53 favorites received:

The Story Teller

The Story Teller

Hi Res is definitely recommend! Cheat Sheet has now been added to SBS - Step 10 - you decide. There 27 people, animals and creatures. Some are very obvious, some not so much. Here is the full list 1 Wolf 2 Baby Rabbit 3 Fawn 1 4 Raccoon 1 5 Fawn 2 6 Chipmunk 1 7 Lizard 8 Chipmunk 2 9...

For: i spy contest

» Comments: 11
» Score: 60.4%
» Rank: 1 out of 9

Strange Santa

Strange Santa

Used a low setting on my flash to aid this shot.

For: christmas deco contest

» Comments: 2
» Score: 56.4%
» Rank: 10 out of 42

Claudia's Doll

Claudias Doll

I was reading Interview With a Vampire and was in New Orleans! I discovered this display in a store window one night. It looked so much like what I imagined the Doll that Lestat gave Claudia I could almost feel him breathing down my neck. The whole scene was very haunting (to me), so even with the l...

For: orphan photos contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 61.49%
» Rank: 1 out of 80

The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas

Best of the Season to all and to all a Very Happy New Year!!! Christmas Goddess from Mizz's stock - Stock pack 3. Link provided is the only the working link to page. All other images used are my own. See SBS

For: christmas time contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 55.96%
» Rank: 4 out of 11

Fallen

Fallen

A rain puddle full of leaves. This one had not been drowned yet; sadly another downpour and it to would succumb.

For: rain puddles contest

» Comments: 9
» Score: 62.75%
» Rank: 2 out of 20

Tazer

Tazer

She is known as Tazer; born from thunder and lighting she is as wild as the wind. But caution is advised, don’t let her pretty wings and dainty looks fool you. If you get too close she will give you quite a shock, knock you out cold and steal your gems, gold or what ever else suites her fancy...

For: pxl stock chop contest

» Comments: 18
» Score: 62.79%
» Rank: 2 out of 16

An Aurora of Polar Bears

An Aurora of Polar Bears

I could not list all sources in the URL links (too many). So I have provided link info both here and in full links the SBS. Polar Bears are numbered as they appear in the WIP Gif in the SBS. Links not show in list below: Northern Lights 2x by dyet @ sxc http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1174599 htt...

For: collective nouns contest

» Comments: 15
» Score: 59.84%
» Rank: 1 out of 11

Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream

Thanks to Marcus Ranum (www.ranum.com) for the lady and to Jin-KStock for the lovely horse. All other images used are my own. See SBS. Animated GIF is step 28. Dedicated to my sister ... because she will always be with me in my dreams. EDIT to SBS: I have added a step to show scale and propo...

For: mixed manipulations bw contest

» Comments: 19
» Score: 60.28%
» Rank: 2 out of 8

Gargoyle Road

Gargoyle Road

They say it is dangerous to walk Gargoyle Road when the moon is full; that if the Gargoyle lamps glow red then danger is near. They say the Gargoyles can sense the hunger for blood and it is that prescience that turns the lamps red. They don't say who is hungry. Beware! Thank you to Elandria at D...

For: day for night contest

» Comments: 18
» Score: 61.44%
» Rank: 2 out of 21

Reflections

Reflections

Thanks to stock provider Auroradreams for all figures in the image. The Seascape is by mqtrf from last weeks Wild Sea contest. Window photo is my own - see SBS

For: mixed manipulations 10 contest

» Comments: 29
» Score: 61.86%
» Rank: 1 out of 15

Star Catcher

Star Catcher

On calm nights, especially after a storm, the Lady in the Water would rise up from the depths. She would gather her spider silk robe and cast it into the sky. Once she had caught enough stars in it's delicate weave she would shake them loose, spreading them over the water. There the would shine and ...

For: red lake contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 55.25%
» Rank: 11 out of 25

Interstellar Overdrive

Interstellar Overdrive

Interstellar Overdrive By Pink Floyd ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emlJKhLZOh8 Thanks to Marcus Ranum for the Astronaut. I used Cosmos images by Funerium as reference for the Outer Space background. See SBS for how it was created. All other images are my own photos. STEP 8 is animated ;-D

For: song titles contest

» Comments: 24
» Score: 65.29%
» Rank: 1 out of 15

The New World

The New World

The Generation Ship had taken 34 generations to make it to the New World. They had final arrived but what awaited them? Only time would tell. Space had been their home for so long, they had changed so much. Would they ever adapt. Thank you to Marcus Ranum for the Mannequin stock. The rest is pain...

For: new beginnings contest

» Comments: 14
» Score: 60.93%
» Rank: 2 out of 12

The Last Rose

The Last Rose

She held the rose in her hands, she had held so many of them in the last few days. As the thorns tore again at her finger she watched the blood flow. Legend told that the Blooding of a White Rose would save them from the devastation, famine, and war that would soon be upon them. She watched as the ...

For: mixed manipulations 12 contest

» Comments: 19
» Score: 62.87%
» Rank: 2 out of 18

Day's End

Days End

My tribute to Andrew Wyeth. This is not a copy of any of his work. I tried to captured his style and feel. It was a lot more work than just adding a filter to a my photo. I removed a house, trees, a mountain, added a sky and basically recomposed the whole image to get his "uncluttered" ...

For: counterfit art contest

» Comments: 21
» Score: 61.13%
» Rank: 2 out of 15

Childhood Magic

Childhood Magic

Thanks to George55 for the Jar (pxleyes stock) and Auroradreams for the boy. The background image is my own (see SBS for permission etc.)

For: day to night contest

» Comments: 15
» Score: 67.82%
» Rank: 2 out of 12

The Heat is On

The Heat is On

Only source used. See SBS. Please view in High Res.

For: cheeseburger contest

» Comments: 19
» Score: 70.4%
» Rank: 2 out of 14

Vermillion Lake

Vermillion Lake

Vermillion Lake Park, South Dakota. The night before a big wind storm (winds up to 80mph).

For: sunsets contest

» Comments: 1
» Score: 68.39%
» Rank: 2 out of 80

The Well of Transmogrification

The Well of Transmogrification

It's Millennium Night at the Well of Transmogrification. Only once every thousand years can the Night Flyers change. Few survive the transformation but the imperative is strong and the Well draws them to it's darkest depths, to perish or change. Thank you to Lockstock (figure base) and Falln-Sto...

For: kavia bowl contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 66.21%
» Rank: 5 out of 22

She Waits ... revisted

She Waits ... revisted

This one was done for the Ice People contest. I always felt I could improve on it. It is great to have the opportunity to do something although the changes are subtle I think it is improved??? Thanks to bgraphic at sxc.hu for the Glacier Tunnel And to Marcus Ranum for my Ice Goddess and Priestes...

For: second chance contest

» Comments: 8
» Score: 62.92%
» Rank: 5 out of 9

Wrought Iron Webs

Wrought Iron Webs

From a gate in Scotland

For: gates contest

» Comments: 2
» Score: 67.07%
» Rank: 1 out of 43

Beetle - Juice Bar

Beetle - Juice Bar

Indexed 9 Colors Edit: Added more diverse colour palette and increased saturation of colours used.

For: color depth contest

» Comments: 3
» Score: 61.34%
» Rank: 7 out of 27

Libellule and Firetail

Libellule and Firetail

Queen Libellule and Her companion-dragon, Firetail ... dreaming of far-off places and worlds of green and blue. Full view is nice and Step 4 in the SBS is an animated GIF . Thanks to lockstock (from her Elizabeth pack). All images but the figure are my own. Any brushes used are stock PS or cr...

For: orange fantasy contest

» Comments: 16
» Score: 69.9%
» Rank: 2 out of 22

San Bernardino Light

San Bernardino Light

Wandering the halls and arches at the Convent of San Bernardino (Yucatan, Mexico) was an amazing experience. The whole inside is painted a pinkish russet colour which changes depending on the light. It literally seems to glow, especially when the sun hits the central court. It is a strange, mystical...

For: archways contest

» Score: 66.14%
» Rank: 7 out of 65