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From tek@evilsuperbrain.com:
I thought it was impossible to win at those games? ;)

Very nice picture.

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From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com:
Both the bear and the man are a little bit plastic (or seem so), but it is a good interpretation of the theme.

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From darwallace@earthlink.net:
Bifurcated isolation... nice, but the big spotlight is too bright and sharp.

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From bfranke2@attbi.com:
This is a lonely man.  The textures on the poser guy 
need some work.  The smoke is very good.

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From ruy@hipernet.com.br:
Nice concept. The image could use some technical improvement, though, don't you think?

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From dapigg2000@yahoo.com:
Suprisingly eerie.

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From wozzeck@club-internet.fr:
The idea is great and your picture is moving. The result still needs work (lighting, glass, textures...).
I look forward to seeing the wonders you'll do with some more experience... or with a working renderer!

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From rclee@oklahoma.net:
Very good concept.

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From jrcsurvey@aol.com:
A nice idea for the topic.  The man seems out of scale.

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From glenn@mccarters.net:
Interesting that both characters in the scene are exhibiting lonliness, =
in their own ways.  The cigarette smoke is exceptionally well done.  The =
man is well-posed, but his skin is rather pasty.  I don't like the =
composition too much -- the way you deliberately cut off portions of the =
man by rigidly aiming the camera in line with the shelves seems forced =
and unnatural.  Good work overall.

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From bill@apocalypse.org:
Good concept (sad...).  The elements of the scene don't "gel" for me very 
well, I'm not sure why (a kind of hollowness to them). The bear could have 
more roundness and fuzziness to give it more realism.  Perhaps a less 
aligned angle for the camera would have helped.

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From jinx@spodbox.fsnet.co.uk:
well done with the cigarette smoke!

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From p_chan@shaw.ca:
You've done an excellent job in creating the mood of the 
scene.  I like how the loneliness works both on the level 
of the man and also on the level of the toy.  The string 
of lights is also well done - adding a few burnt out bulbs 
helps to create a sense of realism.  Another thing to add 
which would increase the sense of realism would be 
some imperfections to the rings.  Also, the coins don't 
look very metallic to me.

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From patrick@sypa.net:
Hehe, he should close, no one will pay to win this teddy !!! poor Teddy !!!
:-)

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From StephenF@whoever.com:
Another good interpretation of the topic.  Good job of 
lighting, although the briight white patch draws my eye 
away from the bear.  The bear itself looks rather oddly-
shaped, and the pure black sections under the shelves 
don't seem quite right to me.  

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From clem@dhol.org:
I like the image.  The bear needs more detail.  The bottles 
really aren't very good.