I was so impressed by these entries. Every single one made me want to just throw buzz at the artist. You all brought your A-game, and I'm just pleased as heck.

Thank you everyone. I was humbled by the creative forces that were mustered for this endeavor, it was all that I hoped for and more. I will treasure these images and study them to improve my craft. I wanted to award whoever put the most effort into it and also made the best, most visually convincing images, ideally showcasing versatility in different areas.

It came down to two entries, each with 3 very different entries. I couldn't be sure if one of them was IMG2IMG, so I decided to award both.

Winner
John_KSampler - 1,000 Buzz

Nothing pops quite like an inflatable castle!
Very convincing textures, and there's even people in the snow. SUPER clean render. Props.

Winner - verified Img2Img

Dotafreak - 1,000 Buzz

I love this castle in space. It's so dreamy and real, and there's crowds of people all over this thing.

Choco_Tarte - 300 Buzz

These entries really came close to winning it. Maybe a deficiency on the part of the checkpoint. causing some of the architectural details to be smudged. 100 Buzz for each image.

Polygon111 - 300 Buzz

Solar Punk works really well. Love how the clouds came out. Amazing. Totally a tough call. 100 Buzz for each image.

Takiyashamaru - 200 Buzz
Only one image submitted but it rivals the best of the best, Mesmerizing. 100 Buzz for each castle.

Cyberdanteinferno - 300 Buzz
Very Creative

Circle in the Spheres vibe

I really want to give honorable mention to everyone but I'm out of time, got a few things to do before I disappear. Everyone that participated will get at least 100 Buzz per image submitted. Thanks for putting up with all the headaches while the banking cartels sanction CivitAI. Too soon to say what will happen, but it doesn't look great.

Housekeeping: For those that use my T2I workflow, I made a small change you may wish to incorporate.

I will be traveling and doing things for the next couple of weeks. I'll try to log on mobile and keep tabs on what is going on, but I'll be relatively dark for the most part.