Too dark. You can't really make out the contest source, just the over bright flower.

should get a side-view flower, so that the hummingbird can feed on it

and yes... too dark... your mask on the flower n bird is too narrow and dark

Too dark.

For future reference, if you check the box next to where it says "Publish entry later (via 'my contest entries')" you can publish your entry and SBS at the same time. Try it!

Oh and AWESOME entry BTW! GL!

Thanks jawshoewhah, for the comments & suggestions. I will try this option next time.

DOF here really works well. Great job.

Very nice work author...Selection of the colors is great...Awe and twirl are to obvious on some parts and also u have some jagged edges on the wing...Sorry for the nit picks but this entry have a lot of potential...GL

Thanks erathion for comments. I always waiting for the comments from you & some other masters. Thanks once again.

I like this, very nice

Very cool and crisp, and nice fruity colors! Great job, author, very unique!

Congrats!

Congratulations!

Congrats

great imagination and very nice work

Love those snails.. Great image Good shapes and very nice use of source. Nice work!

That creature on step 9 of SBS was really better! So realistic

Yuk! Bon Appetit!

great work author...well done

Kind of gross, but it's makin' me smile. Great work on your slug eater, reminds me of a Dr. Seuss Grinch gone mad!

Congrats for your third place, Marina!

Congrats!!

congrats..., funny entry..

Candle spidey :] nice work, good luck

Good spider...no reference image?

nope.no reference

Did you do that spider by heart? It's great!...

thanks

great job

Lovely spider!

very very nice spider construction author...reflection is a bit messy i know how hard it can be to place all tiny details on right place,but if u work with CS5 u could do that with puppet warp...best of luck

very realistic...good work

Nice work, looks like one of those crystal art sculpture pieces.

Congrats!

thanks

Congrats!!!

COngrats for your second place, Rakib!

Congrats!!

That's great work, congrats Rakib!

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/426571 (Thanks to ginger7). cropped and flipped