Please post your source links, and read http://www.pxleyes.com/guidelines/photoshop/

Also see: http://www.pxleyes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5644&p=61826#p61826

"Hello darkness my old friend..."

Good image. Just tone your shadows WAY down...the rest of the image is so bright.

Lookin' better.

Good approach to the theme, author. Please post a link to the komodo dragon source.

Congrats again!

Congrats!

Congrats!

Much better. See, it was worth it!

Actually it's all the edges. Some are worse than others.

This would be a fine image if you took the time to fix the jagged edges on the turtle. Using the magic wand tool is rarely the best way to isolate an image. The pen or lasso tool set to 1 pixel feather creates clean edges that are not too sharp.

Author, one suggestion: after a second look, I realized we should be able to see part of the ear thing on the left side of the dragon's head.

Interesting image with good texture work. What's the source for the flames?

Question: why post your entry before the "stuff that needs work" is done? You have FIVE MORE DAYS to get it right... I'd also suggest making the dragon larger, since it's the purpose of the contest.

Much improved look & good SBS!

Good dragon. You might want to show how some of the elements (scales, ear things) were made.

Nicely done. Just remove the shadow of the turtle, since the light source is on the horizon and not from above as you have it. Might want to rethink the bird shadows too, but it's a fun image.

The castle is too saturated, and overwhelms the foreground figures. Toning it down to resemble the original source would help. The entry is a bit too filter heavy for my taste, but it's a good composition.

Check perspective (comparative eye level), and shadow. I think you could have removed the rope, too.

Love the mood.

Congrats, George!

Much improved, author!
Just try to lighten the shadows under the girl & beast, along with less opacity.

Good idea, good lighting!

Lighten the shadows and make them less opaque. I'd remove the pink blob. I know it's supposed to be flowers, but it looks like a pink blob.
Also, the filter makes the castle look like a drawing. The basic concept is good, if a bit too saturated. The eagle/camel is well blended & believable.

Now we can see that the shadow would be almost the same as in the original photo. Look at the light source (angle of shadow on the wall) again to correct.

Take a look at the angle of the shadow on the wall. Use that as a guide to fix the truck shadow. And please post your original uncut photo in a SBS.
PS: If you do revise the entry, also try to get rid of the obvious clone stutter.

Type looks good now.

Good design, Type is pixelated. Here's a tip: when working with type in photoshop, do it large at 300 DPI...that way when you reduce it to a lower DPI like 72 or 100 for a contest, it will be crisp and sharp. PS: fix your link)

Congrats!

Congrats!

The figures are still too large compared to the scale of the background image.

Author, plenty of time to find a substitute raven & resubmit. When searching DA for images, use this link to stock photos: http://www.deviantart.com/browse/all/resources/stockart/
(And make sure to choose only photos, there are renders in that section too).

Might be simpler to just clone out the word, but definitely fix the shadow. The light source is behind the girl.

You would have been better off making three entries than drastically altering this one twice.

Author, you also need a source for the foam overflowing the stein. It's not in the stock photo provided. Also take a look at the scale of the figures...they're giants compared to the background image.

Please post your source links, and read http://www.pxleyes.com/guidelines/photoshop/

Nice work, especially on the raven. I notice some pixelation on the smoky effect on the raven...a tiny bit of blur should take care of that. GL author. (PS: You should title your entries)

You didn't?

Good thinking.

Check the source photo. You've lost the small black shadow under the original. This one looks like it's floating. Good job otherwise.

Nice clean chop, but the rocket exhaust doesn't look like it's coming from beneath the ship, but rather the side nearest the viewer.

Good photo, type is pixelated.

Congrats, Rein!

Source is unrecognizable. This image could have been made from anything.

Sorry, not sure if SBS was up when I looked.

Author, you need to post a few more sources. Please read http://www.pxleyes.com/guidelines/photoshop/

Nice clean chop. GL author!

Author, you need to post a step-by-step Guide (SBS) if you've only used the given source.

Please fix your links. They should lead to the actual image used, not the hosting site. As you can see, your image is very low resolution & pixelated. You should be able to fix that and resubmit.

Congrats and Happy New Year!