The background lighting is inconsistent with the contest source.
Notice how the wheels of the vehicle are fully lit? Yet you have both versions riding over rocks that are in the shade. Just doesn't work, visually...
Consistency of lighting and shadows is hard, but is one of the most important things in almost any entry in these competitions. You can try lightening the rocks with the Dodge Tool, or find another beach background image to use that does not have such obvious shadows beneath the riders.
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Hi author good entry, just wanted to give you the heads up that sources 1, 3 & 4 requires a credit to the original author you may want to add this as wouldn't want to see your entry to be pulled by the mods. GL
Author, look at the Earth. Where is the light from? High right. Where's the light on the foreground rider from? Upper left. So either flip the rider, or flip the Earth. Either way the light source should match.
The background lighting is inconsistent with the contest source.
Notice how the wheels of the vehicle are fully lit? Yet you have both versions riding over rocks that are in the shade. Just doesn't work, visually...
Consistency of lighting and shadows is hard, but is one of the most important things in almost any entry in these competitions. You can try lightening the rocks with the Dodge Tool, or find another beach background image to use that does not have such obvious shadows beneath the riders.
Howdie stranger!
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