The minimalism is very effective.

Congrats Tony, well done

Congrats.

Congrats Rufkut

Love the feel of this one. Nice work on the blends, and SBS as well. Only thought would be that the shadows from the willow don't match the light source (they should be longer). Best of luck.

Thanks blindscientist I knew I forgot to do something thanks for pointing that out have made the change hopefully for the better.

Looks like grass on the surface of the water?

That's what it is CMYK46.

Ummmm...but why?

Why not?

I think the edge sides of the willow are too rough, try to use the Blur Tool or if you want to do the hard way copy some of the top "leaves" effect.

I have made the changes you suggested Akassa. Thanks.

Beautiful image!

hey.., that's look like a cluster of moss on the surface of water... LOL

I say that freaken awesome lol....i wish i could do something even remotely like that lol very good job!

super work!

Congrats, lovely work

Congrats...

Thank you both.

Congrats! for 1st place

congrats.........wonderful......

Congrats!

Stunning!

Congrats!!

Thank you all.

You can not use the other's drawing to chop, that's strictly prohibited!

Great job!! Good Luck =)

this is awesome!

wow

My grandson would rave over this - just as I am doing. Really great entry!!!

Pretty nice composition, but you should do something about the extreme blurriness of the castle itself. At least sharpen the edges on the top and especially the doorway, as the dragons themselves are pretty crisp and clear. It has a nice scale and colours, you could add some of that fog in front of the middle part of the castle and top, if you can't make it appear more clear. But I think you can at least improve it a little without a fog too.

Nice..!!!

Thank you all for you comments they are very much appreciated.
@Widiar- I have blurred the two dragons on the towers a tad but want to keep the rest as is thanks for your suggestions anyway.

Good concept & execution, but some background edges are sharp, some blurry.

Putting the dragon in front of the image made the image a lot better.

Congrats on the first place!

Congrats, well done

Congrats for 1st

Thank you all. It came as bit of a shock to me when I found out my entry came first as this is the first ever for me. Thank you all again.

Congrats! for your winning

hey, congrats for the 1st

Congrats on 1st place...

Congrats for your first place, Rufkut!