Creative Effects Challenge No. 233 - Surreal Compositing

This challenge is a little different as there's no specific tutorial to follow although there are many tutorials on blending two or more images into a single image which is the definition of compositing..  What this challenge is about is finding and combining two or more images to create a surreal result - in other words creating a resulting image  that isn't natural.   Anything goes from flying elephants to people riding on the back of a snail.   I can remember 20 years ago with my first Photoshop Elements (PSE3) trying to figure out how to use layers and layer masks to put a giant spider on the side of a  house for a friend who hates spiders!   I'm sure you get the surreal idea and you can find many examples in, for example, the weekly Endless Possibilities Challenge or take a look at the portfolio of  Luisa Azevedo 

Here's my version of a similar one I ran across - both the images were from Unsplash and they were combined with layers, layer masks and I used a luminosity blend mode to give a better matching of the tones in the two images I started with.



And staying with the Olympic theme here's another.  Orange, basketball and player all from Pixabay.  The idea for this one came from a Photoshop Masterclass called, you guessed it, Surreal Compositing  



Have some fun and looking forward to seeing what weird things you can come up with!

Tony