===== From ekaiser@camden.tds.net: too dark ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: Nice concept, nicely executed. The only thing that sort of takes away is the horizon... needed hills or forest or something... and the bricks look a bit plastic like ...but those are small issues.... I liked it. ===== From taymac@peaknet.net: one of the best entries....very emotional ===== From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com: Sad reality. Good submission. Ruins that were just perfect a day prior. ===== From jouni@mikrobitti.fi: Very well done, Francois! The horrors of Sarajevo are still alive in us. Clipping the house worked surprisingly well, and the feeling is set right by the winter night sky (although Earth skies usually don't show nebula-like stuff, but it's forgivable ;-)) and the naked tree. The exposed bricks are nice, too. You go straight into my top ten this round. Congrats on your fine image! ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: The ground in this scene is impressive, and the building has a nice deformed look to it. Also a nice use of light and shadows. I think I would have preferred a different sky (maybe something bright but moody, to contrast with the dark building?) Also, the telephone poles look a little flat. Cool-looking, though. ===== From clem@dhol.org: Nice portrayal of destruction. I particularly like the exposed bricks, the dented garage door, and the tire tracks. There is a little internal logic problem. The tire tracks suggest that someone evacuated after the snow but before the bombing. So where is the debris that was blown off the house? It seems as though there should be bricks, boards etc. in the snow or at least some ominous mounds under it. Incidentally, I know of no large constellations that form perfect (and duplicated) circles! In any case, this is a dramatic image and a very good job ov modelling. ===== From mar@physics.usyd.edu.au: It's very poignant to see someone do an image like this based on personal experience. We can't complain about the ruined wall textures being unrealistic! The building looks quite good, but I'd like to see some more details of the trees, and it's really rather dark - a bit more light would help. ===== From sjlen@ndirect.co.uk: Stunning image, I like snow, snow is good. To show that it's recent ruins, maybe some footsteps crossing in front of the building, or a cat sitting on a windowsil. Nice work.