nicely composed image..well done..the one thing i do feel is missing is some shadow on the arms and legs where the pots overlap each other..i think that would improve it..GL Author!

fantastic thinking and great execution...well done author

very nice,,good luck!

source only = high marks great image

thanks for the replays

about the shadows, i am aware of it, still i thought it looks better like this so i left it this way

Wonderful vision and execution of idea. Great SBS as well!

Very good creativity......well composed and great execution.....G.L. Author.

good job author

thanks
i uploaded two more variations of the jugs man in the SBS

just keep it nice and easy(balance) great work !!!

Congrats, very nicely done

Congrats, nice use of the source image

thanks every one

Congrats for the 1st place

Congrats on your 1st place win

nice image..the idea is really nice..the execution is a little lacking though..the extraction of the tree is rough..there's some sharp white edges around the leaves..the other thing is the broken pot has no thickness, it just looks flat..if u have time to fix this i think u would have a much nicer image..Gl author

Much Better

very beautiful image...i agree with fatz about rough crop of the tree...and its clearly visible difference in resolution of girl and tree image if u look in high res...u have high marks from me author because i love the idea and mood but my advice is to work a bit more on this great image for better scoring....GL

Thank you for the comments guys,edited the image.Hope it is better now

Beautiful job author., love colors and cuteness of this entry.., realy nice.. high marks from and fave from me

very nice image author....GL

Congrats for the second place.., you deserved it. keep your works improving .., good luck

Congrats on your win

Very nice work = )

Author, it's sad indeed to hear you have to leave an island paradise, but the light source on the trees is opposite the light on the pot. Best of luck to you!

I WANNA LIVE IN A POT!!!! dammit (and I'll fork over all the rent.. and the watering)

Just fix the light (flip the stuff in the pot) and it will be fine. Not so hard to do...

Fascinating creation!

love this !!

nice work author.. i agree with you as it's the oppositions of the lights that attracted me
and the idea you said about the microcosm made me love it more
gd luck

Surreal is one thing. Poor technical execution is another. This is a competition, and your concept is a good one, but the obvious light direction will hurt you more than help you, regardless your excuses to try to justify it.

Two suns would CLEARLY show two light directions on the subjects, NOT opposing light reflections on one object (the island AND the pot). Likewise, the sky would show two light sources...

As CMYK stated, it's easy enough to reverse the island to make it read better. To try to justify such a poor choice as "it's surreal" will probably cost you more points than you would have gained had you corrected it.

cute!

It's really nice manipulation I really like the work. Everything is nicely added but I'll have to agree with the light source on this. You still got plenty of time to fix it.

OK i 've fixed the probem of the light source on the trees, for sure it looks better now !
Thanks to CMYK46 and MossyB for their usefull advices

I would like to see SBS! =)

Great imaginary and fantastic final product...best of luck author

Nice Idea

Wow now that's surreal!!! Nice blending! Looks like a winner. GL!

Great, glad you cared enough to make the quick adjustment. It really polishes it and that little difference could have effected the wonderful work that you did . Good luck.

love to live there...

congrats for the 3rd place.., welldone

Congrats on your win

I like this one a lot!

1 nitpick and maybe 1 idea for you author
The nitpick: there's a light spot in the neck which should be dark.
The idea: maybe use a displacement map to fold the sky on a curtain? But that's just something which cames to mind, up to you to use it or not. Anyway... I really like this entry

Love the mood...GL author.

Thanks for the comments guys..at rob thanks for the advice, really appreciated..i'll remember the idea..i just dont like to make changes to my image unless it's a little oversight that wont change the actual image..i have removed the light spot from the neck tho..again, thanks!

fantastic work author...adding this feathers is great touch...mood is fantastic and overall look is top notch...well done

NP author, it's your entry and I like the way it is now too

Dreamy mood; really nice composition! Good Luck Author!

wow... love the mood.., good luck

Congrats for the 4th place..,

Love this ... again, very peaceful and deep imagery!

very nice work with the pot and the ground...it look very effective...but the bird is to flat...i don't know how u could change that but work a bit more on shading for better final score...gl author

Thanks erathion, I did big changes to my entry know and I do hope it's worth the effort.