hehehe, can see the improvement with the blur... don't knock yourself author, it's a really great chop, be proud of that (great vision)

First version is more to my taste. (the one stored in the SBS.) The chunks (and I know they are suppose to look like broken glass) just don't work for me. They kind of look like debris that wasn't deleted/erased from another photo. But who knows, I'm completely loop the loop. Still a great chop

Adding the broken glass really makes this work now. My only problem is with the line where the wave meets the hull of the ship, and I still think the water looks better in step 3, but it's a well made and imaginative image.

Congrats once again!!

Congrats!!

Congrats!!

Congrats

Congrats

Congrats

Congrats, well done!

Congrats... for third.

Congratulations for your 2nd...

Message in a bottle..

Congrats! Well done... wish you had a SBS to look at.

Congrats!

Congratulations.

IMO reverting to something like Step 3 would be an improvement, with less yellow in the water, and not so much of a confusing dark mass in front of the bow. This can be a great image with the right tweaks.

Very nice, indeed! Looking forward to seeing those improvements you'll be working on (Holding my vote for later too, I'm pretty sure it'll be worth the wait!)

oh the DRAMA!

My first half second reaction was 'WOW!'
Then on closer looking I realized you have potential gold here but there's more work to be done before it is actual gold. Your source of the ship is great and I would have left the front part of the ship in the chop.
IMHO you should give this chop a couple more hours, enhance the blending of the waves, play around with color settings and try to add more sources to tell a story.
You could for instance use a radial blur on the bottle, I suppose this is an eye of the storm, add a couple of things flying around, to create a more chaotic look (remove the birds, they do not fly in storms).
I see great potential here and hope you will spend some extra time in this chop to make it great!
Not voted yet because I want to wait and see what you can come up with in the end, hope others will also.

I love,LoVe this!! "R!!" ..from his eyes into this mans sole.. To his story line wrinkles!..the close details of this piece tells this mans story! Good luck to you!

Wowzers Cool

The new source worked out great, looks just like the original! Well worth the extra time you spent fixing this really fine entry.

Love it ! Very good job here... nice to see works like yours...

Ready to go!
Good job!

"Bug'N!!" Love it!! Good job author!!

Good built, Looks convincing

...and after it eats your head, the lower half of your body continues to mate with it. hehehe (couldn't resist) Love it

It's a nice idea you have there. I would try to work on the motorbike parts, gears and rearview mirrors mostly, to match the visual style of the mantis parts (kinda sketchy). Also try to improve the shadow and reflection on the floor, i'll hold on my vote to see if you can work a bit on those extra points.

Cool reptile

Don't feel too bad, I've made the same mistake, many others have also including mods. It's definitely worth the fixing IMO. Don't forget to change the source link. Good Luck!

Author you do need at least a written description of how the entry was made. An SBS (step by step) would be better and helps show how you created the entry. It's in the Photoshop Rules:
5.4. No External Source used in your Entry:
In this case, write in your description how your entry was made.

Keep in mind that if there's something not clear, the moderators might ask you to explain or post a step by step guide. This way we can keep the contests fair for everyone!

Author I think you've put the url in the wrong box. The link works when I copy and paste it but not when you click on it.

I'm afraid I have some bad news about the source, it's under a Creative Commons No derivative works license. That means it cannot be modified, remixed, transformed or built upon. You always have to check for the CC symbol with an equal sign (=) in a circle, it means no derivative works.

I did find an almost exact match for the source here:
https://pixabay.com/en/space-shuttle-endeavour-shuttle-708635/

I hope you can correct your image, I'll ask the Contest Moderator to give you some time before sending a warning.

Very good craft... perfect and well done

This is a good entry... good thinking, and good transformation. GL.

How much fun is that? Though with all those holes the drag would be horrific LOL.. great job

Looks good, needs SBS. (Author, you can post your SBS along with your entry).

Congrats

Great chop! Looks movie posterish. Good luck author!

Nice idea with the surveillance cam.. well done author

Creepy Santa! Good luck, Author!

Nice work.... good luck.

hehehe, reminds me of the Futurama Robot Santa for some reason, AWESOME!

Very convincing and terrific... Welldone author

Nice!!! and Goodbye for all the pxleyes members!!!!

Congrats on winning this last contest

Congrats on the last win.

Congrats Dave.... I think I'm goin' to cry now... :-S

Congrats!