Maiden in the Mist

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

» Comments: 3

» Score: 54.05%

» Rank: 5 out of 9

Cleo's 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Just source photo used - no outside sources

For: wisk contest

» Comments: 11

» Score: 56.71%

» Rank: 2 out of 13

Fragrance by the Window

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

For: glass structur... contest

» Comments: 14

» Score: 60.73%

» Rank: 1 out of 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 landsca... contest

» Comments: 10

» Score: 60%

» Rank: 2 out of 9

Which Came First?

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