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From cdsi26@bupers.navy.mil:
Not so much the horror of being stranded on the moon.  The realization he will never see his family again.  VERY well Done.

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From tlyons@gnn.com:

"I'm not sure why they work - I tried a couple of  different
setting and when they looked good, I stopped changing things."  THIS IS THE
DIFFERANCE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART!
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From daffyduckx@hotmail.com:
I'm glad you mentioned to play with my monitor or I wouldn't have seen the
face. That's almost too nice a touch to risk missing it, it could have been
a little less faint.




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From marlo.steed@uleth.ca:

Unfortuntely I had to read the background to get a sense of the horror here.  An image should carry the impact of the message.
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From timk@jtse.com:
The reflection of the astronaut's face gives a cool, other-worldly feel to this
image. It could be more prominent, however. Shining more light through the
window, on the astronaut, would've helped in this regard. Perhaps backlighting
the earth with the sun would've worked to increase the feeling of mystery,
produce more contrast between the exploding earth and the rest of the scene,
and illuminate the astronauts face more.
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From ameede@madmac.com:
Very, very good.  Sci-fi within the realm of reality, without the blood-and-guts slashing effects. Your consideration of adding the human element through the employment of the horrified face reflected in the helment shield was excellent.  The addition of the words used in the top left of the shield greatly adds balance to your artwork, little details and the subtle ones makes the work readable and successful.

ameede@madmac.com

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From mark_poole2000@yahoo.com:
Could never see the face, you should have made it more prominent.
Had to read text to realize it was Earth exploding.  Might have tried a blue 
globe with the explosion blowing out one side, and cracking the rest, but leaving
enough to let us know it was Earth.

The objects and moonscape are well done, as well as the helmet displays.

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From jrcsurvey@aol.com:
Classic sci-fi, I always love it

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From dlauer@optonline.net:
Wow, nice work. Very impressive



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From tina@ripco.com:
Very well done. I really should have something more than that to say but I
think that about sums it up.

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From rbenjam2@tampabay.rr.com:
With the contrast high enough to see the face, the whole image got a  bit washed out.  I really like the way you used the reflection of the face, though.

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From ericf@foothill.net:
I liked this image alot.  The sense of being trapped, everything familiar gone, and perhaps being condemned to a slow death yourself, this is a strong image.  The only quibble I have is that the earth in not obvious as such.  Nothing about it is recognizable, and perhaps the image would have been stronger if the destruction were toned down.  After all, it doesn't require physical destruction of the planet to achieve destruction of the life there.



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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Wow, astonishing depth to this image.  From the very subtle face reflection in the glass, to the distant planet.  Interesting and well thought-out display graphics in the helmet.  Thanks for adding the viewing instructions in the text file.
The weakness in this image is artistry.  I would never hang it on my wall.  Technically superb, and a fine challenge for the viewer to figure out what the image means.  Clever concept.  But beyond that, there is little beauty here.

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From sjlen@ndirect.co.uk:
Beautiful image, good modelling, great textures.  Didn't see the guy's face
reflected because I didn't want to change my monitor settings, if something's 
there that you want the viewer to see then make it visible. The story in the 
text file was just your excuse for doing a space image regardless of the 
current topic, that's where the low marks come from.