300 comments received ( finished contests only ):
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Well done...lively & humorous!

(5 years and 2922 days ago)

Legend
avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

The synopsis of this is great! Nice storytelling thru excellent work. Great job...love the foreground figure in front of the light source. Brilliant.

(5 years and 2922 days ago)

Legend
avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

Everyone should see this in high resolution to appreciate it. It's great, author!

(5 years and 2922 days ago)

Jolly Roger
avatar hereisanoop

Fantastic work author

(5 years and 2922 days ago)

Jolly Roger
avatar Drivenslush

sorry.. doesn't look anything like a strawberry cheesecake.. Looks more like one of those pirate flags with incredible work and fantastic detail.. the overall hand work is spectacularly intricate and very professional... doesn't look ANYTHING like a cheesecake.. don't worry.. you will get better author.. LOL..

(WOW.. and WOW again.. the High res is AWESOME!!!! now if you could add tinker bell, we'd have a super cheesy image.. LOL)

Great job.. I'd hire you in a minute to paint all the murals I dream of in my house LOLOL) (I want my kitchen coated in whip cream and strawberry cheese cake.. with a Giant Portabella mushroom somewhere_)

GOOD LUCK (instant fav as well)

(5 years and 2923 days ago)

Jolly Roger
avatar pearlie
pearlie says:

Brilliant work! To all who question the blur - IMHO it's MOVING! being sucked down the throat of that beast in the back. Great cleanup job, author, and really creative work.

(5 years and 2941 days ago)

Lure
avatar arca
arca says:

Great and creepy creature work!!! Love what you have done and the colours and composition are excellent!

(5 years and 2942 days ago)

Lure
avatar erathion
erathion says:

Fantastic piece of work author...There is few great elements fitted perfectly with the overall mood...well done

(5 years and 2943 days ago)

Lure
avatar DanielaOwergoor

I love your work! Something surreal, like a dream!

(5 years and 2943 days ago)

Lure
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

Too dark. It's hard to see and appreciate exactly what's going on. Underwater light wouldn't be such a tightly focused yellow beam from the upper corner.

(5 years and 2943 days ago)

Lure
avatar sgc
sgc says:

Come on; we all know that species of Anguilliformes prefers metalic blue lures... lol

Nice work!

(5 years and 2943 days ago)

Lure
avatar gornats
gornats says:

great image, only the line for the lure ... i think it should be light gray and a bit transparent , not brownish

(5 years and 2943 days ago)

Lure
avatar MrBig
MrBig says:

Great work.

@Drivenslush: I think the blur is indicative of submersion.

(5 years and 2943 days ago)

Lure
avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

Really creative use of source! Not sure I'd want to mess with that fish once I 'lured' it.

(5 years and 2944 days ago)

Lure
avatar JamesP
JamesP says:

I agree - awesome pic. your sbs doesn't really explain how the teeth were done - could you give a better explaination?

(5 years and 2944 days ago)

Lure
avatar Drivenslush

Super duper chop.. but in all honesty.. I think you blurred it too much.. (your steps show a very awesome clear image.. but that's just me.. excellent creation and super fav.. good luck.. but I don't really think you need it) Reminds me of the scene under water in Star Wars Episode 1.. hehehe with all the fish eating the bigger fish.. LOL.. good luck

all IMHO.. of course.. I love this whole concept.. and the work on the teeth is exhausting.. you owe me lots of Starbucks Espresso.. LOL

(5 years and 2944 days ago)

Lure
avatar Toothpick134

Creative.. well done

(5 years and 2944 days ago)

Lure
avatar erathion
erathion says:

Great painting author...one of the best in the contest for sure...gl

(5 years and 2955 days ago)

First Dance
avatar enblanco
enblanco says:

Nice, I see Mary and Joseph, Where is Jesus? I like it, a new vision for this glass, GL.

(5 years and 2956 days ago)

First Dance
avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

Nice vision. Didn't see figures from the original...but it's vivid and pronounced here.

(5 years and 2958 days ago)

First Dance
avatar ramesan
ramesan says:

congratulations...

(5 years and 2959 days ago)

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avatar spaceranger

Congrats!!

(5 years and 2960 days ago)

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avatar Glockman
Glockman says:

Nice , surreal feeling to this and very well done.

(5 years and 2961 days ago)

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avatar George55
George55 says:

Beautiful work here... love the dummies and the way you used your imagination to create this entry. GL

(5 years and 2961 days ago)

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avatar pearlie
pearlie says:

Very modernistic approach, clever work, author. I'm not sure what it means, but that's what makes it true art!

(5 years and 2961 days ago)

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avatar Siddhartha

Just love it...simple but very impressive

(5 years and 2961 days ago)

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avatar EmiK
EmiK says:

VEry clever idea =)

(5 years and 2961 days ago)

Milo
avatar pearlie
pearlie says:

This is delightful and whimsical, author. I credit your creativity in using a different portion of the source other than the main object in it. Love the combination of image and digital painting, too.

(5 years and 2961 days ago)

Milo
avatar hymerion
hymerion says:

I wonder why no one notice another entries who use less of source image - for example those entries who could be constructed from any other source image (the pieces of source are used only for their texture or color...) I like this entry, at least you could recognise a good piece of source. Good job!

(5 years and 2962 days ago)

Milo
avatar Glockman
Glockman says:

Nice image , but have to agree a bit with mossyB

(5 years and 2962 days ago)

Milo
avatar arca
arca says:

Absolutely fascinating image ... you have created a unique and diverse piece here ... it has a subtle message and I am going to fav it so I can keep coming back and see if I can figure out what it means (to me).

(5 years and 2962 days ago)

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avatar Derivatix
Derivatix says:

would be perfect on the cover of a children's book. Very lovely, great imagination!

(5 years and 2962 days ago)

Milo
avatar arca
arca says:

Very pleasant scene ... interesting takes on the source.

My only "critique" would be that the little boat is perhaps a bit too centered ... it would add a little more life to the image if it was not directly in the middle of the image ... see here for Rule of Thirds and composition info http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition_rule_of_thirds.html ).

Sorry I am so late with my comment I know there is nothing you can do now but thought for next time

(5 years and 2962 days ago)

Milo
avatar DanielaOwergoor

Romantic image, really beautiful!

(5 years and 2963 days ago)

Milo
avatar hereisanoop

Very nice result, gl

(5 years and 2963 days ago)

Milo
avatar dreamboy
dreamboy says:

Scenic atmosphere with nice composition.

(5 years and 2963 days ago)

Milo
avatar erathion
erathion says:

Different approach author but great final product...well done

(5 years and 2963 days ago)

Milo
avatar Brunheroti

Gostei das sombras e cores

(5 years and 2964 days ago)

Milo
avatar CMYK46
CMYK46 says:

Good thinking, good color!

(5 years and 2964 days ago)

Milo
avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

Pretty, but too CBR.
EDIT: "CBR" = Chopped Beyond Recognition. It's when you create a "jigsaw puzzle image by deconstructing the source image so badly that you could have used any image of anything to create with, because the original source is no longer visibly identifiable within the chop.

Warping, recoloring, and adding to an image is one thing. Chopping into such "mystery meat" shapes minimizes it's use in the final image. While it's allowed, (In the opinion of some), it's not the best example of one's chopping skills.

(5 years and 2964 days ago)

Milo
avatar Drivenslush

Very Beatrix Potter only transported to modern day

(5 years and 2964 days ago)

Milo
avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

Imaginative and beautiful. Nice approach to use the source without the swing. It belongs in a classic storybook, my friend.

(5 years and 2964 days ago)

Milo
avatar jcfreak6363

WOW!

(5 years and 2964 days ago)

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avatar ibmaxed
ibmaxed says:

Great creativity and execution

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

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avatar petersheep

nice image!! very original entrie! GL

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

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avatar minnie
minnie says:

Really strange... I like it!!
Good luck!

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

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avatar erathion
erathion says:

very neat intelligent work....instant fav from me author...best of luck

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

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avatar Drivenslush

lovely creation, I love how the one figure is walking into the masses .. good luck!!!

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

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avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

Great work...it's beyond surreal. It made me smile...since at first I thought they were crash test dummies being used to test park benches. It then became thought provoking. Nice job!

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

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avatar Chalty669
Chalty669 says:

Would fit in well framed in a contemporary high rise apartment. Nice job, good luck!

(5 years and 2965 days ago)

Degressive...to blue