The Fish Eye Lens : Composite Layering

"Usagi and the Ephemera"

Perhaps one of the things I most use with photoshop is layers. 

I like to experiment with creating composite images that I make in SL and often play with different windlights and shadows with a little of that " How to make a 3D image look even more 3D?" vibe to it - applying fabricated DOF and so on.

Final Composite

The Layers
As you can see, the final image consists of many component "bits"

Background Image (Original)

Layer 1 (Original) applied over background with Color properties
(This layer has also been blurred for the composite)

Layer 2 (Original) applied over Background and Layer 1 with Color Dodge properties

Credits :

Little Branch "Wildforest" from Shiny Shabby (out now) 
www.flickr.com/photos/129494941@N05/23136999026/in/pool-2... 

Cotton Bunny and Ephemera by anc 
www.flickr.com/photos/88035880@N04/19467097288/