===== From rgow@lanset.com: Very nice fields. The mist and mountains could be softened. ===== From tek@evilsuperbrain.com: The mist plane looks way too flat, I think it's too close to the camera so you can see that it's just a flat plane. It would look better using media or multiple layers. But apart from that it's a really nice view of an interesting landscapre. ===== From shay@simcoparts.com: The height of the viewpoint seems very real. This might make a person want to reach out and grab that rail. A light atmosphere might help the illusion even more. ===== From chris@ugan.com: Nice image. Your textures need some work and the trees seem a little flat but I like the overall concept... ===== From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com: Not entirely on topic (not "of natural origin") but close. A bit dark, but the clouds are nice. ===== From rich@brickbots.com: This is a nice image, well modeled and concieved. I would have added more volume to the cloud plane, and the lighting seems odd. I don't get a good sense of time, if it is eavening a bit of red or orange might help convey this without dimming the sun so much that some of the details are lost. ===== From awesomeamazingaaron@yahoo.com: Very nice. The flat clouds conflict with the realism of the houses and feilds, but it was a great entry. Spectacular but simple. I like that. The rust is also a nice touch, perhaps a bumpmap or noise is in order to give it some lively character too. ===== From batronyx@alliancecable.net: The scene is a little dark, and the mist doesn't come off just the way you'd hoped IMHO, but otherwise I like this. ===== From charliemc@prodigy.net: i really like your tools, you use them well. ===== From clem@dhol.org: The rail may be too yellow to really work. The background causes an odd visual ambiguity for me. Is it distant water or a thin low hanging cloud layer above the farm? The hedgerows are too smooth. ===== From ive@lilysoft.com: Sorry, this could be a very nice picture and I like the idea but... Change the camera in a way that the mountain tops in the background are not cut off. The mist looks "flat". I know it is a plane, but maybe try some media. The image is way too dark. -Ive ===== From p_chan@shaw.ca: Excellent work creating the environment for this scene. I find the layer of mist somewhat awkward as it has a very 2D look. Using media might give a better look for the mist, at a cost of longer render times. One other detail that I would like to see added to the scene would be some visible illumination from the street lights, as some of the lights in the distance look to be on (bright white spot). ===== From r@168-215-245-100.gen.twtelecom.net: Notable for lighting, composition, modelling