Source 1 (batman) doe's not work..

thanks for the heads up. link is fixed now.

Looks great ....the batman source seems ok.... but unfortunately the only problem is that the Joker source has already been manipulated by Sabbath photography who posted it on Flickr.

Aside from the frame (which seems to be on a lot of stock photos) how else was it manipulated? The color and levels get adjusted on A LOT of stocks, so can't tell me that. And I am just trying to clear it up, no offense meant.

The author comments its a noise experiment.....not just the color and levels.

Thanks.
After much consideration and searching for another suitable source, I haven't found anything worth using for the joker. And now that this has been pulled, I likely won't be fixing that issue.
Adding noise to a photo in photo contests isn't considered "manipulation" as long as its applied to the whole image, yet using a source in a chop that has noise added to it is considered a premanipulated source. And more funny, but I had to take all the noise out tomake it half decent in the chop. It really doesn't make sense.

CHECK SBS for update on source of the JOker... i did correspond with sabbath photography, and found how they did the source.

adding noise is not a manipulation in the rules of the photography side of pxl, and there fore shouldn't be seen as manipulation when it comes to sources for chops. it is part of post processing, not manipulation.

Well done Author!

Rules allow minor adjustments of color to a source image. Noise is considered a manipulation because pixels are altered in the process. Since the noise adjustment was the only change made it is considered a small adjustment and it has been decided to be acceptable for this application.
Images are reviewed individually to determine the level of manipulation, every effort is made to be fair in these evaluations. If you have a doubt about a source choice you can ask a moderator before posting your entry.

Idea is nice author,but IMO would be better without ruins...U could place whole scene in some street that could remind on Gotham city...GL

Too dark. It's very difficult to see all the effort you put into the background.
Also your light source is inconsistent. Something is shining on top of the dome, but on the side of the light house, yet not at all on the hard to discern rocks. Yet the source metal image is lit from the opposite side on the ground, and is throwing off a shadow in the direction of its light source...consistency is as important as making your image light enough to be seen.

Thanks so much MossyB. I did not realize that my image was that dark, it is my monitor, that sends me the wrong brightness... I made the rocks/background lighter, as for the source metal image, I flipped it. Hope the image looks better now.

Cool image, author, I like your buildings, the dome and use of the source on the other elements. However, the huge piece of the source looks like it was just kind of put into the image, and yes, the shadow is off. (They are so tricky and difficult to get, I know!) See the softness of the shadow from the rocks, and how it's very light - try to match that with the source's shadow - very light and blurred. Also, to 'ground' it, try erasing part of the lower side with a soft eraser, and it will look partially submerged in the sand. As far as the darkness now, it has a nice sci-fi feel.

Better, but still too dark just right of the light house and just right of the source image. But overall it's MUCH easier to "read" and appreciate. The domed city especially looks good.

Pearlie, I gave the shadow a softer look, and sunked the metal source image a little into the sand.

MossyB: I lightened the right side of the lighthouse, just a little. I think it looks nicer. Thanks again.

I did not see this before but it looks great on my monitor now, lighting is dramatic and no longer too dark... a complex scene and difficult image to create. Good work!

brilliant....

Thank you for your comments.

very very nice work author...perspective is well made also mood is perfect...only thing that i would like to see on this image is a bit more stars on the sky...i know its now to late, but some nice nebula would be perfect for this...any how i love your entry author and wish u best of luck...

Thanks Eration...I will do the stars and the nebula...Planning to write a tut for this later.

This is really cool. I love the scenery and the colors and the details. Very creative idea.

very nice idea..... looks good. Good luck author.

Thank you George55!

Beautiful picturesque cityscape

Thank you CorneliaMladenova!

Nice execution in this... I love how everything comes together perfectly!

good colors

The right white line of the road is on the abyss, needs to be fixed. IMHO girl's image would be better without the outer glow. But I love the mood and the coloring!

and agree with erikuri,.....and are you sure about the masking on the splash and the water ball in the left lower part of this pic? I see it still forms a line,.....great work,.......

Good image.

i like your take on the "evolution" of a cow. at least this gives some background into why some of these cows are in entirely "unnatural" positions. the entire time this contest has been up, i keep thinking HOW can these cows be living in any "human" conditions if there were NO humans, like the contest description says.

however, i do think Catholic church would have to be changed...to "Calf-lick" because its funnier.

ur entry superb man..

fantastic idea and very nice execution...good luck

Nice!

This is nice work! GL!