Well done Author, very nice entry...great pose, original shot, the tonal qualities are spot-on and the glasses just make the image...I really like this. Any one of my clients would be happy to purchase a portrait like this...

The SBS is excellent also, simply wonderful work

Good idea & well cropped! GL author.

brilliant idea, simple and elegant, bravo

nice maybe a little flat

Very nicely retouched and smudged, author, it has a dreamy romantic feel now.

Convincing and disturbing. I have to admit, however, that reaching down is not the first thing that comes to mind when I hear "reachiing out." And I wish the eyes were more disturbing (color and glow, for example) to be a clearer focal point.

i like this image but you need to work a little on the cutout of the guy. his ears have dark outlines and i would have smudge his hair a lil here and there to make it more realistic. not too much just a few...

smudged the hair and removed the dark edges around the ears. Thanks!

Excellent! love the rainbow and the birds around the right balloon really finish it off Love the eye color change as well btw, Great view in high res!

Keep up the great work, author! Really like your imagination and attention to detail.

Amazing

Thanks everyone!