Gulp!

ouch ouch ouch... hehehe

Congrats!! Good to see you back!

Congrats....

Congrats Matteo, nice to see you again

Congratulations

Congrats

Congrats!

Congratulations!

blending is superb author..

I love the tones you used...the blending is well done, and the mood is just right.
I LOVE that you used a vintage model. She's perfet!

wow nice work author..

Simplicity at it's best.

great image author, but you didn't really do anything to the source image..i think you played it a little too safe, i like the over all tones and vintage feel

No, i usually like to keep the source image intact and i don't really consider it playing it safe, but thank you all the same. And thank you for all the comments and the favourites (h)

This is a very good manipulation. "Simple" can be just as effective as CBR (chopped beyond recognition), sometimes even better.

I agree that the vintage feel is very well done. Nice image!

why the string on the bird... such a perfect image...

Cool!..like it a lot.

I think its a beautiful image. I love that you didn't chop the hell out of the bird

Nice one author, well done

What a lovely creation...Nice job author! GL!

Congrats Matteo lovely work

Thank you very much for the comments and favourites!

NICE IDEA, Author!!

Great choice of images and very nicely blended --- glow on the moon is nice -- one small thing is the edge between the wall image and the soil might look a bit better if the line between then was a bit more defined -- more of a cross section effect (IMHO)

Interesting idea, but the inconsistent lighting and side shadows are hurting it, visually.

You have a "glow" around the moon, yet it can't seem to even reach the top or sides of the chamber encasing it...Perhaps if you feathered it out further, it would help appear more as part of its surroundings.

The side vignette shadows from top to bottom just looks like an uneven attempt to shine a dim spotlight down on the scene. If you try toning those down, especially as you descend down the image, you will achieve a much more effective visual movement to your main focal point, the moon.

The moon also looks a bit too black and white for its brick surroundings. Color refraction would impart at least a very slight warm tint (3-5%) to it.

If the average brick is 9" wide, this is a 27" moon. Oh wait, these bricks may be as big as 24"...that would make the moon 72".

nicely done..great creativity also..i think the textures u have here work very well with your image..GL author

Reminds me of the song with the line 'carry moonbeams home in a jar...' - guess it's in the basement while you look for a suitable jar! lol

Congrats Matteo terrific work

That is definitely in a wrong place :P! Great work ponti55 Congrats!

Congratulations ... great concept and well done!

Beautiful Idea..and great work.I love it.

very beautiful mood! well done!

Align the shadow with the light beams.

Too dark in the LH corner.

great image of the girl -- like the lighting

Really nice dramatic lighting, very well crafted!

decidedly I like your style ! I'm agree with CMYK46. That's very impressive

adore such works!!! instant fav!!!

I really love it!

Love it!!!!

Wish I could see a huge version of this on a wall. Beautifully done, author!

very very nice work author...before voting high resolution is a must...best of luck

A dreamy cool effect. An outstanding work of imagination.. GL author!

wow congrats Ponti!

Congrats Matteo beautiful work

Congrats!!

congratulations!!!

hey, i used that stock for dreams in black and white... woot! http://www.behance.net/gallery/Dreams-in-Black-and-White/287900

nice images -- great lighting

overall good work author but the fire at the bottom is quite dim otherwise it would have been more better GL

Try finding some real wings.

No thanks.

Except the point that the fire looks 2D and quite dim as samanway mentioned, the rest of your image looks good to me. Good luck author!

I agree with langstrum, the flames is flat try a transformation/warp and a little dodge , burn , overall the image looks fine! good luck!

very good work ,i like it so much ,good luck

Great job

First of all, you've got some talent with those clouds ; turning a common cloudy image into some epic background is something!
Who cares about the fire, there's a naked girl with dramatic sky behind her!!

j/k

"It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah"
You could represent "broken" by cracking the stand, but for "cold" it would take some work blending snow & icicles on that base.
If you have time you should give it a try, it would be enhanced by the lyrics in the description.

Hahaha Some really good suggestions, thank you guys. I will edit this a bit, and i also like your ideas Greymval. Cheers

very beautiful! like the lighting!

Great image and just a beautiful composition. That background is killer!

Beautiful in its simplicity, nice dramatic clouds and the wings are appropriate, as they were used on the same model in a different shot. Her gauzy wrap complements them well.

Updated version:
I added cracks to the center of the platform and edited the model's position and shadow slightly. I also added an orangey glow to the fire and brightened it up a little. I'll have to keep trying for the icicles, but thank you all for the comments and the suggestions.

I love it author.... only thing is the wings, the girl has such a soft feel to her that the wings seem a bit sharp....
Im not to sure how to help that one, but if they were less perfect so to speak... i dunno..

love it anyway

very nice work author...gl

Congrats Mateo beautiful image

Congrats for 1st

Fabulous, as always! Congrats!