Looks really good, id look into adding some shadows from the statues and island if the light behind is so bright, also the city nor the statues (far left statue looks great, maybe just some slight level adjustments on others) would be so lit from the front.. mainly from the back based on the background light looks. Also if you added a reflection of the island on the ocean to give the feeling it was really floating over the ocean i think this could look really amazing.

Nice work!

Thank you for your comments. @Teahupoo353, I'll do something with the shadow but the reason I didn't make the reflection of the island is this scene is not the ocean, the ship is going to the top of the waterfall, and the island is behind everything on this scene, it's floating on the waterfall, not on the water surface, so we can't see the reflection. If you see in hi-res you can find that the sharpness of the main statue is the highest, and other objects in front are blurred to different extents. Thank you very much for that suggestion and welcome both two of you to the site

I think the Kingdom's shadow on the water should be stronger and the waterlines of the statues on the left and right sides should be more 3D-looking (curved, not just straight across).

Great attention to detail, really imaginative entry

awesome!

This is really juicy.

Looks like I won't be entering this contest! LOL! Great job author! The only thing that bothers me is the mist on the water. Perhaps a bit of smudge left and right would make it more whisky. Good luck!

Good thing you submitted this here...there's no reflection to speak of.

This is really great conceptually and visually. Since you have so much time left, It would be cool to work on all the tiny nuances and blendings to make it perfect. Right now it's so striking, but the mist is very one dimensional and could be richer, and the clouds in spots are blown out/ have very little depth. I think you could definitely push this to an even higher level, if you're not sick of working on it yet. But over all A really great fantasy story, and a really thoughtful blend of images.

It must be a wonderful place to live... nice work, author (as always!)...

Wow that's an amazing work, looks really like a fantasy movie scene

Thank you guys, your comments are very encouraging to me ^^. @Dan: yes, I'll do the reflection and shadow better. @Chalty and Anna: You're right on the mist, I just painted quickly, so now I'll try to fix that, also, I have some idea, so more details will be made. @CMYK46: the initial idea was a bit different from that one, I focused on making the reflections, but I got bored soon, then I shifted to the cloud city for that contest.

Great blending of images and very fantastic work.

Definitely unique! GL!

Fabulous work author...Great overall mood...Best of luck

well done

fantastic work......... very beautiful................ all the best ............

wonder (land) full work.... great job...

this has a very spiritual feel do it...nice job

Awesome! good idea.

amazing peice of work author love all the details

Thanks to all of you, I tried to improve my entry, hope that it looks better now

wonderfull and magic ! good luck author

Good image.

Very nice Author, good luck

Great entry

Superb Creation......G/L Author.

Congrats!

Congrats Langstrum .............. Superb creation .........

Congrats for your first place, Langstrum!

Congrats on your 1st place my friend...

congrats Langstrum, beautiful work

Contrats!

Thank you my friends for the comments and congrats ^^

It was deserved! Congratulations...

Congratulations! for great winning

Congratulations!

congratulations!!!

A beautiful entry!! Congratulations!

Congratulations....nice work

this is really a breathtaking pix,...love it much,....and I like this kind of manips,....I wish I could do manips as stunning as you do,...congrats!

Watching this photo is like i'm stepping into the Cloud World... Congratulation on your first prize!

Congrats!

Thank you my friends for your congratulations

congratulations, spectacular entry

Awesome, this is spectacular! Heaven never looked so good! Keep it up

Brilliant creativity sweetheART fave
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