author, the goal of the contest is to "create one that stands out from the crowd."

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The author is the only one in the crowd as of now . Nice blending bro

Don't you ever wonder how people get home? Good job.

I looked at this for a while. The word "turd" came to mind...I have no idea why.

I like it a lot, really, the only thing that makes me feel a bit unconfortable about this image is that the castle and island source lights are different, Good Job!

LOL...at CMYK. I confess I thought the same thing...but I really like the clarity and faithful perspective here. Like the tight fitting spot for the house with no room for anything else. Very well done.

Thanks!!

The reflection on the water UNDER the stairs does not match anything in the image, and the sky is a different color...

i agree with your comment MossyB. i can fix it but for now since i dont have a time i just show the fantasy i create with the image given... thanks for the comment

I`ll treat this as a surreal optical illusion for now, if I didnt I`d have to point out the strange perspective ..... nice attempt with quite a tough source though

Author, I have to say if I have to endure another floating island pic, this is one of the better ones. GL.

boy, that island sure looks mysterious....nice job, good luck!

fun fun fun

Pretty composition with a nice color palette.
1. For some reason the shape of the spaceship ended bumped in the final result with masking probs., you could retrace it with pen tool and make it right.
2. The design of the ship is a bit confusing since the orientation of the wings points that it's front is in the upper side, while the cockpit and it's searching light, points the opposite.
3. Some description would really help since the design is not explaining : is the ship searching something or is it taking off ( in the 1st case wings are wierd, in the last case there should be some reactors or stuff, and the cockpit shouldn't be at the bottom).
If you have time, improve it, if not, it's one of the best around anyways. Good luck.

that is it ,it is amzing ,good luck

Thanks everyone for the comments! Greymval thanks for taking the extra time to explain your point. The waviness off the rear of the ship wasn't a mistake, I was trying to create the effect which heat creates near objects. 2. I could see how it would look weird, I was trying to create something non existent in terms of todays aircraft. I have added another step with a sketch of the side profile of the aircraft, hopefully you'll see what I was trying to achieve. 3. I'm not going to tell, I would much rather the viewer complete the story with their imagination. Thats why it's a mystery.

Fantastic piece author...well done

beautiful work author.......... all the best .....

I like this except for the wings on the spacecraft not being symmetrical.


The ship is better

This is an excellent entry, but I think I'd take Pingenvy's advice and re-do the ship. GL author!

Redone the ship, hope everyone likes the revision!

Revised ship is much better, but the light beam is misaligned.

Very nice, good luck author!

Congrats !!!

Congrats for 1st

Congrats man...well deserved 1st...

Congratulations on 1st place!

Good Imagination and well done for creating a convincing piece of work GL!

Spooky!

very well done