great job with the shadow and i think the icon blends a little to nautrally... heh the red really sets this one and same with the shadows and creases. grim has kicked out another marvelous creation =)

My favorite deep reds, and Grim darkness here and there....HOORAY, Grim is really back!!! :)

I was really pleased with the way this one went together.. Tracy was invaluable it letting me test several compostion edits before choosing this as the final version.. Thanks Ashley.. the shadow was the most fun and challenging part, the original photo having nearly no shadow at all!

You know im a sucker for these colours too Mary :D

Ohh, I like this one!

Favorites even though I hate spiders.

So THIS is the caedes bug so many of us have been bitten by... Very nice Grim. I almost didn't notice the icon...

AWESOME!!!!!!!

:D thank you all :D

haa haa awesome! i love spiders!!

Congratulations! A truly eerie entry! I like it.

Congratulations!!!! You came third. You should be happy!!

Thsi is amazing stuff. "We love you grim, we do! We love you Grim, we do!"

Congratulations on the placement! ;)

Thanks to everyone.. its a great joy to get a place in the contest.. .. but i love them no less if i dont win..

Way to go Graeme. Congratulations & thank you for all your hard work!! :))

Congrats G, very swish manip here, rich , moody colours & the shadow on the spider is tasty :~)

Yehaw!!! We got in the winners circle Grim! Thanks to those late night testing sessions! Must do that more often! Congrats to ya!

I'm late, but congrats for your 'Caedes widow'. Very nice contest! :-)

This is a great image. i am scared to death of spiders and i had to keep looking at it! the colors and textures make for a great piece.

That is a truly great shade of red and for once a caedes image with a real spider good work

"There is no good or evil everyone is a shade of grey"

wonderfull, the color and the spider! I like spider pictures!

wow this shud have won. I love this picture its so cool! Evil looking spider on white paper with a red light shinnin on it? well taken image! nice imagination to come up with it 2!

at first i couldnt see the caedes symbol, but on closer veiwing its obvious. i love this one, even though large spiders creep me a little. its good, and i like how the background looks like paper and cloth...