weird spirit...

Fantastic job ! IMO, you could desaturate the model a little to make it go better with your background. I think she's a little too white, compared to the pale blue of the background. But, that's just IMO. GL !

Edit : Better, GL !

EDIT: Thanks Aqiil, I liked your suggestion so I have changed the colouring a bit.

Nice mood and composition. She will have frostbite though.

@pingenvy ... She is a spirit so I think she will be alright The bird is probably the one with the cold feet, that is why it is standing on her dress

Pretty!! The mood here is soooo nice

Very cool work author...Best of luck

Nice sweet creation.

Congrats Arca....great entry...

well being a fellow aussie I have to say I love this image lol..... sitting here at 9am with the air con full blast already ........... why can't we have just one cool christmas ;p

hahahahahaha...fabulous humor...well done author

cute! It reminds me of an image that came in my Print Shop

glad you liked my picture! thank you!

It is too cute!!! You should really include a high res it can improve your score Best of Luck

Great Hi Res, looking good especially the lighting and shadow work, real nice.

went to vote on this earlier and it just left the screen, glad you uploaded sbs, looks good

its really cute!

Really nice lighting, shading, and composition! Very clean image, good luck!

http://10steps.sg/photoshop/draw-your-snowman-in-photoshop/
&
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2909/1/We-wish-you-a-Merry-Christmas-illustration
Its only fair to mention the tutorials used too

It feels so peaceful to look at it

Your "Silent night" looks like bright day.

Me: Right clicks on high res picture -> Use Image as Desktop Picture.

Fabulous composition! Wonderful use of tutorials. Looks like something you'd see of the back of a holiday card.

Looks very professional

A definite contender GL!

Although, "Winter Solstice" or "Winter Day" probably would have been a better fitting title (I see where you were coming from Bob) but I was so impressed I barely even noticed so GL!

now I can see this as a poster! Very nicely done

Perfect Christmas entry author...very well done...Instant fav from me

I know that little snow man, I was using that tutorial the other day. You did a very nice job here, love those snow covered hills.

Congratz!! You won. Well deserved! ^_^

this was my fav. from the beginning. well done.

Congrats ...........

Congrats, nice work

Congrats

Congrats...

Congrats!!

Congrats !

congs dude,,,,

as nice as the photo is, in a manipulation contest we tend to look for more than just adding a filter and frame.... you might want to have another go at it

Some additional color might help this. It's a bit too yellowy to really say "Christmas..."

Thank you very much for taking time and for viewing my piece and leaving you thoughts.
But I have to say I like it the way it is.
First I just didn't take 5 - 10 minutes to complete this. spent a lot of time taking
the original pictures with yellow in mind and with the hopes I'd get around to working it into a manipulated watercolor for a framed picture later. It did take quite a while adjusting everything from dab sizes to edge work of the brush strokes.
What you see is old Key West Christmas, mellow,laid back,easy going,soft and warm life style, as apposed to bright, white, bold colors,, santa clauses etc, some areas down there are different.. It's gently saying Christmas.
The whole ideadof the post card was to present the idea of an old style postcard of an era that is passing away.
Regards

Geexman is right.

bugger me, if thats mellow don't come visit my house....... makes me look as mellow as they come (or just to lazy to waste power and time putting it all up lol)

Have to agree though that this doesn't really feel like a manipulation entry, more a photography entry with editing.

U 2!

Simplistic yet effective, nice image author & a very merry christmas to you

Merry christmas to you too

Nice use of the source.

Subtle, clean and beautiful!
And Merry Wonderful Christmas to you, too!

Beaten bu erikuri
Yes it is subtle, clean and beautiful

great work author...very effective...well done