again a somewhat bigger work i made, i started with a simple matte painting and added deatails by importing parts of photos i think i used about 20 different free stock photos wich i found in the internet, i the end i had about 100 layers in photoshop although i already colapsed a lot during the construction process which were quite a lot for my old single core computer :(

i payed more attention to create a nice mood than trying to make it as photorealistic as possible, and i know that the composition is not the best with just one centered midground element which is also a bit too contrasty and colorful

it also was a hard decission weather to add such a strong lens flare, because it takes away some of the attraction of the island itself
however i made the image they way i imagined it from the beginning so i am quite satisfied, what do you guys think about it ?

visit http://matthiasm.deviantart.com/art/The-Island-81864061 for larger image to see all the details: