When I saw the topiary and tried to figure out how to Photoshop the picture, the Taj Mahal came to mind. Since the topiaries were mushroom-shaped, I decided to make a Taj Mahal out of mushrooms. And it ended up taking on a life of its own.
Comments/critiques welcome.

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All sources from SXC

im new at this, so some comments would be great.
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Everybody loves bonsai trees. :D

This is my second entry, I didnt get a welcome for the first entry I hope I do this time..Lots of detail here. Note the ship in the background. It is the Mary Celest, A famouse ship that was found sailing with no hands on deck, All vanished. And to this day the fate of the crew is unknown. Oh one more thing, try to find the sublimnal face is this picture, might need to stand back a lil bit!

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Where the gnomes roam. I added a background, put in a fountain, and some gnomes

I thought the guardhouse could use some decoration, there is too much white and blue.

Didn't know what else to do, so I just removed the trees altogether.

They kind of look like broccoli... don't they?

The themepost reminded me of those cool 1970s hairstyles... check out the source: http://meathaus.com/2007/02/06/hairstyle-names-from-1970s-ebony-ad/