===== From rgow@lanset.com: If one of your tricks to increase fullness is what gives the background trees that painted look, I like it. Only noticable problem is the waterfall looks to have a bit of a shoulder. ===== From leoszilard@yahoo.com: The trees are good. I've always thought this house would be riddled with mildew. The waterfall certainly is the place for improvement. ===== From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com: The water looks a bit strange, like a sheet of asphalt, and the foliage seems too large compared to the house. The house itself, however, is a nicely detailed building. ===== From p.gibellini@teinos.com: The waterfall is a bit unreal... ===== From tek@evilsuperbrain.com: Reminds me of the Escher waterfalls picture. The design of the building is very original and is a good choice of subject. The scenery is generally good, but it needs more work on the water. There should be some ripples where the waterfall hits the surface. ===== From xilo_m@hotpop.com: You're on the right track to make beautiful images, but unfortunately you don't seem to have an artistic sense... An artistic image would have movement, would tell a story, have a past and a future... and all this in a still image... When looking at your picture, I see a very nice render of a blue-print! Try working on the concept of you future IRTC submissions! ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: I found you image very interesting. The foliage is what I would focus on. You have a achieved a unique feel - is almost like the foliage is coming off the screen. Yet is not really a reastic feel - somewhat surreal sense. The rest of the image pales against the affect achieved there except for the water - nicely done. The building and water fall are the image's Achilles heal. The waterfall just doesn't make it... and the home needed more detail to compete with the foliage. Really for me the foliage becomes the focal point of the image. ===== From hildurka@simnet.is: Actually, I considered briefly to work on this very same house myself for this round. But I changed my mind, thinking it might become too difficult. I admire your guts! This one is not easy. ===== From chris_hormann@gmx.de: Nice idea but the technical realization could be better. The background looks quite flat and the house could use more geometric detail. ===== From p_chan@shaw.ca: The scene composition is good, but the darkness of the sky visible through the trees seems inconsistent with the level of light in the scene. The brick texter looks quite good, although somewhat artificial. The waterfall seems too stiff, but realistic water effects are very difficult.