Change Color and Saturation
I really like this, but if I were to do it over again or fix certain areas and maybe change the saturation a little because the blue looks a little dull. I'd fix how the green still has some of it's original red color on it. There's still a bit of blue on the red m&m by the purple, I'd probably go back and fix that too. While I was going to only change one color I'm glad I changed two, I feel that it brought it together better than if I were to have only done one.
Color Correction and Tone
I definitely think this is one of my favorite things I created with Photoshop, it also took me the longest to finish. A lot of the red area was mixed in with some yellow, orange and little bit of green. So after I made the entire photo black and white I selected the bottom portion with the red in it and made that area the only place with color. Then I tediously made every other area that had color on the bottom black and white. I also changed the tone so the black areas were darker and the red areas were a deeper tone of red.
Curves
I really like how rustic the jacks and the ball came out after using the curves. The jack in the middle creates a nice focal point too. I also like the way the jack in the background has a haze over it but still has the effect that there is light shining off of it.
Lighten and Darken
This may not have been my best work, but I did what I was supposed to and lightened some areas and darkened others. But I do like how the fox and the tree right in front of it as well as the leaves in the center look more in focus than the rest of the picture. Perhaps I should have darkened the underneath of the fox a bit more and lightened its face a bit less, but it didn't come out terribly.
Replacing Background in an Image
I didn't think this would come out as well as it did. I somehow made the red that had bled onto him from the original background by using the spot-healing tool and the brush by selecting certain colors and painting over any imperfections . Some places that I had tried to fix became blurry so I'd fix that if I could do this over again. Pieces of his arms also got a little messed up and there's still a bit of red on his skin that I couldn't correct all that well, but overall I think this is my favorite Photoshop creation.