222 comments received ( finished contests only ):
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

The flipped swan and the bubbles are lit from the opposite side of the woman holding the swan. Light source consistency is always important. The bubbles make no real sense, and you've positioned them so that it looks like the flying swan is pooping... ?

(5 years and 3019 days ago)

Fly swan fly
avatar Syntek
Syntek says:

I think flipping one of the swans may help

Nice sources and well executed

(5 years and 3020 days ago)

Fly swan fly
avatar layerstack

Love it! Great image, well thought out GL

(5 years and 3020 days ago)

Fly swan fly
avatar erikuri
erikuri says:

Congrats! Very cool work!

(5 years and 3021 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar jawshoewhah
jawshoewhah [banned] says:

Author, you must be feeling pretty good right now. I noticed this is your first 1st placement. I'm sure it won't be the last Congrats!

(5 years and 3021 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar madamemonty

Well done

(5 years and 3021 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar CrystleClear

this is sexy! i love the alluring feel to it!

(5 years and 3022 days ago)

Butterfly fairy
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

Too dark. You can barely make out the source image, or much of anything else.

(5 years and 3023 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar erathion
erathion says:

Top entry author...for sure...well done

(5 years and 3023 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar JPDesigns
JPDesigns says:

I agree with everyone, and it's a change from the firey hell that we all think of. Good job!

(5 years and 3023 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar animany0000

really great mood...

(5 years and 3024 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar jadedink
jadedink says:

it does have a good mood, however, i think the skulls on the left need to be more solid. right now you can see through them.

(5 years and 3025 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar nishagandhi

great mood

(5 years and 3025 days ago)

Hell gate
avatar erathion
erathion says:

perfect mood...well done author

(5 years and 3030 days ago)

Beauty of night
avatar arca
arca says:

Stunning ... and congrats!

(5 years and 3030 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar MnMCarta
MnMCarta says:

hahaha!!! I can see my cujo on a picture like this eventually!

(5 years and 3032 days ago)

Wanted!
avatar wazowski
wazowski says:

Certainly an improvement, imo. Good luck!

(5 years and 3033 days ago)

Beauty of night
avatar greymval
greymval says:

Good. Try to make so that it blends more in the pic by overlaying the texture of the brown paper

(5 years and 3033 days ago)

Wanted!
avatar greymval
greymval says:

About your confusion regarding CMYK's comment.

Perspective is about parallel lines which meet at the horizon.
The easiest way to check if your perspective is good/bad, is to draw lines connecting the eyes, connecting the shoulders and also use the line between the lips. After that, trace them continuously, until they meet. They should all meet in the same point which will be on the horizon line ( between the sea and the sky).
If they don't meet in the same point - you traced them wrong.If they don't meet on the horizon like, the perspective is wrong.
To correct this with the Buddha i suggest you use Transform- Distort, Warp & maybe Perspective if it works. You can also try to move the statue closer to the horizon, if the above doesn't work out too well. GL.

(5 years and 3033 days ago)

Lord Buddha
avatar Christy
Christy says:

I kinda like the perspective...Almost makes Buddha look like he has just drifted ashore and is still rocking in the waves....Best of Luck

(5 years and 3034 days ago)

Lord Buddha
avatar wazowski
wazowski says:

Nice mood, the use of light looks nice. What bothers me a bit is the river, which looks a bit too drawn while the rest is more realistic. Try to give it a bit more perspective by making the river more subtle (more tiny further away) and think about which direction it would go if it's in such mountain like landscape (perhaps you wont see all of the river because it's partly behind a mountain). The river may also look more interesting if it wont start down in the middle but maybe more from the lower right corner (so that there's also something happening on the whole right side of your image). Up to you if you want to do something about it.. Good luck!

(5 years and 3034 days ago)

Beauty of night
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Perspective on the Buddha is wrong. The source pic is an up shot, but you've placed him in an image that was shot at eye level. Good color, though.

(5 years and 3036 days ago)

Lord Buddha
no avatar

Congratulations ... Nice work

(5 years and 3037 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar nanaris
nanaris says:

congrats!

(5 years and 3037 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar Disco
Disco says:

Well done on second place!

(5 years and 3037 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar erathion
erathion says:

great work author...well done

(5 years and 3037 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar erathion
erathion says:

very nice scene author...gl

(5 years and 3037 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar erathion
erathion says:

Very nice moody image author...gl

(5 years and 3037 days ago)

Going back to home
avatar ponti55
ponti55 says:

Working with silhouettes is not always easy, but you really pulled it off! Very nice work

(5 years and 3038 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar pearlie
pearlie says:

Very nice image, appropriate title. Interesting addition of the tower, and better placement off to the side.

(5 years and 3038 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar Lamantine
Lamantine says:

'Beautiful mood, very well done.

(5 years and 3038 days ago)

Going back to home
avatar arca
arca says:

Lovely, sweet image!

(5 years and 3039 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar greymval
greymval says:

this is good.

(5 years and 3040 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar greymval
greymval says:

Hey,just passing by and .. oh! almost forgot ...phen told me to say: cool

(5 years and 3040 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar jawshoewhah
jawshoewhah [banned] says:

Well done! GL!

(5 years and 3041 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar phen
phen says:

cool

(5 years and 3042 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar phen
phen says:

cool

(5 years and 3042 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar phen
phen says:

cool

(5 years and 3042 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar EmiK
EmiK says:

Looks much better, and it also added more depth to the picture. Great improvement = )

(5 years and 3042 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar arca
arca says:

Lovely ... I love the mystery in this and IMO I think it is better now. How do you feel about moving it?

Sorry I did not get back to you on the question of why ...thank you Emik ... I was not able to get to a computer until now.

Definate fav for me!

(5 years and 3042 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar shankarsadamate229

Is there pure Black ? I am asking this question all the entire entries. Please tell me if there is pure black & tones of red not black.

(5 years and 3043 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar taintedhockey

the thing in the middle looks like it has some orange on it.. idkkkkk

(5 years and 3043 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar hazem
hazem says:

i love it ,good luck

(5 years and 3043 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar wazowski
wazowski says:

Nice mood, like the idea. But imo there are a bit too many clouds to make it a believable image (moon would be partly behind the clouds). In a way it shouldnt be a problem, after all it's a fantasy image, but if you'd be able to change the sky (get rid of the clouds), I think it would work better. Good luck!

(5 years and 3044 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar gustimusprime

i really like this picture, i love the silhouette of the two figures. but i think the moon is just a bit to bright and vibrant, great work though

(5 years and 3044 days ago)

Enjoying moon light
avatar CorneliaMladenova

Beautiful picturesque cityscape

(5 years and 3044 days ago)

New city
avatar EmiK
EmiK says:

Arca has a good point. Usually in art or photography it isn't "eye pleasing" to put your main subject in the center of the picture. It would have been better if the tower was more to the left or right. Here is an article about the "Rule of Thirds" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
Just trying to help. = )

(5 years and 3044 days ago)

Mystic land
avatar erathion
erathion says:

nice work...gl

(5 years and 3044 days ago)

Eyes manipulation
avatar erathion
erathion says:

Very cool entry author...well done

(5 years and 3044 days ago)

Night in ruins
avatar JPDesigns
JPDesigns says:

This is really pretty, and I agree that the tattoos should have been darker. But it is really pretty

(5 years and 3045 days ago)

Eyes manipulation