===== From charliemc@prodigy.net: Deep blue. ===== From hgregory3@aol.com: Technical - Nice work on the sperm whales. Concept - A different sort of contrast but you justified it well. ===== From jrcsurvey@aol.com: It is a surprizingly effective juxtaposition ===== From steve@neurotrain.com: A 10 T 12 C 17 Good use of the rule of thirds. Biggest problem is that it just isn't that blue under water..and if the ripples indicate the surface of the water then where is the sun (the shadows under the whales and sub tell my brain that there is a sun)? Technically - The ripples are just too uniform. The sub model isn't too bad, but the whales are far too narrow. Textures also need work. Good Concept ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: This strikes me as a little too blue. The sub looks nice, but could benefit from some more complexity. The whales I like, but they seem kind of flat. A nice feel to the scene overall, though. ===== From gmccarter@hotmail.com: Hmmm, difficult subject. Yes these creatures/objects have some contrasting traits, but the image itself shows more "similarity" than "contrast" between them. And the image itself shows very little tonal contrast -- it's nearly monochromatic. ===== From hfventer@ing.sun.ac.za: A bit more light and (ironicaly) contranst in the immage would have enchanced the differnece between the two ocean inhabitants. The surface is a bit monotonic to be realistic. Some form of light filtering from above would have been perfect