nice one!

Very Traditional

Congrats

I think I like the Mood the best in this piece, I really want a picnic lunch RIGHT NOW! hehehe, good luck author

congrats on second, well done.

Very nice, and well done.

i like how it gives a sort of puffed or quilted look. beautiful image!

different and a winner. congrats on 3rd.

Definitely DaVinci's concept of a flying contraption. Interesting still

That looks more like something from DaVinci. The Wright Brother's plane was a biplane. Still cool, though

nicely constructed entry. GL

This is a sweet image. Love the overall color and use of source. Nice job, author!

Congrats

congrats!

Congrats!!

Congrats!

Congrats on your win

For sure your Goddaughter Mya is happy with this beautiful image dedicated to her

I love the ambient, GL!!

very nice work
gl author

It's really cute, something that makes our hearts warm... And I agree with the other commentators.

This is beautiful! I really like the the use of source and agree with spaceranger...glad you entered it here. Way too good to waste! The monkey at the top makes me smile. Clouds and sun rays are a real nice touch author!

It's too bad your level wasn't high enough but it's good you entered this here. Very nicely done! A good quality print nicely framed would look good in any baby's nursery! Congrats for your Goddaughter I wish you all the best!

Congrats!!

Yeah baby! Way to go...!!! Really well done! Congrats!

Congratulations for 2nd

Congratulations

Congrats for your second place, Christy!

Floaty Happiness!!!

Great concept on this, author!

very very nice composition...love the all elements, nice coloring, surreal mood, nice DOF...best of luck

I really like the muted neutral color of this, author! It fits the source image so well. It's nicely surreal. I would be a bit frightened to be higher than a plane in a hot air balloon. The very sight of this makes me a bit nervy. Yikes. Great job!!

This island is not floating !

Good luck to your entry author!

The interpretation is wide open. For a butterfly...it is floating. Unsteady ground. This doesn't seem limited to islands as we know it.

i personally saw for myself the hand was meant to be scooping up the island. i thought it was a wonderful expression .. and in art expression of ones imagination is key to good work.. i support this image and its originality. . some people should look beyond their own tastes sometimes.

I like the butterfly steeling part of the island the best, good luck author

Nice idea..but slightly of theme..good luck

Surreal or no, the theme is "Floating Island," not "hand holding stuff." Do you know what the word "island" means?
From Mirriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/ ):
Definition of ISLAND
1
: a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent

In this contest, instead of being surrounded by water, the ISLAND is floating, be it in air, space, or ether (the heavens).
A hand is not an island.

No "forgetting" surreal, so much as not buying a poor excuse for it.

Intriguing image, but I'm not sure that having the floating island be secondary in the background demonstrates a full commitment to the theme. Overall, the image seems a tad flat. More shadows/contrast would add more drama. I just don't know what I should be focusing on (the title suggests the hand, although probably that's really just an allusion to what the hand is holding--but the image itself should provide some guidance).

Beautiful scene author...Love the mood and execution...well done

An unusual but really creative use of the source, author! Nice job. Really nice stretch of the imagination. Keep up the great work!

Really spectacular

cool work author...gl

Very interesting and beautiful!

Very very nice work author...Mood is great...well done

It's really artistic to me!

I think it lacks a little contrast myself but that's just IMO. GL!

fantastic work author...love the concept, and damn model is hot...best of luck

very nice work with the fire...best of luck author