Turtle skeleton, placed in area, ribbon added, desaturated all colors but the purple in HUES, USMed, and Neat Imaged. The turtle didn't really win the race, did it.
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I'm not sure I understand how this fits in with the fairy tale theme? Maybe I've just never heard this particular fairy tale. I think the background is a bit bright.
A solid red ribbon would work better here than a bumpy purple one. It took me a second to figure out that it was supposed to be the finish line. Otherwise very good, nice control of depth. The Highlights are a bit too blown, using a bit of white cloth to shade the background would have helped.
Nice image - I like the white highlights in the back - the shell is really cool. The color of the ribbon looks good, but I don't care for the texture - looks too man-made compared the the rest.