===== From bobfranke@halcyon.com: I think it would be better with the train going the other way, into the ruins with the front decaying. The image just needs more work in the small details to bring it to life. ===== From whhale@nvl.army.mil: I don't feel that it is off topic at all...just alittle plain ===== From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com: The smoke is just the thing. But it looks odd the way the trrain has just rolled over emptyness ... until you read the accompanying text. An interesting concept, but not quite meeting my expectations in terms of realisation. ===== From jouni@mikrobitti.fi: Interesting and a highly artistic grasp of the subject, with all those embedded meanings and catches. A well-modelled train, works nicely in that size (although the hideous purple you use... ;-)) Unfortunately, as you thought yourself, at least for me that's pushing the topic too far. A partially transparent bridge just doesn't cut the mustard, even after I got the clue about your hidden message. Slightly more conservative mountain range might've added a bit realism to the scene, as well as some intricate details of the bridge. Even Victorian railway bridges aren't that simple. :-) A good image, hate to score this one down. I hope you'll participate another round with a more suitable interpretation! ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: I do like the concept of this picture but am not sure how well it comes across when just viewing the picture itself. I like the train a lot and the sky is interesting. ===== From sjlen@ndirect.co.uk: Great image but off topic. There's some really nice artistic touches to this but it's just off topic. Hope to see more of your work in future rounds.