Yes it is a topside view, I thought it brought a unique perspective to it. anyways I didnt follow to much of a technique. I just sat down with the brush and started painting away on it. Went through quite a few layers to get the final effect. Adjusting curves colors, blur, dodge, burn, clone. Just a major amount of brushwork went into this one took about 6 hours to complete. I wasnt quite sure what I wanted to end up with but I just kept working at it till I liked what I saw

. Anyways thanks for the replies.
Stoney