319 comments given:
avatar dustfinger

Movie poster style. It just needs the title of the movie and the credits for the actors. The edge of the hole is too smooth compared with the rest of the image.

(5 years and 2547 days ago)

gate keeper
avatar dustfinger

Nice idea. I think it would have looked better when the background images were blurred a little. No everything in the image is sharp and this takes the focus away from the subject.

(5 years and 2547 days ago)

Grumpy
avatar dustfinger

Nice blend.

(5 years and 2547 days ago)

At The Aquarium
avatar dustfinger

Fascinating image. High marks from me.

(5 years and 2554 days ago)

LEO
avatar dustfinger

Well composed, elegant image.

(5 years and 2554 days ago)

Steampunk Fly Machine
avatar dustfinger

I guess it would have been better with less sources. The image looks a bit messy now.

(5 years and 2554 days ago)

Stoneman Forest
avatar dustfinger

Beautiful scene. I think it would even be better in B/W

(5 years and 2554 days ago)

Incoming
avatar dustfinger

I like the colors.

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

Still Works
avatar dustfinger

Good find. I should have gone for a more diagonal composition.

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

typometro
avatar dustfinger

Great composition.

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

Aural pulse.
avatar dustfinger

Nice composition

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

 mystery
avatar dustfinger

Nice image

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

Fog behind the bridge
avatar dustfinger

Nice image. I like the limited color palette. I think the composition would be stronger when the bridge was placed more to the left, giving the girl more empty space to look into.

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

Dawn On The Clouds
avatar dustfinger

Very good job. There should be a museum for fictional armor, so this could be displayd to the general public.

(5 years and 2556 days ago)

Ceremonial Armor
avatar dustfinger

I like the tones of the image. The masking needs some work (right fence - above the girls arm, and the point where water and grass meet).

(5 years and 2557 days ago)

alpha
avatar dustfinger

Nice choice of images. The light on the girl and on the mountain are from different directions.

All sources link to the same page.

(5 years and 2557 days ago)

beautiful landscape
avatar dustfinger

Looks good. Right on theme.

(5 years and 2557 days ago)

SteamPunkExplorer
avatar dustfinger

Funny idea. It would be nice if you could blur the edge of the feet a little. it looks she is floating now.

(5 years and 2557 days ago)

Harriet Popper
avatar dustfinger

That's why trolls are extinct now.. when you are heavy and steaming hot, you should not walk over thin ice (that is what it looks to me: ice with a thin layer of water over it).

Nice job!

(5 years and 2557 days ago)

LavaRock
avatar dustfinger

Nice image. I'm glad i looked at the SBS to see the amount of work that has gone into this. On my screen it looks a little flat - probably some contrast adjustments could help.

(5 years and 2557 days ago)

Captured Sun
avatar dustfinger

Good surreal image.

(5 years and 2562 days ago)

friends
avatar dustfinger

Very creative, looks very good!

(5 years and 2562 days ago)

The Rusty Nuggets
avatar dustfinger

Simple idea, but well executed.

(5 years and 2562 days ago)

Singing Guitarist
avatar dustfinger

Well composed image. Colors work well together.
The shadows need some work: they should be less opaque. Shadows on door and wall cannot be a single shape, because the door is further away.

(5 years and 2562 days ago)

First Night
avatar dustfinger

Good idea, i like the darkness. The highres does not look as good as the small image (edges of hands, mirror and the jawbone overlays the clothes).

(5 years and 2562 days ago)

What looks back at me
avatar dustfinger

Nice job, well blended. I should flip the background, so the tree won't be growing out of her head.

(5 years and 2562 days ago)

Some snack?
avatar dustfinger

Nice choice of images. Composition is OK.

Some suggestions:
The effect of the filter is not equal in the different parts of the image. Try to make the contrast and sharpness of alle parts in the image roughly equal. If some of the backgroundparts are sharper, or contain a lot more detail than the foreground objects, than you can blur these parts.
I should also have made a color correction on the background to a warmer color.
Instead of applying a filter to the whole image i would have added a layer with noise or grain (with multiply of screen mode).

(5 years and 2567 days ago)

The road behind
avatar dustfinger

Nice work. One little point: the hand looks more desaturated than the face.

(5 years and 2567 days ago)

Followed
avatar dustfinger

Nice image. Think it is better than the tutorial image.

(5 years and 2567 days ago)

The great rally
avatar dustfinger

Nice idea and creative use of the sources. At first, i thought you used some space image, but it turned out to be a jellyfish. Only the white edge on the natural bridge is a little disturbing.

(5 years and 2889 days ago)

Time Slip
avatar dustfinger

Fantastic job. Beautifull fish and nice work on the plants.

(5 years and 2889 days ago)

Under The Sea
avatar dustfinger

Apart from lighten up the garage, what can it do?
Nice work, well constructed!

(5 years and 2891 days ago)

robo girl
avatar dustfinger

Nice work on the clock. It would be nice if the little pointer was not cut off, but extended a little above the rest.

(5 years and 2891 days ago)

idle time
avatar dustfinger

Nice surreal image. The blending of the little hippo could be a little better. I think the lower edge should be softened.

(5 years and 2891 days ago)

Sleep Little One, I Have Time
avatar dustfinger

The 'vehicle' seems to break as it goes through the portal, because of the different angles of the submarine and the other part. Aprt from that, it looks great. I can imagine this on the cover of a SF book.

(5 years and 2891 days ago)

Space-Time Continuum
avatar dustfinger

Nice entry. I guess, you could also name it 'Time to choose' or something like that with all those clocks without pointers.

(5 years and 2891 days ago)

Clocks
avatar dustfinger

Nice work. I like the composition and the use of the texture.

(5 years and 2891 days ago)

Time is Restless
avatar dustfinger

Congrats for first place!

(5 years and 2894 days ago)

No Escape
avatar dustfinger

Yes i like it. Good work on the light.

(5 years and 2897 days ago)

Surreal World
avatar dustfinger

Well done. I like the insects body for the texture and colors. My only concern is the legs: i think the legs on the back side (for the viewers) should be darker. For me, all legs are on the front side. Apart from that: top entry.

(5 years and 2897 days ago)

Sting
avatar dustfinger

Interesting shape, but i have a little trouble 'reading' the image. I don't make the connection with 'space'. It's more like some glass jewel to me.

(5 years and 2898 days ago)

Space Aquaduct
avatar dustfinger

Nice image. It grabs your attention. I think it would be nice if the lower part of the arm was more rounded.

(5 years and 2898 days ago)

In Search of Water
avatar dustfinger

Good thinking and nice composition, but it needs some work to look convincing. The left edge of the sketch book looks strange. The small strip of paper should not be visible at all. And the color of the sketch does not match the color of the pencil tip.

(5 years and 2898 days ago)

Recalling Memories
avatar dustfinger

And a very merry christmas to you too!

Nice work. The star looks like a real decoration you could buy in a store.

(5 years and 2898 days ago)

Merry Christmas
avatar dustfinger

Well composed image. Perfect for a book cover.

(5 years and 2899 days ago)

Failed Interview
avatar dustfinger

Really nice. I like the mood. Good job on the color matching.

(5 years and 2899 days ago)

No Escape
avatar dustfinger

Nice idea. I think it will look better if you desaturated the other buildings (to mach with the dark clouds).

(5 years and 2899 days ago)

The Doom Bringer
avatar dustfinger

Good job, looks convincing.

(5 years and 2899 days ago)

Back in time
avatar dustfinger

The image looks a little flat on my monitor and i guess it will improve when you increase the contrast with levels or curves. Also, the background is lit by strong directed light, but the figures (esp. the girl) are more evenly lit.
On the happy side, it is a well composed image and the relative propertions seems to be ok. So, i'll be happy to see you can make it even better.

(5 years and 2926 days ago)

Fight
avatar dustfinger

Good choice of images, well blended. But Eladine is right, so please fix it, it's such a nice image.

(5 years and 2926 days ago)

Portal Engine