Comments from Wacom:
This photograph with beautiful colors and wonderful background/foreground lighting composition was transformed into a poignant love story with just three words. We like to think of happy endings to our Valentine love stories, but this photograph leaves the ending a question. The luminance in the foreground and vibrancy of green in the darkness of the background offer us hope, but the leaves collecting on the bench create such irony that we just had to award this photo a prize.

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Winners comments:
The ring having a symbol of forever, from its round shape. The Heart shaped shadow from the ring, symbolizes love, which for me gives the essence of everlasting love. I actually processed the photograph by giving it a reddish glow, for warmth and the feeling of valentines.

Winner's comments:
When I started using Photoshop I was caught up in the idea that there was a set method for doing everything; a right and a wrong way of doing things. However, now, having used Photoshop for some time I believe that there aren't any right or wrong ways, just less and more efficient ways. I hope this tutorial encourages people, who are learning digital imaging, to experiment and think creatively when they approach the tools offered by Photoshop so they can produce unique results in their own images.

Comments from Wacom:
You can't see it just yet, but this tip on how to create an antique photo takes a fairly complicated process for Photoshop beginners and makes it quite easy to accomplish. Stay tuned!