• Most upvoted: +3
• OP’s favourite: +1
• prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 9
• total: 14 points!

Although the box has a visible flaw in the dimensions of the lid, this picture was convincing because of its idea and the grandiose moment it depicts. The magic of the forest is well captured. You’re the winner, congratulations! 🥇

** @WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world : You win the honour to set up the next topic and conduct the next challenge! **

• Most upvoted: +3
• prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 9
• total: 13 points.

That was close! This picture might have won if the mushroom had been depicted botanically correctly (the Entoloma hochstetteri has a slightly different cap, as far as I can tell from pictures on the www). All in all, however, a very nice picture and a fascinating image of the micro-world of New Zealand. Well done, you won second place in this challenge. 🥈

My runner-up:

Prompt: highly detailed painting of the fairy king's court, in a serene forest glade, painted in romanticism style --ar 4:3

I really like this one myself (fairies and cute stuff are always nice :), but it was a little too messy.

• Second most upvoted: +2
• prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 8
• total: 11 points.

This is the epitome of a mysterious forest creature, the whole scene has a very powerful and magical energy. If there was a bonus for the most technically complex rendered image, this image would have won it. The perspective, the water, the details, just wow. You won third place, together with the alien plant by Trollivier. 🥉

• Second most upvoted: +2
• prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 8
• total: 11 points.

A very beautiful alien flower indeed. Could easily be incorporated into the next installment of James Cameron's Avatar. You won third place, together with Thelsim's Forest Sprite. 🥉

• Third most upvoted: +1
• Bonus: most original: +1
• prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 7
• total: 10 points

Creating a scene from a silicon-based forest world is really an outstanding idea, so there's the originality bonus.

Be honest, the only reason why we're not looking at Sailor Moon is because the rules explicitly said "No Memes" :)

It's a gorgeous picture by the way!

• Prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 7
• total: 8 points

That was very close to disqualification because of the implied Sailor Moon! 😄 But since it was essentially a beautiful mystical forest scene with full moon, definitely a worthy contender for the competition.

I also thought this one was cool, but not exactly what i wanted.

• Prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 6
• Total: 7 points

This really demonstrates how lively the forest floor is, if you look closely enough. Nice.

• Prompt included: +1
• botanical accuracy: +1
• upvotes: 6
• total: 8 points

Although the chosen image style was emoji-style, the succulents look interestingly realistic. This shows what strange plants they are and funnily gives a bonus for botanical accuracy.

was difficult to choose :/

• upvotes: 6
• total: 6 points

The magical light mood gives this picture something special in connection with the fog and the reflections in the water. Mysterious naked creatures… The other two images would also both have been very good contestants

• 2nd to last entry: +1
• upvotes: 5
• Total: 6 points

A beautiful, tranquil scenery with a really calm, meditative atmosphere and nice colours.

• Prompt included: +1
• Originality Bonus: +1
• Upvotes: 5
• Total: 7 points

This picture also deserves a bonus for originality: The Emulator - although everyone knows it, no one has seen it like this before!

• Upvotes: 4
• Total: 4 points

Really lovely spring creatures, these foliage guys.

• Bonus for botanical accuracy +1
• Prompt included: +1
• upvotes 5
• Total: 7 points

This is absolutely the most realistic picture of all contestants so you deserve the bonus for botanical (and zoological!) accuracy. I also liked that at the same time you have chosen impressionistic painting as a style and not imitated a photography.

• Prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 5
• Total: 6 points

Mononoke Hime - what more can you say! This captures the spirituality of the forest very well. Great prompting too. This could have given a bonus for outstanding prompt formulation (not in a technical but in a lyrical sense).

• Last entry: +1
• prompt included: +1
• upvotes: 2
• total: 4 points

Who doesn’t like forest nymphs? They always seem to appear at the very last moment, just when you weren't expecting them anymore!