Photoshop contest - friends of the sea

I have made a rough sketch of my work on this. I will keep on editing this, please drop in your suggestions so that I can improve my work! Please...

hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [ 731]:

I am not sure about the size of dolphins, but I think the guy should be behind the 2 dolphins in the middle... Now the 2 dolphins look huge...
(2 years and 182 days ago)

Sizzlar [lvl 11] [vp 151] [ 0]:

This ones really good! Light works really well could maybe darken up the background alittle to add depth to the water? The dolphins at the back should be slightly darker because thers more water between them. very nice piece!
(2 years and 182 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 1000] [ 90]:

spectacular work
(2 years and 182 days ago)

Naiko [lvl 26] [vp 0] [ 0]:

why advices from us, u don't need any man...that kick asses, (Hilleke there are several spieces for dolphins, and female are little...
(2 years and 182 days ago)

hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [ 731]:

Ok... I just thought they were too big to be behind the male diver...
(2 years and 182 days ago)

author:

okiez guys!! thanks for all the suggestions, keep flooding them in for my other entries too..I have made some changes as suggested by hilleke
(2 years and 182 days ago)

0ptik [lvl 24] [vp 1000] [ 0]:

Bit more shading needed to keep in perspective, but otherwise well done
(2 years and 181 days ago)

haricharan [lvl 22] [vp 1000] [ 5]:

you can blur once behind and darken then a bit ! too get a natural effect! nice job !
(2 years and 178 days ago)

Naiko [lvl 26] [vp 0] [ 0]:

soryy, but i still think you were right at first about the dolphins sizes...female and most of dolphins species are pretty little.... lol
(2 years and 178 days ago)

hyperorbit [lvl 35] [vp 1000] [ 696]:

(1 year and 243 days ago)

final score: 67.9 %

votes placed: 112

submitted: 2 years and 182 days ago

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I saw something called Photogami and tried to copy the style

Gitte [lvl 11] [vp 1000] [ 73]:

very nice
(2 years and 184 days ago)

tjsnaps [lvl 7] [vp 840] [ 0]:

interesting
(2 years and 184 days ago)

Joanne Ford [lvl 20] [vp 997] [ 0]:

Pretty cool. Nice technique!
(2 years and 183 days ago)

0ptik [lvl 24] [vp 1000] [ 0]:

Different, but just too much like a filter job I think.
(2 years and 182 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 1000] [ 90]:

awesome
(2 years and 182 days ago)

author:

Optik - I'd be happy to send you the psd file --this was tons of triangles - and if you look close, you will see where a pattern is repeated, especially in the water. Unfortunately, filters give 'work' a bad name
(2 years and 182 days ago)

0ptik [lvl 24] [vp 1000] [ 0]:

I don't doubt you rmb, but unfortunately for the work you put in, it still looks like a filter job, sorry.
Look at it this way, would Michael Angelo have used a chisel if he had a jackhammer?
(2 years and 181 days ago)

final score: 65.9 %

votes placed: 99

submitted: 2 years and 184 days ago

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Yeah, well, I just HAD to do it! lol!~~~~
They've got his little Miami Dolphin jumping through hoops!

Gitte [lvl 11] [vp 1000] [ 73]:

lovely work
(2 years and 181 days ago)

UglyBOB [lvl 2] [vp 100] [ 0]:

what Gitte said
(2 years and 178 days ago)

haricharan [lvl 22] [vp 1000] [ 5]:

what ugly trying too say ...
(2 years and 178 days ago)

Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 1000] [ 90]:

great
(2 years and 178 days ago)

final score: 63.1 %

votes placed: 91

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