Really nice job! Looks like you forgot about the tree. You still have plenty of time, I would've mirrored the left side to hide the rest of the tree.

REALLY NICE BLEND! Only suggestion would be to fix the blown highlights on the arm and hand. Unless you add blown highlights to the shirt to match. Good luck.

congrats!

Congrats! I really like your SBS

Really unique idea! I really enjoy this one from afar. In full view masking shows lots of opportunity. I also don't like the outer glow on the hands. Best of luck.

Author, I agree with you that the final outcome should be more important than the SBS. When I first started submitting entries I didn't want to make SBS's because I had just spent all this time on my image. I then realized that it let people see how much work really goes into your work. I also think this site is a learning environment because the SBS's. I enjoy your work and look forward to seeing more.

Overal I think this has the best feeling. I don't like the open sign though, I wish it were like the other sign.

This is really well thought out and I really like the lighting you've achieved, but your SBS leaves much to be desired.

I think you over thought this one a bit. The restaurant doesn't look like its out of place because the key thing that made it out of place was the things that were covered up. Also it looks like you forgot some shrubs on the left side. Good luck.

I like the idea but I would have liked to have the PizzaHut a bit closer so you could see it. I also wouldn't have desaturated the red on the restaurant because it is hard to tell what it is until you go to full view. With the lava what I would've done is create a new layer fill it with black, set the layer blend mode to color dodge. With a red soft brush set to an opacity of about 6% paint over the lava. Good luck.

from regular view this looks pretty good and was well thought out. With the large preview you can tell the KFC is of a lower resolution. I would've suggested either downsizing the total image to match the KFC source or you could have downsized it and then upsized it so it was also pixelated like the KFC source.

overall you did a good job of mixing in all of the different places. I think it would've been better if you found a better source for the water and boat though. They seem out of focused compared to the restaurant which is further away.

Nice job! The only thing I would've changed is his arm which can be seen through the bottle label.

I agree with Langstrum and Ressiv on the reflection. You wouldn't see the top inside part of the candle. Although this is an amazing piece of art. Congrats.

Very funny!

You do such a good job with the overall feel of your entries. The only problem I see is where the left tower meets the ground. It looks like it was meant to sit on the ground? I would suggest to just mask it out to make it look like its behind the ground. If that makes sense.

Lots of sources mean lots of work, I admire that. I noticed the duck has a halo around it. A quick fix is to ctrl click on the layer to select it. Then go to select/modify/contract. You will only need a couple of pixles. Then just inverse your selection and hit delete. Good luck.

You did a good job on the feathers and fur! I think the hat needs a sharper edge and the hammers perspective is a bit off. Overall nice blend.

I don't agree with the others. I think this is brilliant and don't understand why these people want the river. You still have at least half of the original image still there. Great idea!

Amazing! Looks like I won't be entering this contest LOL!

WoW! Should be framed and put on a wall. (In a contemporary room that is, I don't think it matches country.)

This image is so simple. You didn't add anything distracting and thats why the overall look and feel of this is spot on! Well done!

I like entries that authors have put a lot of thought into.

Maybe if you had made it look like a half colored coloring book?

From a distance this looks like a good overall feel. When in full view you can tell more focus needs to be put on masking.

It looks like you used a lot of different filters on this. I bet you spent a lot of time on it. Good luck.

My only suggestion would be to find a higher resolution source picture. When in full view you can really tell the source image is pixilated.

I love details and this has many. I would have liked both snakes to have the same contrast though.

I really like this one. There are a couple things I would change, but overall you have the WOW! factor.

I really like all of the little details, but I also think the rain needs a bit of work.

interesting arrangement of the balls!

nice reflections!

I think the edge of the clock should be sharper and overall the clock might benefit from less saturation.

I think you should lose the one behind the boat. It seems a lot larger than the rest even though its further away.

nice blend.

nice details, good luck!

I really like the sticker on the window. It would look nice if the flamingos were tied up to something, imho.

nice blend!