Very nice work, it makes a cool postcard!

Thanks! Thought it might look better as a postcard

Not much use of the source image.

good blending author

Thanks kush,

Well I looked at a few entries for other contests which used less than 10% of the source image. If you view the SBS you can clearly see a large portion of the source image remains...

The contest source is your main focal point, and hasn't been CBR'd (Chopped Beyond Recognition) into some bird, or flower, or other object totally unrelated to what it was. You've kept it intact and enhanced it. That is an accomplishment in itself. That you did so in a believable manner makes it a good manipulation in my book...

Thanks MossyB

nice thaught author & good blendingbut not much use of the source image..

I'm confused by the amount of people mentioning the lack of the source image - when looking at other entries a very small portion of the source has been used or altered...

It is an amazing entry and you used the source as it is mentioned, very well done author and best of luck!

Thanks Joe

Congrats!!

very beautiful!

great one!

Thank you guys

Great imagination nicely executed. GL author!

Such a cute entry love the idea good luck

Awsome idea, and execution of it! Only nit pick is coin seems a tad to bright as it is facing the depths. Maybe a distorted band of reflected light, as opposed to whole coin being bright; but that's just MHO. Good SBS, a fav! Good Luck Author!

Nice job...great concept.

This is perfect work...all details are fabulous...face curves, small bubbles, well construction...very intelligent approach too...best of luck author and fav from me

amazing work!

very nice, love the work on girls face..excellent sbs as usual!!

Good entry.

What a great imagination and work, my fave here = )

Very nice work! Great idea for the coin, cool way you made the bubbles.

Cheers once again...tough perspective well executed.

Congrats Kido terrific work

excellent stuff., congrats for the welldeserved 1st place

great image man, congrats!

Nice job Congrats

Very whimsical!

awesome..!!
wonder
i am good but you are great

If you give the crouching woman a highlight or lighter backside...it will help blend her with the composition. Nice job, author!

Wow.. nice idea, very original!

very original, well done!

Agree with pixelkid

ya good but..
anyway nice

There's potential here, but the image looks more like "Go Through Here If You Wish or Else Just Walk Around" since the end result appears to be the same. The arid setting suggests that a lush, green alternative (with water) visible through the doorway would be enticing but yet worrisome if the title were "Enter If You Dare...".

Hot entry, with clearly some awesome stock! ( dude, u gotta teach me how to find good stuff like this).
You should find another nice image with a Winter landscape and place it in the door.
Really, is not that hard, and the effect should be awesome.
Don't "green" it , like Dan said( no offence), but "WINTER" it. The sand vs. snow has more impact than grass vs sand, for obvious reasons. Good luck!

Real nice, awaiting for more of your entries.

Thanks for the feedback guys.. But I'm going to leave it as it is since that is what I saw in my imagination.. I don't want to get judged and voted on ideas which came from other people, only that way I will get a honest result and I'll see how 'I' did.. Thanks anyway

Author, i respect your 'standing ground', and afterall leaving it like that it's cool as well - the door is transparent so you don't know what expects you on the other side.
But there's no such thing as an honest result or objectiveness (LOL), since each person has his own do & don't-s list. Some, as you said, might judge you based on the idea, others based on the stock you used, others on techniques, others cause they always liked interdimensional doors, whatever.. There are so many judges & POVs that you shouldn't even care. So congrats to you for following your guts .

Thanks greyvmal i'm glad you understand..

Great 'twirl' effect.. works very nicely. I also agree with you sticking to your original idea, and i completely respect that. Even though the suggestions would add a level of complexity to this image (that might get you higher votes) the images works very well the way it is now. The blend between sources is very convincing and your lighting seems good. Great job

Thanks allot ponti55 for the great feedback

very very nice work author...i agree with Matteo about sticking with original idea...Love how u blended all elements and how u handle the shadows...best of luck

Thank you for the compliment erathion

Thank you all for voting!!!! Hurray!

Congrats for 2nd

Congrats...

Congrats!