Congrats!

Congrats!!

Congrats Bob!

Would make a great poster. Well done

http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form just for peoples curiosity this is where the publisher on flikr gets his space images. I think its great, type in some co-ordinates and you can get a decent background of the universe

Your back yard sounds intriguing ! Invite the scientists & tourists :p Good luck. I love the armadillo head - really makes it effective.

Brilliant work. Awesome. Well done !

Well blended, good pick of sources. The simple division into two planes works very well.

I agree with George,looks perfectly balanced in color and tone IMO... nice work author!

I think it looks good, the blending is ok, and yes the colors match. Good job!

That's strange. You should make the tail less intense in order to look more real.

Nice blending of sources.... good luck!

very realistic ! Good luck author

Dragons and frogs! Awesome! I love it, and think you did a great job blending the wings and frog body.

nice blending of the body and the wings -- like the colour as well

Very nice GL

Okay then....whatever you say man.

It looks as if you have tweaked the shadow since my first observation, for the better I might say. At least you made some shadow...lol
I think what was/is bugging me is the color of the shadow. The shadow area where the wing joins the body on the right side at the rear just beneath the wing itself, could use some attention IMO. (noticeable in the high res)

I like the chop itself and your concept. You've done a commendable job blending the wings and tail, Good luck author.

It also depends on the nature of the light source as to how sharp a shadow is cast, assuming the light source you are 'using' is slightly diffused, you are pretty much spot on IMO; otherwise something that close to a surface would have sharper and darker shadows all around (depending on the nature of the surface)...

Nice recovery on the shadow over the foot. Maybe it's me but there sure seems to be some noticeable differences in the man made shadows vs. the original. Especially on the white wall.

Pretty cool idea, not a bad job at all. If I could make one observation, that would be about the shadows of it's wings. Maybe lower their opacity slightly would help. Also you might add some wing shadow to the left foot of your frog.

Agree with James about the tree. But apart from that well blended.

Nice and simple but I think the tree looks slightly too pale in the picture.

like the wheel clocks -- nice job

LOL this a sequel to Death to Smoochy.

nice 1

Congrats Bob!!

congrats

Great

Whoa you must have a mean streak, hope it made you feel better, LOL, Nice work

I like the way the wings come out from the ears... it's really a scary creature!!
Good work author!

That is so creepy, I hope I never see one very nice composition.

Congrats again Bob!!

Congrats Bob!!

Congrats on 2nd. Place and Happy New Year!

always nice to see the work of a victim of the 70's

You are a very strange person with a slightly -- OK majorly warped mind -- nicely done by the way

I would've liked to see a darker shadow closest to the insects legs, and the front right leg looks like it shouldn't be visible from the angle it's at. Other than that, nice looking entry. Good luck!

Quality entry! Good luck!

its lovely!

The toned down Zebra's are an improvement.

Good idea and source finds. Some hoof prints would make this more convincing, along with some blending work at the point of their contact with the snow. Tweak on the Zebra's shading some too (check the brightness of highlights). Those are my idea's and suggestions, good luck.

nice

great imagination, excellent work, bravo

Nice work but I think his head is just a little to high from his body.

Nice work

Good concept. Dan already gave some good suggestions, i can only add that it would have been nice when the constrast of 'Eve' was lowered, to merge more into the garden.

Interesting concept.

I really like the notion of finding Eden. I think the composition could be more dramatic, however. Reducing the brightness of the cool framing cave would focus more attention on the garden. The Rule of Thirds would suggest moving what are now the centered elements of the garden to the left. I would also move 'Eve' as far to the right as possible consistent with retaining appropriate modesty so the waterfall doesn't look like it's cascading onto her head.

Congrats Bob!!