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From pbourke@swin.edu.au:
Nothing terribly elegant about this scene. More a matter of
using reflections for the sake of it rather than to enhance the scene.

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From dvnss@mega.ist.utl.pt:
It is very, very weird!!

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From marlo.steed@uleth.ca:
Good first attempt but need to work on realism. (distant birds are actually
credible).

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From douge@nls.net:
You obviously put a lot of work into this.  Some ways to improve on it: 
consider using bump maps or surface normals on your objects to give them a
little more texture.  For example, the turtle shell would look much better with
a crackle bump map or normal.  The pattern on the fish is a little chaotic
(almost hurts the eye to look at it); think about using image maps.  I can't
make out the coral at all; try some other water methods, and aim for something
you can see a little deeper into.


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From tony@j4tb.com:
It seems you used some creative techniqes to make this image. Your water is
nice. (I gotta find that tutorial.) I can't see your corral at all. Your shore
line seems too straight and your picture too green. Your birds however are very
well done. Your turtle looks good but the fish seem too wide.
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From whhale@nvl.army.mil:
The water is very good.  Scene is a little too grainy in the background

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From bbowen@cswnet.com:
If you're happy with it, then I'm happy with it.

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From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com:
Sorry, but I don't like it. Textures are too agressive. It does not have
a look of consistency : some elements look pretty real some look totally
unreal and the mix does not agree with me.

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From StephenF@whoever.com:
Some good work here.  The shaping on the fish and 
turtle is nice.  The gulls are not bad, but look a bit 
artificial.  The water texture could use some work... the 
fish look very mottled when viewed through it.  It looks 
like all the trees on the shoreline are in a straight line... 
varying their placement somewhat might help.

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From sjlen@ndirect.co.uk:
All the textures seem off, the animals in the water look really green and the 
beach bright yellow.  Looks like you've only used one tree and rotated it.
The text file was far too long which prevented me from getting to read it all. 

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From went@netcourrier.com:
The scene is not very realistic

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From delfeld@mailcity.com:
Very nice work with the objects.  Work on what is supposed to be the main point
of interest in the image, and try to find a way to bring that out visually.


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From file:
More work needs to be done to make this attractive.