Interesting idea with good chopping and blending of the contest-source trees into your own high-rise pic. There is a discrepancy in lighting between the two pics, but it's not too noticeable. Adding some appropriate shading to the contest source (especially to whatever that is just to the right of the car) would correct that.

Very convincent and realistic.

Great blend...good luck

love it!

Amusing! I like the idea of replacing the uninteresting foggy sky. Replacing the foggy hilltops as well would be more convincing than the pixelated edge you created between earth and sky, however. The rolled up path should not have a shadow along the top edge and the side shadows should be much reduced (note the negligible shadows of the fencing posts). Lorry perspective is off: Draw lines along the outer edges of the pathway to determine the scene's vanishing point. Cut out the side of the lorry and distort it so that its top and bottom edges point to the same vanishing point. Do the same with the top and bottom edges of the text.

Text perspective of the truck container is wrong.

Fix the shadow on the rolled up path. It wouldn't have a shadow on the right side.

The revised text matches the lorry much better, but unfortunately the lorry still doesn't match the perspective of the scene -- specifically see http://www.pxleyes.com/picture/26232/4c8595c077639.html for how the vanishing points don't match up (bright lines good, dark lines bad).

As I am having difficulty discerning the source image, is there any chance of a sbs. (step by step).

whooa........OMG I like this one......

Very nicely done.

Suggestion: Find a picture of the ocean / lake and add it over your water with a soft light filter you can give the water some authentic ripple to it.

very very nice work author...gl

Thanks Angeldust!! I will have to give that a try and see if I can make it work...thanks for the awesome suggestion and best of luck with your entries

Very beautiful image. Actually there are moments where a lake is very very calm like a mirror. That's your scene. Maybe applying (or not) a distortion filter for water can solve the issue.

Thanks Erikuri for the suggestion! I think I have succeeded in creating a slight sense of movement on the surface so thanks again for taking the time to comment. Good luck to you with your entries

I really like what you did here author great job. I'm not nitpicking as some... but that is how I improve and get better... (that may be questionable).... but the saying nitpicking is derived from picking lice out of peoples hair... wait I'm off subject again....

Great job author... Keep chopping.

Beautiful image with true and lifelike reflections. Outstanding!

Stunning

Really nice work, author, looks like a watercolor painting.

wow...incredible!

Love it! Great work, author.

the main focus is on the house and not the path... also looks inspired by my last 2 lightning entries... (one though not uploaded from photoshoptalent days)
good luck though

http://www.pxleyes.com/photoshop-picture/4b0032b720630/Haunted-House.html

JamesD I appreciate your comments but no you aren't my inspiration on this entry. If you had been I would have listed you in the credits
I have been waiting for a contest to do something "spooky". I had also not seen your entry (above link) until just now. Your stuff is great and yes it is similar but unfortunately mine is inspired and created by me. We have used the same source image for the house so of course it looks like yours! It would be hard NOT to look similar!

I appreciate your comments, personally I like the focal point and the positioning of the house and pathway. Best of Luck on your entries!

Author, I love spooky images like this... Nice work!

Author, your use of the path is minimal. You could have used it to replace some of the siding on the house. That would have really rocked. (PS: It's not too late to do that).

Thanks CMYK for the suggestion! Please check the revised version

very nice work author...best of luck

Nice job author. I especially like the surreal skew on the house dimensions. Nice touch.

I can't see where source is in it ?

Author, the revised version is a great improvement...good luck! (y0

Chuck - the pathway is used in front of the house as well as parts of the siding are also the pathway. The railings used on either side of the walkway are also from the source image. Hope this helps!

Thanks again CMYK

Great job author! Reminds me of the old house in Zork I. Even though they didn't have graphics back then and you had to use your imagination... siiigggghhhh.... I'm old... Keep on chopping these Awesome images.

Really spooky, I am shaking with fear any time I see it

Killer job on this one as well

Credit for stock 2 goes to Biewoef; thanks so much!!

very very cool

Great mood

great mood and blending of the images. only the trees at the end of the road look a bit weird and blurry