author.. I'm thinking you are new.. but you need put some explanation for you image... (if you used brushes... how you created the back Icon text.. etc.. etc... it's a very nice image.. but without some type of description.. we have no Idea how this image was created... Please review the guidelines.. and good luck (others will offer advice as well)

yes I am new
And this is my First Picture
I know it's Bad Picture..... But I Don't use any Other Pictures

Like the colors. Love the hues. GL

Interesting work...GL author

A background and a postman or somebody with a letter would give more sense to this design.

the idea is gud ....!!
to focus on particular object while moving in high velocity.

The brickpattern can barelly be seen, if you decide to make it more visible warp it to fit the form.
Use some reference to help you with the entry:
http://www.grandmas-attic.com/images/a2331.jpg

I wish I had seen this image earlier. Thanks for the suggestion greymval.

You can get inspired from it, but not use it or reproduce it, since it's copyrighted.
I posted it so that you can see the proportions, mood, lighting & how an entry should look.
The lighthouse is your MAIN so it would be better to be more detailed and occupy more space, for starters.
You can search for lighthouses on sxc, you should find plenty of shapes and environments to enspire you there.
You can edit your entry if you want to improve it My stuff-My contest entries.
There you have it: the 3 "you can"s. :P

I respect the effect you were trying to achieve, but rather see step five as the finished entry. I would just create a new layer, fill it with black, set the blend mode to color dodge, and then with a soft white 5% opacity brush paint where you want light. Painting over brighter areas with more brush strokes. Then I would create a new layer fill it with a brown color and set the layer blend mode to color and set the opacity of the layer around 25%. This will give you a more dramatic scene. good luck!

Thanks. I will try that and reply about outcome.

very good dark contrast the waves is just incredible. good work

At first i was like: why would you enter a croped image of the source, but after reading your steps i got it.
Try to find some stock with fire and buildings make a normal image and then warpe it in the reflection, cause right now we can see it's only a drawing.

A really good idea but you should really think of a better way to present it because at first I was really struggling to spot how you actually changed this from the original...GL

i so agree with Val on this one...Idea is top notch and i am sure that u could very easily find some usable image...Also u could add some curves on the reflection because around fire is very very hot air and he is responsible for the curved reflections...best of luck author

Good idea. The sbs suggested that. Image should had said that. A very subtle changes on reflections would make this a very good one. GL