===== From jaime@ignorancia.org: Not a bad image, but next time you must read the rules: this is not a "free" topic competition: you must stick to the current theme. ===== From edward_dixon2001@yahoo.com: Not quite sure about the connection with the topic. Perhaps a more expansive explanatory text would be helpful. ===== From thomas_gaukel@t-online.de: Hello ? Fantasy ? Anyone home ? A line like "This wine was used to knock out the evil guards, so our hero could escape" would have helped, maybe. ===== From klynn@qwest.net: nice image, off topic. ===== From elias@users.sourceforge.net: Artistic Merit: 1/20, also see last point. Technical Merit: 10/20. The wall and the glass objects get high technical points, they look quite realistic to me. The standing bottle might look a bit cornered though. The marmor plate looks somewhat artificial to me, not sure if a real one does the same. Concept, originality, interpretation of theme: If you would have given some description, e.g. these are some mystical bottles, or a hint where I should look to see the fantasy and mystics part - I would have considered it on-topic. But as it is, I consider it off-topic, thus I'm not really sure on the Artistic Merit as well. ===== From fmurr@free.fr: It's a great looking picture,that's why I am really sorry to tell you that you are out of topic,(each round has a theme (a subject) to respect,this time it was "Fantasy and Mystic",I encourage you to participate ===== From zebu@pingou.linux-site.net: Completely off-topic ===== From ruy@hipernet.com.br: Very realistic. Totally off-topic. ===== From delfeld@mailcity.com: Nice composition; good movement throughout. I have always viewed still life images as a display of style and skill in the medium. I do not know how this relates to the theme, though that does not detract from my enjoyment of it. . . i.e., it would be lacking without the bit of shadow on the far left wall, etc. ===== From davidbridge@msn.com: Great image. I love the composition but I fear you've missed the topic by a wide mark ===== From peter@table76.demon.co.uk: It looks nice, but seems to ignore the topic. ===== From file: The only mystical here is the description. Proportions seem to be wrong. ===== From file: The image has good effect on textures and lighting, the models are simple but goodlooking, but the main problem is that is unrelated to theme. Not in the image nor in the description are any links to mistic or fantasy. Nice image though.