Ha! The best part is the guy in the foreground...you can almost see his expression... nice job on the chop too. My only little suggestion (after looking at the hi-res) would be to add some shadows on the pepper at his hands, and possibly on his arm, where the pepper stem flares up. Good luck author!

Very cool.

LOVE the mushrooms, and great job on the lighting. I'm humbled....

Wow...amazing use of source. Nice!

Love the feel of this one. Nice work on the blends, and SBS as well. Only thought would be that the shadows from the willow don't match the light source (they should be longer). Best of luck.

Gotta love the roundabout! Nice one.

Nice! Had to look twice before I saw the reflection. Well done.

Nice!

Love the colors, and the angle works for me. The ceramics in the foreground make the shot. The thing near/overlapping the man's head is a bit distracting to me, but nice shot anyway.

nice shot. Like the glints on the "wings", and the off-center composition too.

Nice job author. I especially like the surreal skew on the house dimensions. Nice touch.

Well done author. Very eerie... I too would like to see a VERY slight transparency (almost imperceptible), but the radial blur is nice as well, and you're right..it is YOUR art!

Nice work author.

Love it!

Fantastic stuff. nice job author!

Awesome!

WOW...phenomenal image. Amazing. great job author!

Sick!...i love it...

Very Nice! Cool concept. Time seems to be a recurring theme in this contest. Great job author.

Congrats!

I agree with gamemastertips - the blurry top of the arch is distracting, although I know it is part of the source. Perhaps add another rock texture and blend it in? Otherwise, cool idea, and nicely executed. Good luck.

Awesome!

GREAT job author!

Spooky indeed! You shoud have made it a Jesus face, and you could have made millions on eBay!

Very nice! I had to look twice.

I agree with Ressiv and erikuri, but I think the intent was to imply a hole in the tree with the depth of the nest itself. Perhaps some more shading would create more depth (under the nest, perhaps). Nice blend regardless. Good luck.

Good stuff!

Very creative work author...the longer I looked, the more I was impressed!

Points for originality! Nice work.

Yes! Good work.

All Right! One of the few entries that actually looks like it could be a real music festival poster. Nice work.

Nice work!

Creative, well done, and beautiful.

I agree - nice work, but light and shadows don't jive.

Nice work.

Love it!

Nicely done

Congrats!

Congrats!

Beautiful work author! I didn't "get it" until I viewed the SBS. VERY nice!

Very nice.

Clean design, the way an ICON is supposed to look. Very nice.

Ka-CHING! Bravo Author!

Nice. I like it.

Nice work, nice idea.

I really like this one. I especially like how you created the ocean surface (being viewed from below) and the ocean floor as well. langstrum is right about the fish strokes, but again, only on close inspection. My only other nit-picky critique (again, only noticeable in hi-res) would be the pearls by the oyster. They seem to be floating instead of lying on the ocean floor. Maybe some shading or scaling? Just a thought. You have a great command of lighting. Impressive work overall.

Great job on the debris. That was my first response. Lighting, etc. Impressive. I do agree that the waves in front of the ship should be a bit bigger...If it can push buildings, it can push water. Great work, and very creative idea.

Good work.

Love the idea, but agree with Ressive about shadows. The dress needs something similar to what you achieved on her hat. Very nice work though.

I like the effect you achieved with the lights. Good luck.