I knew the office building would kill the illusion, but I tried to shoehorn that in with a clever title. Well, I tried anyway. Gotta stay within the editing rules. I expected this was going to come in within the low to mid 5's and it did. All the comments were spot on. Thanks for the feedback during voting.
Here's a new version of it without any rules to adhere to:
The edit is not the best, but it's actually my first attempt at merging two separate images in this way.
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might need to be just tad brighter, but I like the colors and the soft focus. Also, it might have been neat if you had been able to take the shot in a spot where you could see more of a building, or that felt even more 'city like' to enhance the idea of her being out of place. Just a thought. :)
The dress is very colorful. This picture isn't getting me for the simple fact that I feel like its a shot you caught somewhere and said oh, I can make it fit the challenge somehow. As a photograph I like the processing, the soft glowy feel is nice.