Light rays are at wong angle...

You know how on the 4th of July and all the fireworks go off and the people go OOOOO... AWWWWEEEEE.... that's this piece LOL..great Idea!!

EDIT: I thought it was a streaked window not light rays... FYI

CMYK46 you just are being to critical of everybody.... so just be quiet if you don't have anything nice to say

Jeez! CMYK46 is just trying to help. The more realistic the better right? I would want people to point out my mistakes also. If one chooses to change it or not is the author's decision but it is good that CMYK46 is trying to help make the chop more realistic or correct.

BTW author, good job. The chop would be nice without the rays. Are you going for a window effect?

The light rays do give it the illusion of looking through a window. You should do that. Make it look like you're looking out of a window, meaning add an actual window frame from the inside of a home. I think it would add more to the effect. Just a suggestion.

Thanks 4 all ur comments and suggestions.. keep helping me improve...

What happened to the right side of the tree? fixing that and remove the light rays and its will be closer to perfection (in my opinion)

I also get the feeling that the face is floating infront of the tree, and not a part of it. I think sharper edges would make a difference here

I'm agree with CMYK the lights are wrong:S

this looks great now!

Now looks great ...

The correct link for your source is: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=1159162.

great job

Congrats, nice work

Congrats for another first place, Sanky!

very nice. Great idea

nice one!

She doesn't look like she's unhappy being eaten by the tree. Maybe another "victim" source might have been more appropriate, but it's not a bad concept.

maybe it feels good to be eaten by a tree CMYK46 some people find pleasure in odd things ;o lol lol lol

Awesome image. Great balance of elements (sex appeal, source image, beauty, nature, color). Love it.

great work

Congrats

Congrats for your second place, Jaescoe!

Good image over all...minimal use of source...could even have been done without it.

thanks.

(...except for lions and coyotes) Just a suggestion, but why not put more of the tree source in the image? Another on the left somewhere would give your image more balance and less judged as minimal source. I was thinking it was minimal use too. I think your lions are a wee bit bright and the coyote, well it looks huge, considering where he is in the image.

Thanks for you comment. I was also thinking that something is missing. I ve added one more tree and worked a bit more on lions and wolf. It looks better now i think.

Lovely chop! Tiny details... the left lion's main fades into nothing instead of blending, and there are tiny little blends that could be done to make 100% integrated. Bits of shadow, blend between lines etc. every so slight. Great composition though! One thing... the wolf should be quite a bit smaller as it's off in the distance in the landscape. Great Mood!

very nice

I was going to say something about the lion's mane but didn't want to overwhelm you. You did a great job with the left tree. I was hoping you weren't going to make it look anything like the one on the right and you did well. Now just either bring the coyote closer or resize him, fix your slight blurred edges on the lion and I think you'll have a strong contender!

worked a bit more on lion and wolf. Hope it's better now

I think your chop was the best at step 8. Just step 8 is a powerful image. The animals and such just made it too much. The other tree on the left is good there though.

The coyote looks much better. The lion's main may need a wee bit more work but overall it's a good image now and I'd glad I could help. Good luck to you

beautiful,very good

very nice

And even congrats for a third place! That was a great week for you

Congrats! I thought it was a winner too

thanks jawshoewhah and thanks for your help on the entry

because the totem is so clear and looks very close, I would blur the background more to make it look like a focused photo. nice job!

Can you upload high res?

sorry, no high-res available, got overwritten

nice

LOL @ "Woody"...

gooooooooood idea .lol

hahaha... at first I was wondering why you cropped out the other side of his glasses... saw the SBS and original source... excellent work!!!!!!

very nice