Congrats!! Lovely image!

Congrats!! Really good work!

Congrats...

Congrats Matteo....u totally nailed with this one...

Congrats Matteo...great work and well deserved 1st...

Oh Congratulations! This was just so fun!

Congratulations! Very well done

And congrats again!

No suprise, but congratulations to you matteo. This is one of my favs of yours!

Congrats for this brilliant first place!

Congrats for your first place, Matteo!

Congrats again and again Matteo terrific work

Congrats again Matteo beautifully done

Congraaaaaaats!

Congrats Matteo wonderful work

extraordinary work author...hat down and instant fav from me...well done

Fabulous work author...very well done

Author, you ARE a wizard!!!! I can't think of enough words to describe it. Quite possible one of your best entries of all time. Very well done!!! GL! (like you need it )

Um..... WOW!!!

I'm so glad they let you back Fantastic entry BTW!!!

Love this, as always great great work.

This will be my favorite in this contest. Your image is so breathtaking..... wondeful work... Good luck author.

Fascinating, surreal image ...great mood.

Wow...

Really nice color mood.

Stunning work ! Very high marks from me, love the idea and I also love the desaturated feel of the image. Great creation of rain too.

nice work

Ha-ha-ha, the barking thing has a bone reserve for a few weeks

Love the techniques, but feel so sorry for that instrument - it will never be the same!!! I play a stringed instrument, and a musician tries to avoid damp weather let alone rain! GL

Very well thought...must say u have some crazy imaginations....well done author

Love this picture! The coloring is great. My tiny pup would LOVE to have a go at that treat. Great job, author, very creative!

Very cool, definitely makes you feel the pain. Such a simple, yet great use of the source. Good job, author!

Amazing work ...the intensity is wonderful! Excellent work!

This is absolutely amazing! The lighting is perfect and shading is stunning!!!! AGree about how awesome the color is too!

nice... but... (it's nothing serious!! ) - there are a few problems with your dog treat - the edges aren't consistent, some are soft and then suddently hard... it's more noticeable on the shadow side... also, it could use a little sharpening
did you convert the original to a smart object before scaling it up??... even still the unsharp mask and a high pass would do it!...

you get it ,good luck

Stunning!! Good luck

Brilliant.. that word says it all man....

Congrats man...

Beautiful image as always author!! My only nitpick is his hair...it looks dry almost wind blown..In that kind of rain it should be sticking to the side of his face even in hurricane winds LOL But that is just my opinion....High marks regardless from me...Best of Luck

i never thought of this before!

Wonderful attention to detail. The rain around his shoulders looks like it is being splashed with the movement of his arms and the way it is gathering on his thighs ... basically the whole image is a stunning. High score and fav from me!
BRAVO!

Nice depth, just looked at it and I love it. Hope you win! good luck!!
Please upload SBS...

love it looks very nice I envy your photoshop skills x]

Spectacular blending! Lovely colors and shadows.

Love the concept

nicely put together author, love the colour. The old man ahs a 3d feel to him as well

Goodluck.

Great image

Congrats!!

congrats on 2nd prize...

Congrats, very nice image.

Congrats for your second place, Matteo!