good image, reminds me of the movie. Like its head.

4th places are good too... you did a good job, congratulations.

Congrats on 4th

Thank you.

Seagulls! They're RATS with Wings! (got that from Finding Nemo) I really like how the grass melts into the ocean and Vice/Versa. Neat vision author! Good luck

Nicely done. Just remove the shadow of the turtle, since the light source is on the horizon and not from above as you have it. Might want to rethink the bird shadows too, but it's a fun image.

Congrats on 5th! Great Job