Pretty well done. Could be a painting by Millet (although I cant remember he ever painted a winter scenery) or any other 19th century realist painter. Perhaps I'd have kept the running dog sharper and its light from the original on his head and fur more intact, but that's personal. Also, I might have given some more contrast and a bit more gaussian blur for the barn, eventhough I'd understand your decision to make it lighter because it would be further away, but then the whole background should have a reduced contrast. Good luck!

agree would make a great card front.

Lovely image!

i think the barn looks too bright compared to the other parts of the image i like the setting and it just looks like a xmascard almost http://www.pxleyes.com/#

Congrats !

Congrats Lois beautifully done

Just great!!!
good luck with that!

it reminds me so much of this buiding
http://v5.cache2.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/47109656.jpg?redirect_counter=2

Beautiful

I loved the color, brightness, and the idea. Good luck, it's perfect!

I dig this one a lot. Very nicely done!

i like the panoramic feel

Did some changes with the light beams and increased the contrast.

well created by the author

Very cool. Good work.

lovely image

I LOVE THIS! Great idea, great source find and wonderful execution!! high vote from me

Love the color tone.

It looks like it's floating above the field. The perspective is a bit off, and the lighting is too inconsistent at the base, with the shadows compounding the visual discrepancy enough that the flat monochrome can't disguise.

Very nice work, great image.

Nice work but the perspective of the dome needs fixing.,

Thank for all comments!!..freejay i will try to do that little fix..thank u.

Please view high res. I took the name from one of my favorite Dire Straits songs.

By the way, after I published I noticed the previous entry used the same snow tutorial, Purely coincidence, but a great tutorial!

Yes, it really should be viewed in Hi-Res!
Godd work!

the people should of been blended better just a bit more, the colors of the men seem cooler than the image itself.

I loved the way you adapted the image in the book.
Simple, but perfect.

Good work thinking out the box.

Great idea, really different entry