simple and neat.. but I guess you need to add reflection of orb in the fingers of holder and the reflection of fingers on the orb.. as I guess it is made up of glossy material..

nice apart from the fact that 4 other people have tried this concept =S

its k dando.. the execution matters..

I'm sorry but this shows a minimal amount of work. You haven't done much with the source at all. Try to think of something unique about the image and have some fun.

Thanks people, this is my first day doing a photohop thing but i understand your suggestions. the reason it is so basic is that i thought the contest entry ended Today and it was 11:00 so i wanted to try this contest but i only had like 20 minutes before i fell asleep (somehow rendering clouds) Thanks alot and i will put more effort in my work, (and check the date better)

I like the way you did the sphere! One more tip I learned...

nice masking.... well done

nice masking.... well done

I sort of like the simplicity of this, it's not a bad looking picture.