the reflection oh the signboards are mismatching...and the distortion/sand looks unrealitic.... maybe a little work on these can make it betterr...

Sand?

ohh... i mean rust u created on the signboards....

Gray rust looks strange...maybe add more rust to shiny backs of signs...

Is it Hotel California? Very cool!

Is it in my head or that exclamation point on the upper sign is -half- written on the sky?

very interesting idea. I do think I would have tried to put something other than a shiny surface on the back of the signs, that way you could have added the rust and weathering to that as well. Otherwise, I think you have a contender here.

It's a great idea and a really unique use of source. I guess just live and learn when it comes to texture, author. GL all the same

And also congrats for a very good first place!

Congrats

Wow, like it. GL

real nice... maybe the back hands can use some gaussian blur?

KingRafox, the back hand is surface blured (sorry, maybe I mistaken in term, my photoshop in not in english). In any case, thank you for your comment

reflections are very well done -- nice image

Well done

I wish you could have uploaded a higher res, but it still looks very well done in this resolution. So GL!

niceee

Lovely image.. great reflections and a nice atmosphere. Good luck!

Beautifully done. Looks realistic

Super work........Good Luck Author.

Thanks to everybody

Congrats for your third place, Eramono!

Congrats

Very good entry.Great use of sourceimage patterns.

Nicely done, author - did you paint the background with the columns and trees? It's not mentioned in your sbs, nor is there a source listed.

Yes, I painted all background - columns and trees, becouse I don't like to use other's source and I had not someting suitable in my own photo

Well this is beautiful. I really like the effect you have created, and by drawing most of the elements yourself you have created a contrast with the gates and really made them stand out. Lovely work!

Very good entry,and very good work

your knowledge of perspective is really good author, also colours used enhances the beauty of the gate pattern...

Elegant simplicity ... beautifully done.

Lovely! This is the gate to the Snow Queen's castle

Very creative. You are a wonderful artist

Congrats on your fourth place, even though it's not in the top 3, it showed your artistic mind and beautiful execution. Well done, keep going!

Thanks to everybody

like the fractal look of this

Yup. It's something like a simple fractal

It looks like octopus tentacles. With the title, I thought it was sushi themed...

Very creative and lovely!

Really like the Paisley effect.. good luck!!!

Octopus tentacles...sushi...Paisley effect... hehe...
I like your assosiations are very different... It means my Roll caught someting different in your mind
It could be The Wheel of Fortune for someone or esoteric symbol or even decorative plate
No problem.
Enjoy it!

Love how it's moving... well looks like it's moving. :"

I like it! Good luck

Very nice

Thanks to everybody

Wonderful job and great imagination. It is amazing how you crated the whole thing using a simple curved line

Nicely done optical illusion here

very very nice work author...best of luck author

Nice details!!! GL!

Absolutely stunning! Fantastic work

Great ice effect!

Thanks

Great image author
I`m really not sure how your sbs has managed to avoid the rules though, as this forum thread shows, http://www.pxleyes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2399
Maybe theres a loophole the rest of us dont know about , Good luck & again great image