===== dazzling ===== High artistic points here. The intentional overuse of halos creates a nice chalk-sketch effect. ( Probably not what you were after but that's what it reminded me of and I liked it anyway. :) ===== Making the water more distinct from the sky should help the image quite a bit, and cutting down on the ambient light and using more "real" lights might make it look more realistic. ===== too "busy" ===== The flares and some of the buildings are very nice, but the fireballs and the water look a bit too artificial. The sky is also much too crowded, but the riverfront lights are nice. ===== I liked the idea very much. The only thing is, I wish the balls in the sphere hadn't been so distinct. Wouldn've add a *lot* to rendering time, I know, but maybe if they had been halos instead of balls? ===== Beautiful picture, but looks more drawn than raytraced. Nees more ripples in the water. ===== Abstract ===== Very good colors, very good impression of fireworks. The bursts were better than the globes; I'd have liked to see the bursts be various colors. Water wasn't very realistic, but looked good anyway. ===== nice impressionism of 4th-of-July fireworks show. ===== I love the fireworks ===== Firework display seems out of proportion to the city scape. ===== Maybe a more translucent effect to the fireworks would make this scene work a little better. The fireworks just seemed to "solid" in their color. ===== The fireworks are too big! It looks more like nuclear war than July 4th.. ===== Chaos rules this picture. Buildings could have more detail. Firework too massive. ===== Nice concept. I like the flares. The fireballs are eh. I think more needs to be done with the street, like a jet black stripe simulating the difference between the road and the sidewalk. ===== Very nice scene! The reflections on the water and building windows are great. ===== It is interesting to see what one can imply with light. ===== very dificult theme Notable for modelling