Nice concept in the manipulation. The contrast between good and evil is shown well in this image by color and elements. I like the way you split the image down the middle and blended together well in the middle. I also like how you included part of the color from the opposite sides in the eyes. To me this shows the duality of good and evil within a person and there is always some good in a person no matter how evil they may seem. The technique of this image is done well, the only thing that I see that sort of stands out, that doesn't really blend well is the way the flames were cut out, they seem like they almost have a sort of red border/glow around them, but its not a convincing glow, so maybe to fix that the spread of the glow could be increased so that it comes away from the flames more evenly and blends better with the background.

The colors and contrast are so very amazing. The concept is
fantastic.
I really love the underwater and the flame. I think there are two
ways to look at this work. Maybe the bubbles could have been
more sharp. But the way I look at it. with the flame below and
the rising heat it would have distorted the bubbles almost to a
boiling state.
With the texture above the bubbles it looks to me that its what
you were trying to achieve. I found the whole work in general
most beautiful. And I wish you luck in the contest
Dave