Maiden in the Mist

    Maiden in the Mist

    Thanks to cliff1066 at flickr.com for the statues source;

    For: running water contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 54.05%
    » Rank: 5 out of 9

    Cleo's Woodland Get-Away

    Cleos Woodland Get-Away

    Thanks to jantik at flickr.com for the beautiful photo of the moss-covered tree. The girl is my own photo. Girl's hair, canopied swing and birds are created from the source fern.

    For: fern contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 52.05%
    » Rank: 10 out of 10

    I Do

    I Do
    top 3 entry

    Thanks to hilleke at pxleyes.com for the beautiful cathedral photo; thanks to Isara at flickr.com for the feather source photo; thanks to Dollyknickers at flickr.com for the bride doll; thanks to kristiewells at flickr.com for the bouquet;

    For: ostrich contest

    » Comments: 13
    » Score: 58.81%
    » Rank: 1 out of 13

    The Emerald City

    The Emerald City

    The buildings have become a huge emerald where one can find the wizard's castle. Thanks to sean pablab at flickr.com for the castle source; thanks to gustavocampos at flickr.com for the wonderful cloud source photo;

    For: sky scraper contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 52.87%
    » Rank: 6 out of 7

    Guardians of Stone Face Bridge

    Guardians of Stone Face Bridge
    top 3 entry

    Thanks to nick-b-photos at flckr.com for the old man stone face; to Juergen Kurlvink at flckr.com for the tree source; to andrewpescod at flickr.com for the eagle;

    For: biker bridge contest

    » Comments: 10
    » Score: 58.99%
    » Rank: 3 out of 17

    Spring Celebration

    Spring Celebration
    top 3 entry

    Only the source photo was used. Forsythia blossoms are created from one of the letters on the sign, lavendar flower stems are created from many, many, many small stars, pussy willows from a letter in the sign. Background is created from the entire sign, then duplicated and scaled many times. Pleas...

    For: open contest

    » Comments: 18
    » Score: 61.42%
    » Rank: 1 out of 6

    Surprising Arrival

    Surprising Arrival

    Thanks to the following at flickr.com: to Alaska Dude for the mermaid statue, and to Roads Less Traveled Photography for the boat statue. Also, to mike-in-ny for Great Nebula in Orion

    For: red lake contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 55.24%
    » Rank: 12 out of 25

    Late Winter Fun

    Late Winter Fun
    top 3 entry

    Just the source photo used with birds and background drawn and brushed in.

    For: bowling pin contest

    » Comments: 10
    » Score: 59.84%
    » Rank: 2 out of 24

    Purple Pillow Pussy

    Purple Pillow Pussy
    top 3 entry

    Just source photo used - no outside sources

    For: wisk contest

    » Comments: 11
    » Score: 56.71%
    » Rank: 2 out of 13

    Fragrance by the Window

    Fragrance by the Window
    top 3 entry

    Everything in this image is created from the window design. The beautiful swirl designs lend themselves to a flowery image so well.

    For: glass structure contest

    » Comments: 14
    » Score: 60.73%
    » Rank: 1 out of 13

    Buddha Frog

    Buddha Frog

    I misread the rules for the '5' so used all five of the current source photos instead of the ones we are supposed to use. Anyway, it was an interesting project and I can still enter it in this category. Thanks to the following for use of their photos: At flickr.com Tim Moffatt (crown); WilliamCh...

    For: frog closeup contest

    » Comments: 7
    » Score: 55.69%
    » Rank: 10 out of 13

    Fancy Headwear

    Fancy Headwear
    top 3 entry

    Thanks to Cubist Castle at flick.com for the head form source. Other parts of image all from source bench photo.

    For: white bench contest

    » Comments: 7
    » Score: 57.53%
    » Rank: 3 out of 7

    From the Wild Sea

    From the Wild Sea

    Thanks to glasseyes at flickr.com for the black horse source photo; to for the white horse source and to markmiller at morguefile for the others. Thanks to Jeff Ross at CGtextures.com for the beautiful arched rock source;

    For: wild sea contest

    » Comments: 2
    » Score: 54.11%
    » Rank: 6 out of 13

    Harbinger of spring

    Harbinger of spring
    top 3 entry

    Source used for robin, (details in SBS), and thank you's to darwin at flickr.com for the snow scene used for the background.

    For: frozen branch contest

    » Comments: 21
    » Score: 59.68%
    » Rank: 1 out of 4

    Swimming Amidst the Sea Fans

    Swimming Amidst the Sea Fans

    Thanks to Nemo's great uncle at flickr for the turtle source photos; to abraxas3D for the under the sea source used to place the sea fans made from the bracket fungus source; heirbornstud at morguefile.com for the vortex source used behind the background scene when I began.

    For: fungus contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 55.62%
    » Rank: 11 out of 17

    Shades of the Orient

    Shades of the Orient

    Windchimes are made of small parts (lights on bus, car wheel, etc.) ; flowers are made of petals made from front of bus, shade behind arrangement from window shades in bus, and container is created from window of bus. No outside sources. Background is pattern created from the entire source photo....

    For: old blue bus contest

    » Comments: 8
    » Score: 58.41%
    » Rank: 7 out of 17

    A Room in Wonderland

    A Room in Wonderland
    top 3 entry

    Please check my SBS before voting. Thanks to trun floato at flickr.com for the tree which houses M. Hare's room that Alice would like to enter. Everything else was done from the source photo and drawing with brush tools .

    For: make a room contest

    » Comments: 9
    » Score: 59.02%
    » Rank: 3 out of 10

    Parrot and Trumpets

    Parrot and Trumpets
    top 3 entry

    Please check out my SBS before voting. Only the source photo was used, except for a reference for the parrot and a starry nebulae layer for badastronomer at flickr.com . Thanks to ellbrown at flickr.com for reference source for the parrot.

    For: bowling pins contest

    » Comments: 11
    » Score: 60.19%
    » Rank: 2 out of 11

    A Deserted Nesting Place

    A Deserted Nesting Place
    top 3 entry

    Thanks to cindy at flickr.com for the barn; to nataraham at flickr.com for the desert hills; to at NASA Goddard at flickr.com for the nebulae overlay; to biggles621, fionnaandneil; to zuai at flickr.com for the owls; to nadbasher at flickr for the old farm machine; Trees are brushes I made.

    For: earth surface contest

    » Comments: 9
    » Score: 56.66%
    » Rank: 3 out of 21

    Homage to Peter Max

    Homage to Peter Max

    Just the source used on this take-off on Peter Max's colorful art works. To see some of his delightful creations go to: http://www.google.com/images?as_q="Peter%20Max"&safe=active&as_st=yo to:

    For: fire hydrant contest

    » Comments: 4
    » Score: 50.2%
    » Rank: 15 out of 19

    Opening Night at the Gallery

    Opening Night at the Gallery

    Sculpture, columns, background all made from the source. No outside sources used. Please see detailed SBS.

    For: fire hydrant contest

    » Comments: 3
    » Score: 50.93%
    » Rank: 14 out of 19

    Chuggy,Chuggy, Bang, Bang

    Chuggy,Chuggy, Bang, Bang
    top 3 entry

    Thanks so much to teh0x at flickr.com for the gorgeous view of the Golden Gate; The driver and birds are drawn in with brush tool. See SBS for details, please.

    For: vintage car contest

    » Comments: 16
    » Score: 58.89%
    » Rank: 1 out of 7

    Window to Spring

    Window to Spring
    top 3 entry

    Cherry blossoms make me think of the Orient. Thanks to kinberlyn at flckr.com for the Oriental window; to Paco CT at flckr.com for the masks; the bamboo source is my own; blossoms in arrangement were made with brush tools using closeups of source as reference. Pattern layer over background is made...

    For: spring landscape contest

    » Comments: 10
    » Score: 60%
    » Rank: 2 out of 9

    Which Came First?

    Which Came First?
    top 3 entry

    Thanks to amyvdh at flickr for the tree source photo;thanks to Yndra at flickr.com for the chicken;

    For: animorph contest

    » Comments: 5
    » Score: 55.07%
    » Rank: 2 out of 4