Looks like the buildings are floating, horse shadow would be longer.

Put some dodge on the horse especially since the sun is so bright

thanks cmyk46 nd kid fr the suggestions....!!!

very cool feel to this image author

gud work....gr8

thanx a lot tuckinator and vysakhk

cool.......

wow, the military man is..........interesting

Fantastic

Congratulations!

Beautiful. It would be nice if you used "color balance" on the grass to give it a blue/purple twist. This will make it look more realistic. Good work!

Nice overall work, a really nice looking image, but be careful with the white edges around the tree and the man. Also be sure to post all of the sources you used.

EDIT: Ah, okay Great job and good luck.

thanks for the comment. the white margins were made intentionally, because of the backlight. i posted all the sources. the man is made by me using paths and painting over.

Nice color. The turtle would have a bigger shadow, and maybe blur the rim lighting just a bit. Good luck!

Welldone Author..

Great work author...Few minor nit picks...u should blur a bit black boat and people on horizon,then glow from the sun on a guy and on a tree can be way better,u achieve that on the turtle,try to do the same on other objects...So that's it,i love this work so much and i will wait with voting,maybe u apply some changes...best of luck

i love the shadding you have given on the turtle
great work

Congrats for your third place, Keenox!

Congratulations!

thanks everyone for votes