===== From ekaiser@camden.tds.net: too bright, It' ruined after all. Nice image ===== From whhale@nvl.army.mil: I gave you marginal marks because it sounds like you actually started this before the topic was announced ===== From chris@bluelectrode.com: Heh, who let you in my basement? Not as ruined as it should be though;) ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: so... where are the ruins...... I don't see industrial ruin.... industrial ruin is the consequence of industry.... ===== From sammy@cube.net: If it's a ruin : why do the fan turn? ===== From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com: Yes, I like the framing of the shot. ===== From jouni@mikrobitti.fi: Notable features include good use of motion blur and lights to generate the scary effect of the fans. I think you've succeeded pretty well in that sense. The hall looks very industrial, although you could've boosted the looks by a couple of well-placed and -designed objects on the floor. The ruins theme could be stronger here, as the hall could quite well still be in use. Too many things don't actually leave the "abandoned" feeling. With the fans still rotating and lights glowing, the first thing that comes to mind is not a deserted industrial building. ===== From chris_darcy@yahoo.com: Why are the lights on if it is ruined? Great Picture. ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: This is beautiful... if I didn't know better, I'd swear it was from the game "Myst" (which had beautiful graphics, regardless of the gameplay itself.) I don't really get a sense of abandonment or desertedness from it, though. ===== From clem@dhol.org: Nice image. The blur on the fans is inappropriate for an abandoned building, especially with the sharp shadows. Why are the lights still working? I like the walls and the pipe. ===== From mar@physics.usyd.edu.au: A nice factory image. I suppose it's sort of run down - borderline on whether it's actually ruins. But it looks good, especially the red lights. ===== From sjlen@ndirect.co.uk: Great looking image, it's got a nice dry and still feel to it, some great textures. Where I live, if you don't pay your electrick bill on time, they come round and cut the power to your house. Someone left this building about 10 years ago and forgot to turn off the lights, not only are they still working but the electric hasn't been cut off yet. ===== From file: Notable for modelling, composition ===== From file: I particularly like the light beams a technique I have yet to master.