Congratulations on an excellent entry ... such a lovely image.

As I cannot edit my last comment I think I should clarify ... I do not think that the image is "funny" just where the conversation went! Silly me!

A very precious kitten! Love it!

Lovely work and she is wonderful. Definitely one of my favs for this competition!

Lovely work and very well chosen subject. Definitely draws the viewer in ... GREAT composition!

Just a comment on the wings. As if you haven't heard enough. The original source actually has two wings it is just that at the angle she is sitting you cannot see the 2nd wing. This happens sometimes ... I have hundreds of photo's of birds with (what appears) only 1 wing!

I did not see it before you added the second wing (wish I had, it would be nice to compare) but just thought a little support in that area might be appreciated.

I think, sometimes, especially with magical images, there has to be some artistic license. Not that I am faulting the critiques (they are all well thought out and presented) but it is nice just to sit back and enjoy an image as it stands; try to appreciate it and visualize it as the artist did when creating the piece. It is nice to let go of the rules and fly ... sometimes!

Fairytale worthy and well crafted piece. Good work!

Love the whole image ... your Mushroom guy is wonderful and I noticed him and got the whole feeling of coming home. The atmosphere you have created with a few mushrooms and some magical lighting is ... well, magical! Extremely excellent work!

Wait a minute ... okay,now that I've stopped laughing ... wonderful and great humour! Gotta love the buttshroom!

Delicate and detailed image. Would love to have seen it larger as the hi res wasn't enough for me to get all the detail that I think is there. Still worthy of hi points!

Lovely ... excellent lighting.

Stunning, mysterious and well crafted. Lovely image and a fav for me!

Who ... are ... you ... to create such a wonderful (pun alert) image as this! Just love the whole thing ... your lighting is great ... feels like being in another world ... down a rabbit hole perhaps?

Great idea ... makes me hungry ... mmmmmm, time for a burger!

ROFL ... that is just too funny an image! I could make a vague reference about bricks at this point but don't think it is allowed ... wink, wink, nudge, nudge!

Very creepy ... in hi res the teeth are very mean. Great work!

Great work ... has an evil, creepy feel to it!

Stunning and clever and an amazing amount of work. Beautiful! I also gave this image a shot and gave up. Bravo author ... love this!

All entrants in this contest get my extreme respect and praise for imagination and creativity!

Fascinating! Lovely image and beautifully done!

Love the glow from the cracks and the overall impact. This piece caught me even without the hi res ... in hi res it is even better!

Stunning work ... love his feet! I agree about hi res ... definately worth the time to see him in his full glory! Hi points and fav for me!

Good concept.

Great mood capture on this. The colour and the atmosphere is very bewitching and haunting but not in a scary way! GL

Creepy! Truly creepy. Good work!

A Rambeetle! Wow ... very crazy guy ... put a smile on my face!

Very cool!

Lovely work ... the sense of him (her?) reaching out for the flower is very touching. Hard to make a skeleton "touching" ... well done.

Felicitations and such on First place ... in my opinion it was inevitable!

Lovely work ... has a very peaceful feel.

Wow ... amazing, surrealistic image. Love the imagination behind this! Stupendous work.

Interesting mood!

Lovely work. Difficult to get the proportion correct when changing it like this. Bravo! It is a really lovely image. The horse has such a regal and elegant look to it now!

Great idea and nice improvements ... it is a wonderful concept. Your creativity and willingness to learn is impressive. Bravo!!!

I sort of like the desaturation ... It gives the image an almost surreal look. And the horse looks tired. This image has quite a mood to it. Good work!

Very lovely ... the sense of whimsy you have captured is very good. And there is a feeling of movement and flight as well. Excellent job!

He looks so sad ... you have really given him a personality!

Love the way the alligator is eyeballing the kid! And he is so oblivious! Great work and so realistic.

LOL ... the only thing missing is a sharks fin! Very clever.

Truly terrifying ...the scariest thing is that there is probably somewhere in the world were this could happen. If I were that girl I would stay up there! Great!

An amazing amount of work on this ... cute little guy!

Took me a while to figure it out ... the two little guys at the front are the Robots! Right? They are very cute ... I might suggest toning down the background only because it takes away from your little Robots! It is a nice backdrop but not the best (I think) for this idea.

Love the 2 little guys ... they look like they are dancing!

Well done ... best in Hi res, almost missed the person inside and that makes it even better!

It was hilarious ... as I scrolled onto this image I felt my whole table move! Great work and movement!!! Bravo!

Love the expression on the face.

My only critique would be to caution against over use of the smudge tool. I know the temptation is great )it is one of my favourite tools) but you have to be careful as sometimes the end result can look "worked". Try the liquefy tool and if you have it the Puppet warp is good. I am hopeless at drawing but if you can learn the trick to blending colours carefully you can get a similar but more refined effect as with the smudge tool.

All in all ... I love what you have created. Very fun creature and love the colours!

Truly spectacular and lovely image ... would be wonderful framed and in a babies room! Excellent and creative work ... and you have to love the hearts!

Love the attention you have paid to the detail ... like the picture of Amelia on the wall and the goggles are perfect. Great work!

Looks like a cross between a Praying Mantis and a firefly! Umm... I guess that is why you called it Robomantis (silly me)!

Great story Emik! I would love to see one in person ... but not sure if I want it to hiss at me!

Is it a tractor, is it a steam roller, is it a submarine ... no it is Super Rivet Runner! Great! What a wonderful creation.

Good creation! He looks like he is challenging the moon! Very Don Quixote-ish!

Definitely works in hi res ... I agree with you author! Love the concept and I think there is a great story here ... I would hate to have him rolling down the tracks after me! I can just imagine a girl tied to the tracks in front of him ... anyone ever heard about The Perils of Pauline!