===== From skipt1@aol.com: A little work on the lighting and textures would help out here, but not a bad render. What's way off in the distance? Palm trees or a caravan? ===== From tek@evilsuperbrain.com: I think this scene would look a lot better with a more interesting & realistic sky and lighting. The details are hard to make out in the shadows, and I'm sure that just tweaking the lights would fix that. The modelling details and layout of the scene are very good, and have the feeling of a real place. In fact, though it's hard to tell with this sky, I think most of the elements of this scene are very realistic. ===== From rgow@lanset.com: Nice! The sunset sky is excellent. Good modelling & texturing. Only nitpick for me is the similarity of the buildings, more variation would be nice. ===== From helene.dumur@free.fr: Very nice colors, a very good "atmosphere" too... I would like to be there... ===== From i-mcnamara@cornellcollege.edu: A very well made picture. The CSG looks great, and the simple plants work quite well. I like your choice of lighting (darker than most entries, yet still bright enough to show off the scene) and the sunset colors are great. A solid score for a solid entry. ===== From enrique.sahagun@uam.es: very beautiful and it is true that looking at your image makes you think in those tales... ===== From ericf@foothill.net: The image overall is a nice one, the caravan in the distance is a nice touch. The palms are nice, and buildings clean, perhaps too clean though. They don't quite have that feeling of 'real' that I think we all aspire too with this kind of image. And the sky has a color gradient that is too abrupt. The ground texture is good, though, and the general terrain counturs are good. ===== From raytracing@grayproductions.net: I like the feel of this, sky and lighting especially. ===== From file: good modeling, goog filling Notable for modelling, originality ===== From file: Nice. I think this is well modeled, but it needs a little more attention to environment. A little more work on the sand and sky, and then some varying lighting to simulate the twilight. Very impressive. Notable for modelling