Beautiful image - You put a LOT of hard work into this, and the results show it. Excellent entry.

Pure hard work!...this is just awesome on every detail.
and this is my fav too author,GL.

Fantastic creation! Beside hard working things, I really like how you played with light. Even though the candle lights aren't located in a really good composition (which you can improve more), a nice touch on the saturation level still made them great. This image looks like a 3D artwork. Definitely one of your best works!

very nice composition... gr8 work..... this is called Passion......

Thanks a lot for the great comments and advices...I made some slight changes thanks to my friend Langstrum and i think that image looks a bit more dramatic now...Thanks...)

I dream to be able to build something like this! Perfect!
Fav!

Good luck!

Nice work, author, very convincing. Love the lighting and atmosphere.

dats a lotta Harry Potter good luck

Very well done great image. gl

Beautiful work but not much use of the source.

Thanks a lot for the wonderful comments guys, it means a lot to me...@freejay, source image was own face, i used whole and place it on major object on stage, so i think that usage of the source is ok, and thanks for your comment...

excellent job

fantastic work!!

Yep...lots of work...and nice attention to detail, author!

Congrats for the 1st place, you really deserved!! Awesome work!

Congrants

Congrats on your win...really well deserved.

Congrats on your win

Congrats Erathion terrific work

Congrats my friend, you really deserve the first place, even with higher mark!

Congrats mate, Nicely done!!

wow great image

Fantastic work author...... Happy to see your work.... High marks and fav fro me...

great job

Fantastic details & perfect chopping to form a powerful image, well done author

Beautiful image. Carved tree fits perfect in this story

Very nice...great concept,

great job author

Beautiful image! Really love the green lighting too!!

Wonderful work ... love the sky! There is a marvelous story here!

Thanks for the great comments guys...it means a to me....

Great work!! Just love this!

very nice work

great work author.. GL

Author this is one of your BEST!! Good Luck

Very creative image!! gl

Congrats, great entry!

congrats!!!

Congratulations! you give a depth in the picture very good!

Congrats!

congrats nice work

Congratulations!!

Congrats Erathion fabulous work

Congrats!

Congrats!! Great work well deserved!

congrats

Congratulations...fabulous work!!!!

well done author... (this was a very sticky contest LOL)

Yeah..this is great

nicely done -- lighting seems a bit dark -- may look bettter with a more daylight (IMHO)

O yeah!!
I think that you could stop with dark brown layer, no need for step 6 IMO, but you are the author and you know the best
GL!!!

this is very good in high resolution ! good luck!

I like this one...has a nice mood

Wonderful ... stunning work, the whole transformation is great!

Congrats !!! for the first place

Congrats mate !!!

Congrats Erathion terrific work

Congrats for 1st

Superbe, fantastic, j'adore !

Good image! Background rocks are the same color as foreground, which kills depth. Not sure if the ball works, because it distracts my eye from everything else. Still, it's very well done.

fantastic image! overall mood is great & love the construction..... very high expectations for this, well done author!

I have a couple of really minor nitpicks, but this is great overall. I love the feel to this and it is well put together. I'm afraid I have to agree about the ball not adding a lot and being a bit of a ditraction though.

very nice image author..very impressive...

edit(optional):- as the butterflies are sitting on the wall....suppose add a little bit of shadow on the wall othrws in high res its seems it just hv been copy pasted and move the left butterfly a little bit more to the left....
-the ball is not workng for me too...as othrs said its distractng
and
-if u can reduce the splash of water a little because the water is not so turbulently pouring down to create such a huge splash...rather the water shud have trickled around the rocks rather than creatng a splash

Othrws everythng is jst perfct to me...all the best author

Thanks for the nice comments and suggestions guys...I had my own doubts about golden ball,i like it her there but all of u are right...Because overall golden tone, ball positioned there made some distraction...And i removed her from there, also Siddhartha u are right about the shadows...Mine idea about that is,butterfly's are to far from the hole and wall that they could cast some shadow...But when i was look closer i saw that u are right so i made some shadow there...Once more,thanks a lot,for all of u...

brilliant work..., love the surrealism here....

Very good compilation, the only thing i would add would be mb a mroe contrast betweent darks and brights to give a better dynamic.

So much better without the ball ... fascinating image!

What a magic and wonderful entry!

good luck!

welldone.....very nicely executed....

I really love this one! Very nice work Author. GL!!

Good image.

Awesome!

Great job Author........Like it a lot.

Thanks a lot guys for the great comments and suggestions...

Love it!! Awesome job....very creative Best of Luck

Congratulations for 1st place

Congrats, a beautiful work 1st and 3rd well done

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 1st AND 3rd...way to steal the show You deserve it

congrats :]

congrats

congratulation!

Congrats!

Congrats!!! Nicely done!

Congrats buddy!!!!.....I wont say I told you so..... but I did tell you so! lol well done

A little late but congrats on the win! Lovely image and very original ... bravo!!!

Congrats

Looks pretty cool! But the use of the given source is so minimal...

wow... dat a lotta source!!! hehehe.. great job

great idea i like it looks nice.. are the lights suposed to be on the flies tales because if so the one on the top right is way off and the top left one could be lined up a little better

i like it congrats and good luck!

That's a long manipulation! The idea is super, nice one.

Love the colors and the feel of this image!! Fantastic job, fave from me and high marks Good Luck

nice work ! good luck

nice work == like the overall blending and lighting

Fantastic entry! great mood, great construction...overall superb! Its my winner

Thanks a lot guys for the great comments...
@Ressiv,i had this thing in mind some time,and this contest was perfect for this
@Ernest,Bompy,Nanaris,Akassa,Christy,Neeraj and Alan,thanks a lot guys,for the great words and suggestion's
@Geexman,thanks a lot buddy,u always gives me great words of encouragement even i am in some kind of creativity gap...

Very nice image.

Very cute! It seems this will be a loooooooooooong trip!...

Weird machine!

Congrats! for 1st. Great idea and great execution. Well done author

Congratulations and keep the great work!

Congrats erathion! Great image

hi, buddy,...lil bit to say but congrats anyway........

Congrats!!

Neb, my friend, congratulations!