===== From sroberts@learn.senecac.on.ca: *VERY* nice scene - a real jaw-dropper on first viewing. I did notice a couple teeny details that could stand to be tweaked; the top of the candle is too smooth, and when a candle melts at an angle like this it invariably gets a blobby dribble of wax running down the side. The canld eflame itself is too narrow from side to side. The lighting is spectacular; very atmospheric *G*. I think the only other thing you could try to acheive perfection would be to slide the window open a little and put some very simple filmy white curtains blowing just slightly in a breeze. But maybe that would be gilding the lily. 20-20-20 anyway. ===== From m-kolb@uiuc.edu: This image kicks ass. : ) The candles could use a little help, but other than that, I've given your image the highest marks so far. Well done! - Michael J. Kolb ===== From cgallego@nordnet.fr: Not so original, but very good ambience... http://home.nordnet.fr/~cgallego ===== From bill.marrs@pureatria.com: This scene is similar to some of the others (window with sunlight, eyeglasses, bottles, etc...) - but it's done very well. Very well done scene. ===== From 93semeno@scar.utoronto.ca: There is a certain atmosphere to this image. It really has a mood. I especially like the beams of light coming from the window. Feels like someone is about to get knocked off. :) ===== From ucoakc00@mcl.ucsb.edu: Amazing. All the objects I've grown to hate somehow work in this scene. Nice job. ===== From danclegg@uniserve.com: How.. Misty.. ===== From rea@st-and.ac.uk: A good all round image. Watch your contrast with glass, and most especially with atmosphere - the colours can get a bit flat. Also, you probably want your halos to be a bit fatter - the candles look almost like lit dynamite ;) ===== From jmills@stic.net: Nice lighting...nice ===== From amarok@geocities.com: Great pic! Just one thing - I think you should have used a higher ambient value for the candle. ===== From bsieker@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de: Very atmospheric setting; great lighting! The wine bottle seems too reflective and the wine a little bit too light, but the overall work is excellent! ===== From uvasst00@mcl.ucsb.edu: A little too dark. ===== From no13@ozemail.com.au: Excellent lighting ! ===== From ptdawson@voicenet.com: I like all of the shadows, and the atmosphere - nice scene! ===== From lpurple@netcom.com: Very suave; you can almost hear French accordian music. ===== From dick@buckosoft.com: very nice colors. Great use of "dark". From web_user@173-127-214.ipt.aol.com: It was so dark, it was difficult to understand. From web_user@p5-01.z03.glo.be: Notable for composition, lighting From web_user@tonyv.aztec.co.za: Nice atmosphere. But the red (?) wine looks a bit insipid. Or is that port? Notable for lighting