the background is pretty distracting... dare i say that it's more 'on theme' than some of the others... ???? gl

yes, would you dare?

Yes I believe I have!

@JamesD.. I'm still giggling about you being called a DONK..WTF is a DONK?.. hehehehe

Foreground & background are both distracting...the focus should be on the contest elements, which are somewhat confusing...

color from background borrowed from the water images... color for the table borrowed from the swans beaks.. print version looks fabulous.. so I'm going to keep it as is...

(the 11x15 print version has no back lighting.. so High Res isn't really what the image looks like)

My first thought on 'donk' was the character in Crocodile Dundee... the dumb looking strong guy... lol.

Donk is short for Donkey, widely used around the poker scene, quite fitting imo

Thanks Barnacle

My pleasure

we should bo polite for each other.we should learn always to be better.

nice one.. but wherz water? :O

Nice work.

you need permission to use the wings and they are pre manipulated so you can't use them anyway. Other than that it is a nice image, hope you get the wings changed in time.

The rules allow these types of brushes, and there is nothing on that set of brushes that say you need permission, so you're ok.

Annabat, that probably because the wings have been changed now!!!!!! I look at all sources and the ones that were previously used, were in fact required to have permission, they were also premade.... thanks anyway!!

I don't like entries that use stock from deviantART myself... however that aside; I don't see either element fighting for dominance just looks like she is summoning them...

There's no fight for dominace here. Sorry, off theme.

This is very nice work,nice shop...but this is not battle between the elements,they look like work together...still great work and high marks from me...

Not really a conflict but nice chop all the same.

nice

that's when you know it's too cold :P good job

not an original idea, but well done

A nice idea but IMHO not really on theme. You are supposed to show how fire and water are fighting each other for dominance.

Maybe if you put a fire flame on the other candle??

I agree with Jawshoewhah and i think Raytedwell's suggestion of adding a flame would really change this image for me. I'll hold my vote for now.

Ok, thanks for comments and suggestions, I´ll try to add the flame

Enhorabuena amigo

Congrats for your second place, DML!

Thanks friends!!

Congrats

seen before, but nice. ..wait is this the same flame as the image above?

youll have to put more work in than simply flipping the flame and putting it on a different object! I'd pull one image as they are too similar and it's obvious they are both from the same author. Only IMO of course

A nice idea but IMHO not really on theme. You are supposed to show how fire and water are fighting each other for dominance.

hmm... jawshoewhah is right; not exactly whats been asked but the idea is good and there is room for improvement...