Interesting work...I think you need to make the tree seem more like it's actually rooted in the ground, otherwise nice job.

thx for the comment! i'll try to fix it tomorrow (it's 1 am here!)

Very nice

i've made some changes, i hope it looks a little better now

nice work dude...

thx dude

IMHO roots still need work.

you're right but i have no idea how to make them look better!

Very nice work and great idea...

Great work!!!!!!!!!!

This is STILL one of the most original and well put together entries I've seen so good luck to you author.

very moody piece, good work. GL

And even a first place for the lovely lady! Congrats!

congratulation

Congrats on 1st place! Most definitely deserved

Congrats

Felicitaaaari!!!!!! Congratulatioooons!!!!!!!

congratulations oana you have come far

Probably the best one / use of source so far... I would colour her eyes slightly... just my opinion...

very good use of source.well done and good luck

@JamesD: Look closely...the eyes are rusted camera irises.

oh right... well I just thought seeing as it was medusa... and you done the snakes, you might put a little emphasis on the eyes, cause the camera thing is hard to see; I find... anyway, I still think it's one of the better ones in the contest so...
EDIT: by emphasis I meant colour... only a tint...

Scary! Looks like she can turn people into stone

wowww..... real nice 1 mann.... i thgink u r gonna win. seriously..still, u coul use some back ground, but anyway, superb effortt..

i loveeeeeeeeee Medusa, good thinking and great work

Good.

Nice idea but you could have fixed the blue edges on the snakes and bars. Try using color replacement tool next time. it's really good for matching non matching color edges. (where the healing brush is)

Very strong entry. Her eyes really could kill!

Very nicely done, my fav. Something I had an idea for but mine wouldn't have been near as good as this one.

Congrats!

Congrats for your second place, Bob!

congratulation XD

Congrats bob!

Congrats

It looks great in high resolution, nice shadows and lighting. Maybe the tentacles should cast a shadow on the body too. Good luck.

thank you for bringing that to my attention..will fix

Excellent fix.. well done

This is great work...few minor observations.1.sign posts demans shadow too2.with the sky like this shadows are wrong.Maybe would be better to change the sky with some desertish colors maybe...still this is great work...good luck author

congrats

Congrats for your third place, Fatz!

Congrats

Not bad, SBS would be better...needs links for sky & water.

I will do SBS,sky and water are linked...this is background link.

looks good but without a SBS I cannot realy see any source here

I like it. Really an alien place.

I can see the source in the tial but I was thinking where the mountain meets the lake, doesn't loot natural. Edge of water is too blurry. Next entry, perhaps.

good job, love your creature. Best of luck.

Congrats

Very blurry
EDIT: Author, if this is an all source entry you need to post a Step-by-step showing how you made the flowers from the source pic...

thank you, i made them clearer.

Nice idea,but would be better if u apply hue and saturation only on bars...

i did. the rust starts out that bright for the flowers

No hue and saturation is visible on the stones and sky too...don't get me wrong i like this work,this suggestion is only for improving entry...if u do that u gonna get better contrast...green will be more visible....

hm... more like this?