Why, oh why, did you find the need to Topaz (Glow, right? Is it the "Fur & Feathers" or "Cuddly Creatures" preset?) the lovely details of these chicks into oblivion?! Giving you a 6 for the capture and taking away 1 for the processing of what might have otherwise easily been a top 3. There's ways to use those presets to enhance areas in a shot like this, but the overall effect adds too much noise where there it shouldn't be and that canvas texture to an otherwise nicely bokeh'd background. I'm not scolding you, I'm speaking as someone who has gone back and reprocessed a dozen photos that I love that once looked very much like this.
OMG .. LOVE THIS .. !! .. :)
this challenge has some amazing images and i've seen about 5 that in my opinion deserve a ribbon .. but this takes it to a whole other level ..
the cuteness is overwhelming .. i hope you dont get marked down for your editing .. i love it .. it adds to this image .. makes it more than a photo .. its a work of art .. WONDERFUL .. :)
i'm not voting yet . :)