superb job, especially like the detailed shattered rocks. Good luck!

Very nice scene, good job!.... . would try to get rid of the thin black outline on the model in some areas (particularly her arm), IMO... GL!

BEAUTIFUL!! Very well thought and executed.

Really good ethereal quality nicely done!

nice

Looks quite ok. I'd make the birds a bit softer (blurry edges), so they fit more in the image. Right now imo they dont seem to be part of your heaven. Good luck!

Edit: good improvement

I do agree with above comments . You could erase more on top of her hair and around some buildings, the dark stroke on her hair is still visible and the white halo around the building can be seen in the Hi-Res. Also, making some painted hair on her should be nice . It is the best so far, good luck!

Very beautiful... Nice compo.

Very welldone..... realy heavon fealing

a modern heaven...cool

thx for your comm an sugestions!!!!!!!!! ......i'll try to fix/solve all the problems here!

wonderful ...............

Very VERY cool work Like it very much

awesome! the only thing i'd suggest is to fix the patterns. The birds in both flocks are positioned the same. minor nitpick.

nice work !

Great job author...well done..u could erase traces of the lens flare in lower left corner...best of luck

nice one...top3 easily

wonderful image

Yea another fine chop Author. Top 3 I agree with Rick

Super depth here, lovely colors, it creates really nice mood here.

Fabulous!

Good composition, well blended. Good job!

Super.

incredible work!

thx all....for your comm..and fav......!!!!

Congrats!

Congrats!

congrats

congrats ..........

Congrats...

Congrats buddy

thx........youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..alllllllll........!!!!

Congratulations!! This is closest to my vision of heaven than any ot the others. Peace, peace, peace. Beautiful!

Congratulations!!

Congrats!!

Well, they use to say the way to hell is easy and large, and the way to heaven is hard and narrow... Maybe the entrance also isn't so glorious, it's only for deserving souls, but when you cross it, a wonderful place is waiting with open arms!... Who knows?...
Nice entry, author.

Mayby a few adjustmends on the hand and it would be much better !

Succes with the contest author

cool idea...gl

so this is heaven, I like it

Nice work...

I like this Heaven, looks promising

not bad!

i love it


i'm not going to this tough.
when i'm dead, i'm going to a big party xD

Beautiful image...though you might want to try and see if the girl looks any better without too much glow (specifically the inner glow). Great work, and I love your description.

Might be better if the rainbow didn't extend into the foreground, but good image.

Thanks for comments.
@Ben: I don't know, I tried to make her looks like an spirit, maybe it glows...
@Bob: you're right, I think it's better now.

LOL...my other 2 cents? The glow works for me...

such a beautiful image!!!!
I liked it!
Congratulations!

Wow stunning image.. ! If I die I think that place isn't that bad !
GL author

Lol and I actually like the rainbow! Ahh it doesn't matter...great picture!!

good work

really nice work ! g l

beautiful ...........

author this is very nice image...like the glowing effect very much...best of luck

well done, gl

Oh the flowers, so lovely.

Oh, this is so peaceful and picturesque I can look at it and contemplate for hours

You really have a lot going on with this image! A couple suggestions, you have the light coming around the towers but not through the doorway, the light should be coming straight through as well. Good Luck

wow

nb, perspectives a bit off. gl

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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