Nice looking image. Maybe just try to color match the tail a bit better.

I agree on the color, but very cute scenery here.

Very natural, beautiful image!

Good idea..... nice image!

Thanks for your comments all. CMYK, I was struggling with the same thought when I created it. On the one hand, I wanted to keep the hair intact as much as I could. But on the other hand, I wanted to make the squirrel as realistic as possible... I am going to give it another try

incredible work!

Indeed a nice looking image. There is a lot of light in the scene. Would expect the squirrels shadow to be darker, considering how much light is hitting the tail, also the fawn in the B.G. by the pile of rock is a tad to sharp to be believable.

great great great work ! i like it . good luck

beautiful entry .........

beautiful entry .........

Amazing scene author,light effects are perfect...best of luck

cute little pooter

Made a few changes, including the tail's colour and shadows. Thanks for the comments all.

Well done.

Beautiful scene and composition. In high resolution 2 deers look sharp. Making them a bit blurry will match with background. Good luck

Thanks Nasir for checking the high res with your keen eye, changed it!

This one made me smile.

This is so beautiful! Creative use of the source. Great job, author!

Well done and Good luck Author.

Gefeliciteerd met je 2e plaats.

congrats for the second

Congrats Ressiv. Now that's easy to recognize your entries: clean, clear, with vibrating colors. Keep it up buddy!!

Congrats! for 2nd place

Congrats!!!

Nicely crafted imagery with a pretty convicting atmosphere and shadows, my only suggestion for improvements, is the main tree branch has some white lines that need to be removed. Other than that top job!!

Great job with the mood & lighting! I might have removed the round base under his feet, and the hat from his head, since he's got the hat at his feet. Just small nitpicks, though...I love this image. Good luck!

nice lighting! love the details. good luck!

wow very good use of sources

Nice mood, I feel a kind of sadness here...

great one! good luck, author!

Nice mood.

Congrats great image!

Geeeeeeratz

Congrats for 2nd

Congrats! for 2nd place

congrats on your 2nd winning

Thanks all for the great comments and congrats!

Gefeliciteerd met je 2e plaats!

I airplane pulling on it is not really too realistic. I understand it was meant for a more surrealistic approach but surrealism really isn't the idea in this contest. It's more to really reenact and make it look like something that would have actually happened, but that is mainly IMO.

That's weird, your comments on the pyramid entry sound otherwise. IMO that's pretty surrealistic too. It doesn't say anything about surrealism in the contest goal either. I just used a fantasy approach on the contest goal that makes the image unique. But I don't make the rules in here, it would be really sad for all the work I put in it.

I do really like the surrealistic element, and i think you've created a fantastic image. Great job..

The camel at left should be bigger, and you've got 3 different light sources. The idea and color are good.

sweet entry, the mood is really nice. however the setting is somewhat confusing since Pisa is a little town in Italy = no camels and no desert. funny idea though... all the best author!

Thanks for the comments. CMYK; camel is bigger now, also changed few lighting problems on the objects.

Great creation author...I have few nit picks beside Jaw's about the contest goals...First is,camel in left side of the image is in some kind of shadow,but look she's hump,bright sun,also u had to work on her shadow a bit more,especially part near foot.Second thing,camel's at right side are far the tower,but thickness of the rope is the same.Also,u have to blur them just a bit.Tower it self is positioned very well,but frame is not crop-ed that grate,u have lots of white halo there.Any how author,don't take this suggestion as attack,if u have time,made some correction's and this will be great entry...good luck

To me the left camel is floating a bit, I like the plane.
Good idea and chop Author.

Thanks for the comments, fixed a few things
Coudn't resist, added some footprints for the right camel and a sandstorm in the background

Very original take on the theme of this one, nice job with it. GL

Great.

Gefeliciteerd met je 2de plaats, Ressiv!

Congrats!

Very NICE! Great work and gl

Great job!

decent work but where those birds are actually..?..above the clouds or beneath ?.

Wow! This is simply awesome!!! You should place for sure author. Great imagination and use of external sources. Very surreal and imaginative. GL to you!!!

That's so cool, very nice work, author.

Great job author...good luck

Excellent... but with the light coming from overhead, wouldn't the birds be less shillouetted?...

very playful and fun!!!

What a way to travel

Thanks all for the comments. The birds are above the clouds and underneath the clouds that carry the city, so between them. Birds could indeed be a little brighter JamesD, since its a surrealistic image I think its ok this way

I'm liking this one a lot! I like the integrity of only one light source and it's consistent! One small suggestion...perhaps lighten the right sides of the balloons a bit more. The extremely strong highlights on the gals tops makes me think this could be a good thing.

wow that is wonderful ................. can i get those balloons ..............

Thanks pixelkid, brightened the right parts a little bit
Swordfish, they'll cost you a lot, these are really special and take you anywhere you want

ha ha ...........thats nice ...............

excellent and very nice

Very cute!

Very good composition.

Happy little angels

Love the overall composition.......G/L Author.

congrats for the 2nd ..........

Congrats for your second place, Ressiv!

Congrats...

Oh so happy to see this one place so high! It was definitely my favorite. Congrats!

Congrats Ressiv!!!

Congratulations!

Congratulations! for 2nd place

Thanks a lot all

congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!!

Congrats!

congratulations for the second

Thanks

Weird but nice result, surrealistic in an original way. Good luck!

At first I thought this was amazing, then I took a little closer look and got confused. Whats going on with the boy? Is he a ghost or something? Regardless my suggestion would be to make it look like he's sitting in the basket.

I agree: weird but nice.

nice!!

Thanks Chalty, I've tried it and it made the image indeed better

nice job

Awesome!

beautiful entry .........

Looks (sur)realistic...There is a lot more work in this than you would expect on first glance.

Thanks, that's how it should be, realistic so you can't even see any photoshop effects

I love it for the main reaosn that it's weird

nice job

Very good.

gl

Very nice work and great composition .

Congratulations for 2nd

Congrats!

Congratulations!

Congrats! for 2nd place

congrats to you...

Thanks a lot all !

Congrats for 2nd place good job!

congrats, very nice work

Congrats!!

congrats for 2nd...

Congratulations!!!!!