Ok so i was thinking about what J4M Said. So he said move onto depth and lighting. I tried it out and made the old halo style. I did do it off the tip of my head. So anything wrong with it just say. Here i present you my best tag: Credit goes to Piggernaut for Stocks Thanks and goodbye
depth is pretty good, i look at the spartan first, and i get a 3D feel. the focal is distinguished, which is good. Now, lighting, 3 problems. The light is white, which isn't right, as the light on the spartan is yellow. The light souce is also too big as well. And, the light source is in the bottom left, but the light on the spartan is from top right. My suggestions for lighting are to use: image>applyimage, then filter>render>lighting effects, then make sure where you place the lightsource is corresponding with the focal.
sharpened AND topazed doesnt realy work in this one IMO.. now, like j4m said, the lighting is kinda off.. but i do like your basic effects on the plasma and stuff.. overall maybe a 6.5-7/10