===== Ha, superb idea! Nicely implemented too. My favourite out of the images I have looked at so far. ===== That bird looks really happy! Wow, this is a great scene, the attention to detail does not go unnoticed. ===== Hee hee! I like it! Made it to the last 10. ===== Hehehehe... *GREAT* interpretation :-) ===== Great textures, some of the best I've seen. Great concept as well! ===== Very Good, certainly different! ===== Your concept is a definite 20! And your modelling (including that almost walnut-shell like texture for the feathery bodies) is most excellant! Also very impressed with the fluffy look of the feathers on the birds' necks. How the heck did you do that??? When I saw the picture come up I immeadiately burst into laughter. LOVE this scene and will probbaly be grabbing a copy for wallpaper on my machine - fantastic! ===== If they were ment to fly they would have been given wings... wait they do have wings.. great image.. i've always have trouble making realistic animals.. but then i do it all by hand.. so far its my fave of the povray images.... ===== Excellent pictures.. only one complaint.. the texture of the Flying Ostrich's body looks a bit like a wierdly colored walnut to me. Not really feathers. :) ===== Very funny!! You made my day. ===== ROTFL! This is by far one of the best scenes I've seen so far, love the look on the ostrich's beak and the one with it's head in the... grass. :) ===== One of the best images in competition!! Excellent interpretation of the theme!! ===== First class job. The concept is great, and its execution is beautifully done. ===== Very clever. What about using another loop to dot loads of ostriches over the whole landscape? Or can't you do that? ===== My favorite! ===== Well, yours is the highest I've rated so far. Funny and original theme, well done. I was most impressed that the other ostriches were not just "stamped" duplicates of a single ostrich, but that you bothered to move the legs for them so they looked more individual. I would have liked to see the ground from which the ostrich blasted off (charred grass, whatever), but you're the artist, not me. A funny quirk (just me rambling now) would have been to show some kind of crashed spaceship in the distance, its cargo spilled out, perhaps explaining how the bird got ahold of such an item in the first place. The ostriches looked _very_ good, and the flyer's open mouth hints of a smile. Good concept. ===== Grass effect is good. Nice concept! ===== Yeah! Now THIS is cool. I like just about everything, especially the facial expression on the ostrich. ===== Very original idea! ===== Very funny. Excellent job on the birds! ===== Humorous, good sense of space and excellent use of blobs. I like this picture - it caused me to laugh and there is nothing to detract from the technical quality. ===== The expression on the ostritche's face is brilliant! There's nothing wrong with this picture at all, although possibly th background is a little to dull (I know, ostriches don't live in lush green valley..) It's a nice subject, and a nice execution. ===== Trop fort... :) ===== This is what they meant by concept, originality, and interpretation of theme. The lack of technical goof ups help too. Nicely done. ===== Excellent image. I'd be sticking my head in the sand if I saw a jetting ostridge! ===== This is an excellent exampe of modelling. I'm particularly impressed with the white feathers at the ends of the tail and wings: they have such a natrual look and feel to them. Kudos. ===== You are a sick genius! Always feel for the under-dog ay? I love it! ===== Very cool idea. What impressed me most is the modelling of the birds. ===== Okay, so maybe I grade high. But I really like this image. A fantastic image that attempts to correct a cruel injustice: brilliant! ===== This is a great image! the only thing I could suggest would be to add some ground fog at a fairly high distance to make the landscape look more real. ===== Maybe you should have had the fleeing ostriches kicking up some dirt from their feet. And I can't help but feel sorry for the ostrich with his head in the dirt. He's missing all the excitement! ===== Excellent object design. ===== Great modelling job. The scene was quite original and humourous. The ostrich with its head in the sand was the "coup de grace" that won me over. ===== I like this, a bit of humour ups my scores. ===== Different concept ===== nice ===== I love this! A James Bond ostrich! ===== Isn't it exciting playing the role of mother nature? ===== original concept. nice texture and detail. overall a good image but i just found it a bit too strange. ===== ROTFL ===== This beautiful scene *proves* that POV CAN DO ANYTHING!!! :) ===== When I stopped laughing I realized how much I loved it and how realistically the idea was portrayed; number two in my book. Bravo! ===== Top marks for concept. Excellent execution. Only (minor) flaws were the modelling on the feet of the flyer, and his feathers. From a distance it looks okay, but close up is a bit off. Still, those are small criticisms in a great image. Especially loved the background, too.