This is a cool concept, and it's nice to see a mix of 3d & 2d.

Great idea and very nice work author...I have to ask why the 3d elements are so blurry? U made them in 3d and they have to be sharper for sure...IMHO u should fix that...best of luck

erathion, thanks for your comment i used a motion blur filter on the spacecraft to try and convey movement/speed. Also the spacecraft is not supposed to be the main focus, i wanted/needed the starfish to be the point of interest as that is what i had to photoshop and the craft is used to bulk out the scene. Hope this makes scense, i can make it sharp, but feel this would detract from overall image. Thank you erathion, i do appreciate you taking the time to comment.

An interesting image with a lot of imagination, but i don't really agree with your choice of how you transformed the starfish itself. The source lost a lot of depth, and in high res it looks over-warped. I'd suggest either shading the starfish with the dodge and burn tools to give it a bit more depth, or simply adding the source again, but this time without the flattening.

ponti55 i needed it to match the desert scene. I didn't want to go mad with the transform but if i hadn't someone would have commented that it didn't blend with the background enough......and you have commented on the opposite thanks for your input..

Well then i might suggest simply changing the background. In my opinion it would improve the image dramatically if the source didn't look so 2-dimensional.

Congratulations!

Congrats...

Congrats for 2nd

I love fantasy type pictures and movies, and i think this is great : )

Light on foreground (star hut) is from right, light on middle ground (landscape) is from left, and your light source (sky) doesn't match either. Good idea, though...

Great design,really like it

Nice idea gl.

very nice concept and cool mood...with few adjustments this could be great entry...Bob is right about lighting's,try to guide by his advices...best of luck

Really nice artistic vision and nice composition. However, is it a door or is it light coming through an open doorway? If it's a door i wouldn't expect a trail of light to be flooding out onto the floor, and if it's light then i'd suggest working more on the colour.

Nice blend! GL!

Don't know how I missed this entry...It's AWESOME!!!

CHEESE SAUCES ... CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!! already...!!!!! I haven't even finished my Halloween candy yet... hehehehe.. great job author.. very well done

Very nice mood And very sweet!

Beautiful Christmas card

cool work author...best of luck

Simple, clean work, good result.. good luck

very nice chop....good luck

It's a brittle star only he's all upside downy... great image and very super fun.. good luck author

Wonderfully fun image! Great!

NOW THIS IS COOL!! Great job. :0

Like it!