KERPOW!!! wonderful creation !!!!

What can I say more? Just spectacular! Even though I don't see any leg here, it's not important anymore, just enjoy the beauty of this piece. Magical Friday night!

IMO the background is needlessly distracting, but this is extremely well done. Looks more like a sea snake than a sea horse, though. Nice work, author.

Stunning ! very well done and source use is unquestionable

great work

try blurring the background a bit using a gaussian blur to make the sea horse pop more. I think a nice blur will make the background less distracting without taking away from the piece. Nice work! GL author.

i was waiting for this..... Such funtastic work..., good luck author...

mind blowing work here...crisp and very artistic

DANG!!!! Such a great and sharp image! Love it :0

Beautiful entry.....as usual.... these kinds of entries make the contest more interesting. !! Good luck..... author.

Great !!!

Extreme vote for an Extreme entry!

Absolutely fabulous, marvelous, incredibly great !!!! Love it, love it!!!

you ALWAYS rock !

wonderful creation .............

This is the most amazing contest. One treasure after another, And this one is right up there with the most precious jewels! Lovely image and incredible skill! I applaud you!!!

Great Image, well done

Beautiful work, one of your more stunning pieces, love the jewels around its body.

nice!!!

I just say that this one goes to my fav gall....!

Great work author...very well done

Many thanks to all for the nice comments and favs!

Congrats for first....my friend. Thank you for sharing your art with us.

Congrats!!! Well done a great creation!

Congrats for the superb win . . . .

Congrats on first place!

CONGRATS!!

Congratulations, Cornelia!!! A wonderful work!

Congrats, Cornelia! This is an amazing, enchanted image!

Congrats on a well deserve top finish -- should have been rated higher IMHO

Congrats Cornelia! And ditto Alan2641.

Congratulation Cornelia - I love your work, your style and imagination!

congrats corne.. u always rockkkkks..

Congrats on first place!

Congrats on first place

wow how did i miss this one!!! congrats Cornelia

Congrats!!!

This is such a lovely image ... congratulations on 1st ... to me it is up there with one of the loveliest image I have ever had the opportunity to see!

Congrats for your first place, Cornelia!

Congrats!! Lovely work!

Congrats..Such a lovely work

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is this some kind of game,who will put more question marks...

Wonderful approach author.. sbs is fantastic!!!

very nice rendering. Good luck

The blending is good, creates a peaceful scene.

Very beautiful... it really takes us to a magical and serene world.

Very nice work...gl

idea is good -- patch of sand in front is showing a bit too much of cloning -- shadows could use some softening -- maybe some spread as they have too hard and edge also they seem a bit too much on top of the sand try a different blending mode maybe overlay with another layer in multiple with a lower opacity

Thanks Alan I did some touch up any better ?

And Thanks Giulia I took care of that I don't know how I missed that

cute little guys...the top of their submarine needs a bit of adjusting, though... the cut is too straight, maybe try to make it more round?