I really liked this.. this got something in it.. love the mood..

in my opinion
the shadow is wrong and the guy seems kind of floating..but its very nice overall...good luck author

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I see what you mean with the guy floating, gonna go try to fix it, thanks, and iquraishi thank you as well.

I fixed the shadow a bit, connecting it more to the feet, hope that's better.

Very nice composition from such a simple elements. Seems to be rooted now and looks good.

Ty guys.

that person looks creepy... awesome!

author you can try giving a little bit of burn to ground where the mans feet touches it.. it'll make it look as if the man is standing on the ground.. a kind of pressure from his weight on the ground.. generally the shadow will be a bit dark where two things touch.. I hope you got my point..

Really sad. It seems an alien, a lost alien - or maybe he fell in love with a terrestrian girl and knows that this love is impossible!

This is such a compelling piece. The color, light, figure, texture. Even though there is a creepiness (to me) to it, the atmosphere you created is strong and truly speaks of loneliness. Very strong work.

Enchanting image less is defiantly more with this image, speak volumes good work author!!

Like the overall old-image effect. Btw, is that an alien? :P gl

Thanks a lot everyone. I really do appreciate all the tips, and comments. This lonely man was not meant to look like an alien. Check out the sources to see what it is =) But you may think of him in anyway you like. I'm sure there is an alien out there that's lonely too.

Very nice work author . Looks great

Amazing work author,its very sad and hits 110% theme of the contest.To me he look like a man who survived the holocaust...Colors fits perfectly,mood is fabulous...well done

this is the 1 image so far that makes me think lonely well done author.

This IS lonliness.

Excellent!!!

I like this, great mood

Nice mood! The source looks like chocolate The man's shadow looks a wrong. The light is coming from the back, the shadow should be almost vertical under the man. At least that's how it feels to me. Good luck!

Thank you for all the nice comments. As for the shadow, I know it's a little bit off, but if you look at the original source image the light is coming from his right. Although it does look like it's coming from the top after I cropped it. I will have to keep that in mind next time =)

Very nice portrayal. GL!

hi, congrats for the 1st....

Congrats no surprise here, superb image!!

Congrats for 1st

congrats for the 1st

Congrats, very moody

Thank you guys so much.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Viva! Congratulations, Emi!

Congratulations amazing 1st place entry!

Congrats! for your winning

Congrats

Congrats

Thank you again for all the congrats. You guys are way nice = )

Congrats !

congrats! great mood!

congrats!

CONGRATS..

WOW!!!!! This is amazing!!!!

Author there's a similar tutorial on the internet, if you used it as inspiration be sure to post it.

As for your image, it's a nice idea, but try to fade the shadows a bit as they distance themselves from the scarecrows, at the moment they don;t look too realistic. (Maybe try blurring it a bit more and lowering the opacity)

Good luck.

Great idea and has a nice composition, keep an eye on your edges especially the young lady in the background the white outline is a little distracting, plus you may want to see if you can sharpen up the foreground scare crow as the D.O.F. is a bit out of sync sharp cross, blurry scare crow and then the most distant scare crow looks the most in focus........

The foreground scarecrow would be much bigger, and with that sky I doubt there would be distinct shadows. On second look, are those supposed to be her footprints? They look more like blast craters.

ooohhhh its spoookyyy lol very nice work author!

Perspective of the distances between different scarecrows is rather off but it does set a nice dark mood. GL!

nice idea....
i know you must have put good efforts to make this but you could correct some things

the road look lightninged and the side looks dark... and again the cliff looks extra bright ...

thank you,....anything else, Master?

Beautiful.

Wonderful effect, really nice entry. Good work and good luck! (Excellent depth of field)

Almost flawless! Aside from the head, the use of the grass brush is very nice. Very convincing result. I just have a suggestion to slightly blur the edge beyond the ear, it's too sharp (especially when you create a shallow DOF like that). High score for sure

Really wonderful and so nice ...GL for you author

love it

Great job!

Thanks for the comments Fixed the sharp edges.

Great idea and execution. I especially like the cracks. Good luck!

awesome!!!

great entry... youre a real whiz at toning

All that work on the tree and you covered it back up!

Amazing job you did here!

Very nice creation........G/L Author.

Great great job Author...

brilliant work ....... all the best to u ..........

Great job author,really really good.Few minor observations,lighter part of the head needs a bit more shading,now when u watch high resolution looks a bit flat.And i don't understand step 10 in your SBS,how did u make grass,used some image,brushes?!?...Any how this is fabulous work and i wish u best of luck.

Thanks erathion. I fixed the SBS(used the grass brush) and I slightly added some shade to the image to give it some depth.

nice work!

Absolutely incredible!! I don't know what else to say =) Best of Luck

very talented

Top 3 for sure, well done

Wonderfully creative entry, I love it. GL to you!!

Thanks everybody

http://visualfeed.kybalion.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/paperworks__vegetarius__hpim1053_465.jpg...
source of inspiration?....

Nice clean image! Good luck!

No, not my source of inspiration, but it is an Interesting find genuine2009.

Thanks everybody

congr!!!!

A top 3 for sure

Thank you

congrats!!!!

Congrats, beautiful work

Grats Artist!

Congratulations for 1st

Congrats ! Very well deserved win !

Fantastic entry!!, congrats.

Congrats!

congrats ..............

Congrats!!

Congratulations!!

Congrats! Amazing work

congrats , very nice work

Congrats!

Well deserved 1st place!

Congratulations!

Congrats for 1st!

well done... congrats...

oh, well, that's predictable and I was right when I decided to give up joining this contest. I had the same idea as you but I didn't start when you submitted your work. Congratulations, you deserve that!

Thanks langstrum

Great job! It looks very sad and dark! But it's great!

Really dark and sad... Is it something that really happened?

Made bu true event...

looks good

very nice picture...............

Do all Goth women walk around with umbrella's in anticipation of crows taking a crap on their head?.. just asking (FLEEEEEEE)

JUST TEASING AUTHOR... great job

No my friend,there is only 10 goth girls but they walk a lot...,and because of that they are so fit....

looks very sad.Great work.good luck author.

Very moody entry....nice work.....GL

nice mood