The Leaf Eater
by vawendy

Comment by bvy:
What kind of beast is this anyway? Groundhog? (Sorry if I missed it. Lots to read here!)

Boy's Life
by vawendy

Comment by mariuca:
Did not vote in this challenge, did not even look at the pictures before rollover, but I did stop at this image now. It is mighty real and engrossing; the boys fixed gaze, the fanning of his hands and its spidery look makes a very interesting image. I agree with Brennan's suggestion but I would not go for a realistic approach. A hint of shadow will do.
Would have given 8.

"I don't know who he was, sir... But I don't think he was from around here."
by vawendy

Comment by eniko:
Great story and great execution. One of my favorites.

The Leaf Eater
by vawendy

Comment by jomari:
Wendy, I love this photo so much - that I just have to repeat myself.

Boy's Life
by vawendy

Comment by Ja-9:
see twice in one week...excellent job...should have scored higher....

Boy's Life
by vawendy

Comment by gyaban:
I love that one Wendy, the idea is great and perfectly fits the challenge. Just a little tip for the next time you want to use that effect: according to your notes, you pasted the "magazine into the magazine" just once at a time, which of course works, but is painfully slow ;) If you do it a first time, from there instead of doing it directly a second time, you can copy the *whole* resulting picture again, and paste that inside. This way, the first time, well, you copy just one magazine, but the second time you add 2 other magazines inside, then the third time you add 4 others magazines inside, and so on. Doing this five times would give you 2^0+2^1+2^2+2^3+2^4 = 31 magazines inside the big one, probably more than enough. Anyway, congratulations on your fine work, I really enjoyed it!

Boy's Life
by vawendy

Comment by Trotterjay:
You're slipping Wendy, only 12th place. Just kidding, great shot!

The Leaf Eater
by vawendy

Comment by Enlightened:
Congrats on the ribbon Wendy! It is a great shot!

The Leaf Eater
by vawendy

Comment by LN13:
I can't believe this finished second. I'm so disappointed....

.....that it got beaten by another photo.

Boy's Life
by vawendy

Comment by nam:
One of my favorites, actually - didn't get back to do my bumping so they were all stuck at 7 :( I think the effect has great impact here. Well done.