In the spirit of Halloween I planned a goofy dance of skeletons, but it almost ended up creepy enough for a more serious category.

Another image meant for another project, but I like it so much I had to include it here.

Thank you Sydney for the winning name! I can't declare winner on Facebook because their rules distance themselves from contest liability.
I didn't know the definition of oracle included the knowledge & wisdom passed from an oracle, but now I realize the name fits perfectly.

Another beach scene, probably the best so far. I like beach scenes on my desktop, so don't expect this to be the last.

A recreation of an image that was almost ready when I lost it to to a corrupted tree model that wouldn't let the source file load.

It might be sunset, or later in the evening, hard to tell time by the sun, when it just circles around the horizon all day.

The idea for this one started while walking through a bookstore, and noticing just how many books, of all types, had skulls on the cover. Try counting them yourself next time.

An actual 3d fractal flame, hovering over an ocean. It's actually a composite of 3 renders, one of the 3d fractal, one of an ocean at the same angle, and a 2d version of the fractal used to cast reflections in the water.

Problems with a new video card not wanting to handle complicated images, had me change to new subjects 4 times. I rushed to replace the broken one without doing enough research.

I love the hands. The figure does have flesh tones, but the extremely bright bluish white lights washed out all the color.