Good piece of work. But you didn't use the clone tool well near the tied part of the sea lion. I mean on the beach. And while cloning, a piece of the stone is been a victim of some transparency. Check it.

Nicely done, especially matching the lighting. The only issue that you have is that the Flickr image is copyright (never trust everystockphoto).

Yep, author, solkee is completelly right! Everystockphoto always indicates the origin of the images, that has to be verified before downloading. And your "knot" on Flickr (origin) is copyrighted...

nice idea .............

strange......imaginative...GL

Funny and unique! GL!

congrats