===== From : Very good work! Nice lighting, scenery, and the theme is well interpreted. This one will be a top runner for sure. ===== From jpgargoyle@sapo.pt: A very good entry in my opinion. But I think it would result better without the car. Best regards. ===== From dapigg2000@yahoo.com: Spiffy. Good. "Lotsa points for j00." ===== From cfusner@enter.net: The grass is excellent. Did you try using mesh copies to reduce RAM usage? Basically, create a "block" of randomized grass using only a few thousand blades inserted into a mesh { } and then copy the block. 90 degree rotations would allow some variation. On a flat surface this may work better than, say, on a steep heightfield, but it would allow much more grass for far less RAM. The trees are also very nicely done and impressive for having re-invented the technique yourself instead of using a ready made plug in. ===== From tim.nikias@gmx.de: Common idea, but very good modelling and lighting. Very moody. ===== From suso@suso.org: So are you rendering this from the grave or what? ;-) ===== From rclee@oklahoma.net: Nice image. The stones look a bit too clean. ===== From jrcsurvey@aol.com: You have included a good amount of detail to complete the scene and I applau= d your use of home-rolled macros. The trees and grass came our quite nicely= . I like the way the quotidian details contrast with the implied inner turm= oil of the figure. ===== From glenn@mccarters.net: Nice job, but I think it would be slightly better without the car. What = does it add? Good stone work and variety. ===== From scandia3815@yahoo.com: The mood of this image is established very well, and the background trees and foreground grass are nicely done. Notable for modeling and composition. ===== From bill@apocalypse.org: This scene really works for me, evoking loneliness. ===== From p_chan@shaw.ca: Excellent work. The scene looks very realistic. I would have moved the camera slightly so that the corner of a tombstone didn't show up at the bottom of the screen. The only other improvement I can think of is putting some dirt on the car/tire, as would be expected on a car driven on a rainy day. ===== From patrick@sypa.net: ;-) Why is she sitting down, it is raining ... the ground is wet also !!! ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: Excellent job modelling all the objects in the scene. Tombstones look nice, and I like the way the trees turned out. Grass looks good but a bit odd to me... seems to almost have a painted look, but it works well with the mood of the scene. Concept seems a bit predictable but is well-developed here. ===== From clem@dhol.org: I don't buy the philosophy in the text file, but the image does express it. Perhaps a bunch of flowers just laid down, rapidly being destroyed by the relentless rain? ===== From r@131.san-francisco-13-14rs.ca.dial-access.att.net: Notable for composition, textures, lighting