Nice (Or maybe not so nice...) critter!

Your work is marvellous, simply marvellous.

Congratulations BWR.
Not sure how you came second when we both have exactly the same scores. Looks like equal first to me.

Congrats Brah

The wave is showing through parts of the train, and the reversed type on the engine looks a bit funny, but it's an interesting image. GL author.

CMYK said both things i noticed... use the pen tool to cut out your objects like the train. i realize you mirrored the train to match the curve of the wave, so the front plate could have been selected and mirrored back to be readable, or blacked out entirely to not have the distraction. great first attempt, keep practicing!

Is the type on the train supposed to be backwards? It might be...kind of gives it an eerie look. I like your imagination author...

hehehehe... whole new focus on the term "sweetbread" LOLOLOLOL Happy Halloween to you too GREAT CHOP

good work

wow...incredible!

Love it! Great work, author.

the main focus is on the house and not the path... also looks inspired by my last 2 lightning entries... (one though not uploaded from photoshoptalent days)
good luck though

http://www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-picture/4b0032b720630/Haunted-House.html

JamesD I appreciate your comments but no you aren't my inspiration on this entry. If you had been I would have listed you in the credits
I have been waiting for a contest to do something "spooky". I had also not seen your entry (above link) until just now. Your stuff is great and yes it is similar but unfortunately mine is inspired and created by me. We have used the same source image for the house so of course it looks like yours! It would be hard NOT to look similar!

I appreciate your comments, personally I like the focal point and the positioning of the house and pathway. Best of Luck on your entries!

Author, I love spooky images like this... Nice work!

Author, your use of the path is minimal. You could have used it to replace some of the siding on the house. That would have really rocked. (PS: It's not too late to do that).

Thanks CMYK for the suggestion! Please check the revised version

very nice work author...best of luck

Nice job author. I especially like the surreal skew on the house dimensions. Nice touch.

I can't see where source is in it ?

Author, the revised version is a great improvement...good luck! (y0

Chuck - the pathway is used in front of the house as well as parts of the siding are also the pathway. The railings used on either side of the walkway are also from the source image. Hope this helps!

Thanks again CMYK

Great job author! Reminds me of the old house in Zork I. Even though they didn't have graphics back then and you had to use your imagination... siiigggghhhh.... I'm old... Keep on chopping these Awesome images.

Really spooky, I am shaking with fear any time I see it

Killer job on this one as well

Very nicely done. You may want to look at the bird source though, it appears to be copyright. Change that and you will have a very nice entry that will remain in the contest. It would be a pity to see it eliminated.

Thank you!
ow yea didnt notice that.. is it still a copyright abuse if I didnt actually use the picture but just made a selection of some of the birds and filled it with black? I dont quite know where copyright begins and ends.
/edit: Fixed it, it should be okay now.

awsomeeees

You still have an issue with those birds as that image requires to be purchased to be used. You need to search for a free stock image. Use the "Resources" tab at the top of the page to take you to allowable sources. This link will also help http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2009/06/how-and-where-to-find-legal-source-images/

Nice work. Author you can also use this flying birds brushes for your work.

http://www.brusheezy.com/Brushes/1473-Bird-Photoshop-Brushes

I did it with the brushes now, its not easy to find free birds silhouettes.
Thank you all!

lighting and blending are very well done

great job

very very nice work...100% convincing creation...well done

Great I love it!

Thank you so much guys (:

Great job. The mood really sets it apart.

The mood makes the house looks even creepier, so good job!

2nd Place!!! Thank you all so much, you are awesome. (:

Congrats for your second place, Lukas!

Congratulations!

Congratulations, for 2nd place

congrats