This image is a composite and mixer brush painting entered into a state print competition for the Professional Photographers of America (PPA).  I received a merit for this image but did not compete it at Nationals.

Here is a quick little video of my build process.  I didn't include all the steps to color balance and change lighting on each element, just the process of adding them into the composite and then a few steps at the end to enhance the lighting and overall density and tone of the image.

Below are the guide images used.  I am a photographer enthusiast and travel several times a year.  So all of the landscapes and bird images used were my captures.  The textures, clouds, rocks and some of the driftwood was stock.