===== From tek@evilsuperbrain.com: I'm not sure arrows travel fast enough to do that to the air! (Though it wasn't realistic in the matrix either). ===== From rgow@lanset.com: Original interpretation. The arrows all disappear into their shadows, changing the angle of the light might make the them stand out more. ===== From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com: I'm glad you didn't use motion blur, but I regret the lack of additional details. Maybe a different camera position might've helped making the arrows more recognizable... I needed the description in order to understand it (so it was good that you added the description). ===== From the_dark_allies@hotmail.com: Good interpretation on the theme. The incoming dart however had me confused at first as to what it was. Some texturing improvements would of also helped. ===== From N6re@mminternet.com: Keep at it! ===== From jonathan@scudder.no: Nice use of focus in the image. :-) ===== From bsieker@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de: The incoming arrow appears to be supersonic. Only when flying faster than the speed of sound, do objects in the air produce a cone-shaped shock wave. The better method to indicate speed in a still image would be use motion blur. I think POV can do that. Also, use a higher JPEG quality setting. The size limit is 250k, your image is only 33, and shows visible artifacts, which would have been unneccessary. ===== From david.madore@ens.fr: Nice image. Perhaps a bit hard to parse visually, however. ===== From llama009@hotmail.com: The back of the arrows and the target look great, but the arrow trail thing nearly totally hides the 6th arrow with sort or ruins the effect. ===== From clem@dhol.org: A nice change from all the bullets. I don't know that borrowing the signature "Matrix" effect was a good idea. A friend who saw this image thought it was something about a tornado touching down. ===== From slone@hiwaay.net: Very sharp, bold image, but as you say the _bullet time_ effect isn_t quite right. The focus is probably on the tip of the incoming bolt, but it ends up placing the focus on the other arrow_s ends. ===== From r@jerkweed.kiva.net: nice shot! ===== From r@cntr37979s.dmps.k12.ia.us: Good idea... I'd like to see it more developed Notable for originality ===== From r@cntr37979s.dmps.k12.ia.us: Good idea... I'd like to see it more developed Notable for originality