In the Shadows

She likes the quiet, dark places. Edit ... added more water and droplets. General clean up ;) Lady is from Chonastock at deviantart ... wonderful stock providers and artists! Background is my own image and can be seen in the SBS #14

For: shell contest

There Was a Crooked House

Please view large :D All from source "Painted Penquin" except tree. Tree is my own photo - see SBS guide Step 14 Edit - adjusted windows

For: painted penguin contest

Haiku Spring

Spring winds call Soon the dragonflies Thank you to Lucretia-stock and Alegion-stock! Sky overlay image is my own - see SBS Step 2. Permission for stock use SBS Step 8. Tried sugge

For: mixed manipulations 1 contest

Not a Highway

Puglia, Italy, Levels, sharpening and cropped. Got rid of a few dust spots.

For: roads contest

The Battle

Pandora battled her way through the maelstrom to close the lid on the tempest she'd released. A ray of hope at the bottom of the jar called to her and gave her the strength to carry on. Model image is courtesy of M.J. Ranum - www.ranum.com. All other my own stock.

For: pandoras box contest

The Burden

Created from all my own images and a little bit of in PS painting. See SBS.

For: mixed manipulations 2 contest

Fallen Down

Please view hi res. There is a lot of detail in the feather that doesn't show in low res :D

For: dew contest

Tangled

For: dew contest

Morning Jewels

A lucky catch with my cheap camera. My only regret was that I didn't have my SLR with me. A little sharpening, a little color correction (both minor), cropped

For: dew contest

Star Dust Fairy

Hair, jewels, body swirl design, pool, sky and most of the background were all created by me in PS. Thanks to Marcus Ranum www.ranum.com. for the model and to zepherofgod for the Luna Moth Wings.

For: light people contest

Topping Up

Time to fuel up ... just a little top up for the journey home. Girl courtesy of Marcus Ranum www.ranum.com. All other images are my own. See SBS.

For: light people contest

No Safe Haven

A little dark. Thought something haunting would be appropriate for coming up to Halloween. It is a visual depiction of horrors and sense of entrapment Mental Illness can cause. Thanks to Rebecca-parker stock for the model. Other images used are my own. SBS is a described Animated GIF and ...

For: mixed manipulations 3 contest

Deep in the Jungle

While on safari I happened upon a very strange bird ... I was fortunate enough to capture a photo. What a find! All photo's are my own. See SBS steps 1, 2 and 12.

For: multiple heads contest

Flying the Rainbow

She loved the days when the Rainbows came out. Flying through the moisture laden clouds and circling through all the colours. What a joy! Edit: Redid the sizing and the motion trail. Lost some detail but brought it closer to the theme. Trying to get the blur from the figure flying in one directio...

For: movement contest

Zeberflutterby

Found this little guy in my back yard. Boy was I glad I had my camera! Thank you S.R. Patel at SXU for the Zebra. Also, thanks to the creator of the butterfly and background photo, John J. Mosesso. This public domain image can be found on the National Biological Information Infrastructure web...

For: mixed manipulations 4 contest

To Own the Stars

Humanoids could not withstand the radiation and long term loneliness of deep space travel. So she had chosen to lose her humanity. It was the only way she could own the stars. Mostly source with a few clouds photos of my own and thanks to faestock for the model.

For: locomotive contest

Self Delusion Illusion

Figures by Marcus Ranum (www.ranum.com) Rest of the images are my own. See SBS. SBS is not as complete as I wanted, ran out of time.

For: dark surrealism contest

Like A Moth

Lady is from Marcus Ranum (www.ranum.com). All other images used are my own (see SBS step 1, 2 & 3). Brush for ivy is the default "Ivy" brush in Photoshop. I wrote a poem while I was creating the image to go with it. But as it is quite long I put it in the SBS Step 3 so you did ...

For: mixed manipulations 5 contest

She Waits

Please view full if you have time. Thanks. For eons She has watched civilizations come and go waiting for someone to set Her free. Thanks to bgraphic at sxc.hu for the Glacier Tunnel And to Marcus Ranum for my Ice Goddess (www.ranum.com) Cracks texture and castle image are my own. See SB...

For: ice people contest

The Tempest

He had no choice, his magic had been outlawed and he had been banished from the Castle. As the blizzard raged about him the sorrow at leaving his home and family was overwhelming. Not knowing or caring where he could go or what his future might bring, he hung his head, weary beyond words; and his jo...

For: stairway contest

Exile's Wall

Thank you to Elandria at Dreamers of Avalon - See SBS for permission. NOTE: Link to her stock image is to a stock pack. There is no link to the image directly, the given link is the BEST link I can get! It takes a second to get to the correct page. Please wait. Thank you to Digital-Amphetami...

For: mixed manipulations 6 contest

Eye to Eye

A day in the park chasing dragonflies.

For: macro bugs 2 contest

Behind the Blue Door

Some levels and saturation adjustments, cropping and sharpening. Matera, Italy

For: doors contest

What Turkey?

For: doors contest