Need a couple more eyes...

[Cestra]

okay since i've been browsing and browsing i figured i should share too  

This is probably wayy different from the drawing/manga that most people here work in but yeah it's a photomanipulation
it looks weird (as in off as in i haven't blended the different images correctly gah) and i CAN"T FIGURE OUT WHY!!! well,i know it's partially the bird....

so if someone with a really sharp eye for reality could please help me make it look more cohesive, i'd appreciate it greatly! Feedback in general would be loved too

[Sharwin]

Photo manipulator eh... Actually it looks beautiful.

I could be wrong, but for some reason I feel the light source on the bird doesn't match with the person, and that the background near the bottom is a bit too dark. Also the light intensities on the glowing seem a little off.

But I'm not really an expert at this stuff so that's just gut instinct... But it looks really good nonetheless.

[Cestra]

aha! i knew it was the lighting!

thanks tons sharwie, you have awesome instinct! =) 

[Ami]

I was going to comment yesterday, but I'm a lazy prick.  
Luv ya Cestra!

Pretty much what sharwin said.

Yeah. The lighting on the girl is from the upper right and the bird has it coming from the left from the looks of it, so it looks strange being put together. & The bird's tail has little whites that hasn't been erased. XD
But it's still beautiful~ *swoons*  

[Cestra]

wahhh i wuvs wuu twoooooo ami 

hmmmm now that you mention it....maybe i should try a different bird. It's hard to completely "re-shadow" an image 

but TY very much for the insight! 

[Sharwin]

Drop a glowing light in the middle between the girl and the bird!

[Cestra]

HOHO YES! 

I will try that..... eventually......

[werr]

Sharwin is right. The lighting on the girl come from the top middle, even a bit to the right, while on the bird, it comes from the left. If you take his suggestion and use a light in between, place it not exactly in between, but a bit to the left and up. Also, the background could use some light too, to give it depth. Even if it is just a background, it does not necessary have to be plain.