Nectar Dragon

This little specimen seems to be the primary pollinator here. As it laps up the nector deep in the flowering plants, his "whiskers" are coated with pollen, which is then transfered to the next flower.

For: valencia contest

ducANTi

Don't ask me why I decided to do this, I don't even know myself. Started to become a bit of an obsession spending far too long on it (approx 16 hours). Used the ant as a reference for the pose, trying to keep a similar depth of field. All sources from sxc.hu Please view in High Resolution.

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Landscape II

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Remembering the gallant horse!

With thanks to jamiedfw for the image of the grave.

For: trained horse contest

Quality Wheels

Thanks to klausnahr for the image of the wheel and monkeyc for the image I used for reference.

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The Out House

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Snow Leopard

For: petra contest

Flame On

100% CS3 inspiration: http://www.planetphotoshop.com/striking-match-part-1.html http://www.planetphotoshop.com/striking-match-part-2.html

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WORMS

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Dino Closeup

all from source

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Squonk

For: peacock contest

USE YOUR ILLUSION II

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Huh?

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House of Confusion

It is hard to see at first, but the top floor is also the bottom floors. I don't know if this description was clear enough. :| Take a look at it yourself. You will notice it.

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Little Brother?

Thanks to Night Fate from SXC Thanks to iamiam for the penguin source All sources from Stock Exchange

For: street pawn contest

mighty mut

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The Candle

My first try at realism. Edit: - Candle now has some depth

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A big catch

Most likely a situation now one would want to be in.

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Crystal egg (Update)

got the inspiration from egg planet tutorial (http://alfoart.com/egg_planet_1.html)

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heart-flowered

source only used

For: valencia contest

Flowers

Just source image used.

For: valencia contest

Dragon flies?

inspired by dragon

For: valencia contest

Anemone

A red Anemone. I have ammended this so it appears to be cut from one piece of crystal. Originally It looked like 8 peices pushed together.

For: crystal contest

Ol'Crafty

Catch him if you can, but he might eat your boat, your fishing rod, and your lunch.

For: loch ness contest