Seaside Carolers

    Seaside Carolers

    A touch of Christmas at a little seaport. Thanks to ppdigital for carolers photo at morguefile.com, karpati at morguefile for the sailboat image, and to xololounge at morguefile for the Christmas tree.

    For: footbridge contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 57.01%
    » Rank: 5 out of 17

    A Christmas Visit with Santa

    A Christmas Visit with Santa

    26 changes here, some easy, but others a little more challenging. Kids and grandkids will enjoy this one ( mine did, anyway). Answers are in place of an SBS. Thanks to Infographe_Elle at morguefile.com for the great photo. Lots of cloning and drawing with brush tools. No other outside sources. ...

    For: differences contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 57.36%
    » Rank: 7 out of 19

    Time for Dinner, Kids

    Time for Dinner, Kids

    Owl source used, and thanks fille at pxleyes.com for the delightful street lamp photo. Bats are hand-drawn with paint brush and eraser tools.

    For: owl statue contest

    » Comments: 10
    » Score: 59.54%
    » Rank: 8 out of 12

    Here's To You

    Heres To You

    Thanks for source harlequin suited man and background photo by tina at morguefile.com Bells are from source photo last week of marionette, and child photo is my own.

    For: windsocks contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 54.41%
    » Rank: 9 out of 14

    Knotty H'eye' Rise

    Knotty Heye Rise
    top 3 entry

    My apologies, but I inadvertently hit the 'no comments' choice when I uploaded this entry. I don't know how to change it. This is a blending of knotty tree photos to create a rhythmic abode for this owl family. Please check out my SBS. Thanks to the following for the use of their great photos: ...

    For: bird face contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 60.8%
    » Rank: 3 out of 28

    No Strings Attached Fun

    No Strings Attached Fun

    What a place to dance!!! Thanks to Zambyoo7 for this great spiral staircase photo at pxleyes.com.

    For: marionettes contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 54.43%
    » Rank: 8 out of 12

    Dances With Gypsies

    Dances With Gypsies
    top 3 entry

    'Merry-o-nets' are having fun dancing with the gypsies. Thanks for the photo of dancing girls by earl53 at morguefile.com, for the Robin Hood rock formation by noir and pxleyes.com, and for the gypsy wagon by taliesin at morguefile.com.

    For: marionettes contest

    » Comments: 8
    » Score: 58.28%
    » Rank: 3 out of 12

    Unleashing His Lightning

    Unleashing His Lightning

    Thanks to Zambyoo7 for this wonderful photo of Tibidabo, in Spain. Many layers of lightning were used to create the sky effects. Job 37:3 He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.

    For: lightning storm contest

    » Comments: 7
    » Score: 55.06%
    » Rank: 6 out of 22

    Autumn Along the Creek

    Autumn Along the Creek

    Thanks to taliesin at morguefile for buck and doe photos and faustfoundation at morguefile for 2 deer photo. Also, to lazy_lizard for colored leaf photo at morguefile, and to cdcguard at morguefile for the creek photo.

    For: autumn leaves contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 58.42%
    » Rank: 5 out of 27

    Renaissance Melody

    Renaissance Melody

    The challenge of this entry was to transfer the flute and clothes from the real flute player to my own photo. A lot of changes had to be made through the editing tools to do this. (Please see SBS) Girl's photo is my own. Thanks to gotmeamuse at pxleyes for the sunrise photo; for the flute and co...

    For: fall contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 53.58%
    » Rank: 10 out of 18

    Garden Wedding

    Garden Wedding

    The dunes have become lush and green. A perfect backdrop for a wedding. Sailboat by penywise at morguefile, wedding by kconnors at morguefile and my own photo of garden and gazebo.

    For: dunes and lake contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 54.05%
    » Rank: 9 out of 21

    Ginormous Musician

    Ginormous Musician

    I fell in love with this old musician when I saw him. He looks like he came from another land in another time. Have changed the background to my original image. Had changed it so that I could use the cottage to give better perspective, but agree that the sunset didn't do it any justice. Thanks for...

    For: ginormous contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 49.23%
    » Rank: 16 out of 17

    Glow of Youth

    Glow of Youth

    My own photo of girl and source photo were used. Flowers are used in many layers at different opacities.

    For: petals contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 50.59%
    » Rank: 10 out of 12

    Sinking Fast

    Sinking Fast

    A piece of the glacier let go and took some unlucky penguins with it. Let's hope that polar bear stays where he is! Thanks to aeryith at morguefile for the bear body-I changed the head for one from my photo. Thanks also to jconnor at morguefile for the penguin photo.

    For: antarctic glacier contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 55.27%
    » Rank: 10 out of 27

    Of Spirits and Times Past

    Of Spirits and Times Past

    Sad stories are told of the days when Indians were forced out of their homelands and had to live with their memories of what once was. Thanks to CYMK46 for the tree bark photo background behind these layered images. The Indian village and buffalo are by hilleke. Thanks to both of you. Other p...

    For: indian painting contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 56.68%
    » Rank: 5 out of 7

    Yum Yum Finger Food

    Yum Yum Finger Food

    This finger food is also finger-licking good when dipped in chocolate (so they say). It really made me sick just working on it, but just a fun Halloween entry. Thanks to oana for fingers, spygirl also for fingers, hilleke for the pepper plant photo, and jlpeterson at morguefile for the basket o...

    For: visual pun contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 52.65%
    » Rank: 28 out of 42

    Bongo and the Buffalo Guys

    Bongo and the Buffalo Guys

    Bongo and the Buffalo Guys join in on Home on the Range. Thanks to Cornelia at PS stock for the cute bear photo, and to Lelaina at PS stock for the beautiful cloudy sky photo. Drums are by aeryith at morgue files. Thanks so much. The buffalo was my own photo. SBS up soon.

    For: animal musicians contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 55.89%
    » Rank: 11 out of 13

    Colorful Moosical Bell Choir

    Colorful Moosical Bell Choir

    We photographed this moose statue on a trip and thought it would be fun to use in this contest. Thanks for the cathedral background to hillike at PS sources and to shebaduhkitty at morguefile for the bell.

    For: animal musicians contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 52.35%
    » Rank: 13 out of 13

    Smokin' Hot Music

    Smokin Hot Music

    A swingin' dragon has just stepped out of the woods. Thanks to spygirl1978 for the photo of the dragon toy. It has been changed substantially from the original (see SBS). The background photos are my own. Smoke tools are by Photoshop Tutorials at Brusheezy.com. Thanks to all.

    For: animal musicians contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 52.63%
    » Rank: 12 out of 13

    Bachelor Pad - No Vacancy

    Bachelor Pad - No Vacancy

    This bachelor has invited a lady to his pad for the evening. The source was used along with a brush stamp by Faeth at deviart for the hat. My thanks to Faeth for sharing PS. The rest is my own material, along with hand rendering of hearts.

    For: water plants contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 52.47%
    » Rank: 12 out of 14

    Foggy Old London Town

    Foggy Old London Town

    Background is Tower Bridge in London by tethairwen at morgueFiles, Thanks so much. Thanks to faeth-design at deviantart for the hat brush. Umbrella is by clarita at morgueFile.

    For: churchill contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 53.06%
    » Rank: 6 out of 14

    Good Music and a Fine Cigar

    Good Music and a Fine Cigar
    top 3 entry

    Churchill surely needed something to put a smile on his face when he was in power. Satchmo might have been all he needed. This entry uses some brushes beyond the ones provided in my photoshop program. I had to figure out where to find new brushes and how to load them through a zip file. Smoke br...

    For: churchill contest

    » Comments: 15
    » Score: 65.76%
    » Rank: 1 out of 14

    Golden Gates

    Golden Gates

    I used two source photos for the background. Thanks so much to: lisasolonynko for Church of Mary, and to mzacha for the other of which I used the foreground. The gate is created from the contest source.

    For: mosaic contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 53.08%
    » Rank: 5 out of 15

    Santuary

    Santuary

    Thanks to Harewood22 for the background sanctuary and candle photo. It was just what I was looking for. Other than that, just the source photo is used here. Many hours of masking and burning were involved to clean out background of candle holder and give it a 3D look.

    For: mosaic contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 52.17%
    » Rank: 7 out of 15