As I am having difficulty discerning the source image, is there any chance of a sbs. (step by step).

whooa........OMG I like this one......

Very nicely done.

Suggestion: Find a picture of the ocean / lake and add it over your water with a soft light filter you can give the water some authentic ripple to it.

very very nice work author...gl

Thanks Angeldust!! I will have to give that a try and see if I can make it work...thanks for the awesome suggestion and best of luck with your entries

Very beautiful image. Actually there are moments where a lake is very very calm like a mirror. That's your scene. Maybe applying (or not) a distortion filter for water can solve the issue.

Thanks Erikuri for the suggestion! I think I have succeeded in creating a slight sense of movement on the surface so thanks again for taking the time to comment. Good luck to you with your entries

I really like what you did here author great job. I'm not nitpicking as some... but that is how I improve and get better... (that may be questionable).... but the saying nitpicking is derived from picking lice out of peoples hair... wait I'm off subject again....

Great job author... Keep chopping.

Beautiful image with true and lifelike reflections. Outstanding!

Stunning

Really nice work, author, looks like a watercolor painting.

Great idea, good blend!

um pretty neat image good luck author!

Wow -- super job great idea with wonderful execution

Congrats! Wowie!

Congrats!

Congrats well done!

Congrats for 2nd place

Congrats, great job.

Good job! Congrats!

Congrats!!!

Congrats!

Congrats !!

congrats!

Very cool with some nice touches regarding the label treatment. The white area in the lower right corner strikes me as a reflection of the sky above the green landscape in the background. If that's the case, then the bottle is in front of that background and thus it's reflection should be complete and not encroached upon (except maybe in a ripply sort of way at the edge) by the white sky reflection. Note how the splash reflection takes precedence over the sky reflection.

Oh yeah, you are right. I could try and fix it. Thank you!

is it better now ?

Good job, and I commend you for choosing an excellent beer!

thanks, mate! By the way, the beer is really an excellent one!

Czech beer's are great,maybe the best in Europe...mmmmm...and about the image,with splash like this reflection is maybe a bit to strong...any how nice work author and good luck

In your background source, the splash reflection is remarkably clear, so I would use that as the cue for how to treat your beer bottle. Thus I think the bottle reflection just outside of the splash reflection could actually be a tad stronger, but keep it weak at the bottom edge of the image in recognition of the fall-off of the splash reflection in your source. Also, I think the C-shaped distortion where the reflection edge is disturbed by the ripple should really be more L-shaped, i.e., a disconnect in the reflection on the near side of the ripple.

nice work ............. beautiful reflection...............

Excellent reflection!

Nice work! GL!

great job and wonderful entry, good luck to you!!

Real nice job

IF you were trying to create a reflection, you should have at least help the bottom portion the same color. Seems to simple IMO.

not nicely finished

Love the coloring, gl

Sweet reflection and colours.

IMHO you need to blur the edges of the propeller and I love the colors you used. GL

Windmill blades are transparent...?

nice colours very surreal feel.. GL