Samatar's manip reminds me of many of the fractal images that I see here from time to time. The major difference being that this image was hand made (not an easy task for something with fractal-like complexity). The attention to detail and pleasing hues make this an attention-getting desktop. Good job.

Taken from a comment on this entry: "Rex (my Friendly Computer Guru) came upstairs while I had this image on my desktop, walked past the computer, did a fast double-take, and nearly fell down he was laughing so hard..." I think this quote sums it up nicely. Darryl has taken this everyday object and given it a subtle addition that removes it from the everyday and turns it into something totally unexpected. The seamless integration of an eyeball into the centre of the chestnut seems almost natural once you've seen it; I think this second place winner left many of us saying "Why didn't I think of that?"

Humor was something that seemed to be prevelent in this particular contest, and it proved popular in our third place winner, "Alien Bliss", a creative and quirky manipulation of image D. Congratulations on creating a very imaginative, well executed and most amusing image.

Another excellent first time entry here; Nikki has somehow extracted this beautiful image of a butterfly from a humble leaf. This contest was all about creativity, and "Flutter' is an excellent example of that. Congratulations Nikki, your masterful manipulation and vivid imagination wins you most original entry.

What can one say about one of our most skilled and popular artists here on caedes.net; Cains instantly recognizable style and professional technique constantly leaves the rest of us in awe, and her contest entry "The Birth" is no exception. Flawless, beautiful and unique, Lucy has without doubt created an image more than worthy of the title of Best Technical Achievement. Congrats to our very own special effects wizard!