Much better!

Then have the blending be more gradual and possibly in some other regions to "suggest the process" more clearly.

I agree with hsbee. The sbs doesn't show any of the modeling process which makes me think you didn't actually model this.

Nice job. A few quick suggestions though.

1) The kiwis look a bit dry. If you have spec on them, it should be increased to make them glossier and give some nice highlights that will sell it as being juicy.

2) The kiwi slice that is resting on the other looks very stiff. Adding a slight bend in the middle would help enhance the realism of this shot.

3) The kiwis don't seem to be casting any sort of shadows. The top slice should be casting a shadow or at the very least there should be some occlusion between it and the bottom slice to help ground it.

Again, very good work! These critiques are only meant as food for thought so I hope you don't take it the wrong way.

Looks really good.

Hilarious! by far my favorite!

Nice image and interesting UFO concept! Minus the lens flare just to beat a dead horse. :P

Very nice work! The UFO is a tad bit darker than it should be on the right side but overall quite convincing.

SBS please. Holding off on voting until it's posted.

No need to delete it. Just upload an SBS when you get a chance. I can see what parts of the source you probably used but just clarify it.

The point is you could have done that with any image...

Good job integrating the words/letters into the sand. A couple things to keep in mind though. The shadows would not stop abruptly like that. The water may cause some refraction but you would still see them on the sand underneath it. A bit of the water from the original is showing in the top right corner so you might get rid of that. Also those people are going to have some pretty wet pants.

I like this image a lot. What renderer did you use?

Would be pretty cool if the hair color matched the different textures. A bit too uniform imo. Not wishing to sound rude but it just seems that putting a hair preset onto a bunch of spheres isn't overly creative. I only say this because I feel that if you pushed it a bit more, i.e. changed up the colors, hair settings, etc., you'd receive better scores.

The edges of the fountain are way too sharp. Blur them or something. Nice job overall though. The birds are integrated very well.

Good work. The knight is very sharp compared to his surroundings and should be blurred a little to match. The masking is also a little off around the horse's feet and at the tips of the towers on the castle. The shadow could also probably be a bit darker. Cool idea and image though!

Very nice! Regardless of whether or not that is a reflection, it's very distracting and would only take a few seconds to clone out. It would definitely help prevent confusion in what is otherwise a well-done manipulation.

The people on the bridge are looking better now so I think playing with the saturation helped a lot. You may be right about the light wrapping. It seems that you have bit more experience with that type of lighting than I do so go with what you feel is best.

Excellent job!

I love it! Great work!!

Very funny idea! A few things to note. Based on the lighting you've established the side of the penguins facing us would be in pretty heavy shadow instead of well lit. I know you may have chosen to leave them lighter to help the image read better but I think it would benefit by darkening them a little. Are there sources for this?

I agree with GolemAura about the feel of the shot. It's got a nice "cozy" feel to it and I like it a lot. I don't want to always be the one pointing out technical issues but I think it's important to get critiques to keep growing as an artist. The kids in the back are pretty spot on. The couple on the bridge feels a bit out of place. Part of it is the colors are a little too saturated compared to the rest of the shot and also with that strong back lighting you should be seeing a lot of white light wrapping around their edges. Still, a beautiful image and a high score from me!

Great piece and some nice blending. The perspective is a little off on the building, mostly noticeable on the wall closest to us. If you're using photoshop you can warp it into shape. Also the top edge of your mountain is too sharp. Add some haze over it and blur the top edge to give the piece more depth. You can use an eraser with low opacity and high falloff to blend the top into the sky more and get a little color bleed/light wrapping going on. The back edge of the meadow is also too blurry. Try breaking that edge up a bit more. Keep up the good work!!

Very nice work. I noticed a couple things you might keep in mind for future reference. The bump map on the wall is set a bit too high. Rendering out an occlusion pass would also help a bit locking the bed to the floor and give you some really nice detail in the corner areas. Overall looking very good!

Very nice work! The frame is just killing it for me. It doesn't quite match the photo-quality wise and lighting/color is fairly flat and boring and detracts from what is otherwise a beautiful piece. The only other thing I noticed was the lighting seems a bit off on the horses. The direction of light doesn't really match the position of the shadow. Also maybe have some cast shadows from the railing? Not trying to nitpick, just a giving a few suggestions you may or may not find helpful . Overall, great job though.