===== From bobfranke@halcyon.com: This is a great image, but it violates a rule. Images are to be created specifically for the competition. Although this entry fits with the topic, I reduced the concept score. You are apparently new to the competition, and there are a few things to look out for. It is stated as a raytracing competition, but any raytracng or rendering software can be used. Post processing is severely limited. While they are ok to use, image maps are discouraged by many of the voters. The emphasis is on modeling, textures and the output directly from the tracing/rendering software. This often makes some things harder to do, but I guess that is the point. I checked your site, and you have some very good art on display. Please consider entering again with the above comments in mind. I want to see more of what you can do. ===== From gregj56590@aol.com: Technically excellent! Gruesomeness of theme prevents a "20" Artistic score. And would something so thoroughly skeletonized represent a "FIRST" encounter? ===== From klynn@uswest.net: might have made a good image for the "Horror" competition! ===== From johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu: A stunning image. I would dearly love to see that spider at greater resolution. ===== From Sean_Hamilton@amrcorp.com: Nice job! Hopefully you'll put in something very memorable for the Horror round in '99! ===== From manorton@tcnet.net: Very nice Great Spider, and the web is nice to. ===== From kosh@nesys.com: Very realistic spider. Clever idea. ===== From gmccarter@hotmail.com: Impressive. Incredible depth and subtlety to this image. Very, very well done. ===== From tina@tezcat.com: Very creepy... ===== From djconnel@flash.net: Nice picture! A suggestion : describe more of your procedure for making the image. Did you design the spider, just texture it, or just include it from a library? What about the skeleton? Also, I recommend a bit more background be used. Pure blackness has its effect, but some background would help a lot here. Still -- it's quite haunting, and stunningly "realistic" in its representation! ===== From east103@dialaccess.com: nice spider and web ===== From ethelm@bigfoot.com: Exceptionally well done. Macabre but realistic. The web is quite an achievement. The whole image is extremely striking, artistic and on topic. ===== From blaineholmes@hotmail.com: Way cool picture. Looks realistic. ===== From jaime@ctav.es: Wow! The web is a texture? Incredible! It looks as individual threads! Fantastic! ===== From arcana@sinbad.net: Based on your text description, I began to suspect that this image had not been created specifically for this competition. That it was instead created for some other purpose. After examining your website, I have come to the conclusion that I was correct in this assumption. The intent of the competition is to attempt to create an image within the bounds of the competition's timeframe, from the date of announcement until the closing date. I have adjusted my scoring accordlingly. Beyond all that, let me compliment you on a wonderfully morbid image. :{) ===== From r@haka.saunalahti.fi: Great picture, but wouldn't it fit better in the horror round? It seems to me the poor fellow in the web has met the spider quite some time ago already.. Notable for modelling