nice image... realistic and good use of source.. well done author.

Thank you Scratz .

I'm not particularly happy with the result, I was many hours in front of the computer and over time I was discouraged.

And I am angry for having lost all psd ...

Moderation, all links are working!

Someone else is having trouble viewing??

Thanks!

Looks fine here. NICE image, shame you lost your .psd... Good work!

Thanks for the comment!
I'm already resigned!

Interesting pic but the hut on the ice floe is kinda dumb...

There is a slight problem with the link for Ice 1, probably at PhotoXpress which may not show the image even to members. If anyone has a problem seeing the source image use this link http://www.photoxpress.com/search-stock-photos?q=stock-photos%2Fsea%2Fsky%2Fhorizon%2F332368&searchbtn=search&orientation=all&per_page=25&content_type_id=all&category=all
There's no problem with any of these sources all are fine to use.

cool chop!

wonder how to get back to hut once ice melts....

Thank you guys!!!

Thanks, mods!!

Well, who was the idiot who build a house right in that block of ice??
Hahahahahaha....

wonderful work author instant fav
good luck

nice work gl author

Thank you, guys!! \o/

Gosh, this is terrific, great job!

on second thought, if I am using the hut and the ice melts.... down goes the hut and ..... yours truly ... haha.....

CONGRATS!

Thank you Driven!!!

Thank you guys!!

Congrats, very well done

Congrats author..

Nice Job Congrats

Very good blending and idea.

good work good luck author

Cool chop "wink"

awesome

good choice of model

add icicles on the nose, hands...coat..hair

nice colors

Somewhat creepy... but awesome!

The light on top of the hands and the face on the right side is a bit too high contrast, the values are blown out. Good overall effort, though. He looks cold!

very good one, good luck!

no icicles? maybe some snow (dots) on the coat or hair...

Great entry, I can feel the cold from his eyes....best of luck author

CONGRATS

Thanks a lot Drivenslush!! and all of you

Congrats

Congrats

thanks chuck...

Very cute!

I like the contrast of this, good find on the bears.

lchappell, the bears were total luck, I just had to do something with them THANKS!

this is amazing author!

dang i like this one too. Good job Author

I would make the bear on the left a little darker since the other two are cutting off the light nice idea.

Darkened bear, thanks Akassa!

LOL, this is marvelous!

great, just saw a shadow of the mountain on the middle bear shadow ...if this makes sense....gl

@Deki, yep, took some liberties THANKS!

Top notch idea and finds on the source... this is superior thinking and application... great job author!

Is the reflection line too crisp or I'm a blabbering nub... lol... cheers author! My eye was just drawn to the side, left of the bears, I'm not good at this maybe someone else... can help ;o) I'm just drawn to that line to the left of the bears... other than that... this is the bomb!

Great job!

@woodztockr, well I did blur and burn the reflection line a bit, (it was MUCH sharper before, but I kinda like that sharp edging (thanks Buddy)

cuteness aside... you need to:

1) make the bears more white
2) the slate of ice, it is best you clone from the surrounding ice

just some suggestions, cutey you... ahem... I mean the bears

Love the concept it's so cute & funny...

amazing.!!!

I love animals and I love this design,good luck author !

loved it....very beautiful

good work!!

Very sweet chop, nice job adjusting the mountains.

Nice Congrats

Nice Congrats

Very nicely done... great job!!

The stripes in the water are a bit odd looking, but this is beautifully crisp looking!

Ice cold water moves slow, therefore my odd stripes, thanks for the comment Mossy...and the vote.

Great! Good luck!

I be liking this one alot Author, good job

the proportions are quite off, but I still like your work very much.
Since the reflection of the mountains in the background is so big, the lake seems very small, almost like pond. (The size of the ripples in front add to that impression) Yet the mountains in the background are far away, so my eye finds that there is something wrong.

But as I said, I find it a lovely work and a great idea.

Derivatix , Thank you for observation and comment. I disagree about the proportions though.

if the plane flies past above, the polar bear should be looking upwards

can consider, adding a small amount of smoke streak for the passing plane.

aheman, No smoke from this Lycoming engine. The rings and valve stem seals are not leaking. Sorry its not burning any oil. That Polar bear is sorta looking behind it's self as it scrambles.

Great looking image.

Beautiful image author, very serene, can almost feel the crisp air!

CONGRATS!

very good blend author.. GOOD LUCK!!

nice author good luck...

the house seems small.. the lake should be more frozen and snow on the trees too.

shadow of the house too strong... should be similar to the bottom left corner

I figured their might be a couple things wrong with it thanks for the feed back. Spent more time trying to find the natural resources. I will try to make some adjustments of the adjustments ya mentioned .

I'd get rid of the ski-lift towers. They emphasize how out of proportion the shack is to the background. Without them, it could just be a small fishing shack or outhouse in the wild...
Also, the snowfall is a bit too thick for a bright sunny day...

Made some changes hope it looks better now