Wow...what a way to bring in the New Year!First of all,a big congrats to Kanzler and Thandaluz ...both of you posted amazing images,and are a constant inspiration!Secondly,congrats to all the other entrants who rose to the challenge and entered a great range of images and concepts...very well done!This was a great challenge(thanks Nazul),I only wish more would have entered.I've had this idea on the burner for a while,so here goes...

                        The Four Elements
 Using  any version of Bryce,create an image portraying any or all of the four elements...Earth,Air,Fire and Water.The image can be in any style you wish...an abstract depicting the swirling motion of wind,a scifi scene of a planetary landscape dotted with fiery lava fields,a realistic scene with rain clouds over a windswept lake...the sky's the limit,as long as the main emphasis is on the elements!
 Now the rules...
 

1. The primary emphasis is on using Bryce and it's many features.Imports are allowed,but they must not be the main focus of the scene.If your scene involves,for instance,buildings or props try to create as much as possible using Bryce.

2.Postwork is allowed,but it must not be the main part of the image.Colour and contrast correction,touch-ups and signature,or effects that would otherwise eat up processing time are okay...but no overworking with filters etc.

3.As an extra challenge for those who wish to take it on...try customizing some area of Bryce in creating your image...change the sky or cloud colours,combine textures for your terrains,or use one area of Bryce to texture another(use a terrain texture to texture a tree trunk for example).If you do customize something,state in your description what it was and what you did to achieve it...that way we all learn something new as well as have fun!

Well,what do you think...are you up to the challenge?