===== From helene.dumur@free.fr: I have'nt seen where are the toys and the game in this picture which is although very artistic. ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: Wow this was a nice image. The plastic ball is particularly realistic. The reflection in that front ball looks a bit odd. When the other reflective balls don't have the same image being reflected. Still a stunning image. ===== From tigerhawk@stic.net: I really like peices like this which present normal objects in dramatic circumstances. Very nicely done! I love your attention to detail, in partition with the bouncing ball that has the rainbow colored ribbon inside. Brings me back to my youth :) My only comment would be that the blur gets jagged for the distant jacks. I would have upped the sampling rate. ===== From rgow@lanset.com: Your textures are (as usual) excellent. The depth of field blur here though IMO is too strong, and is very grainy on the farthest objects. ===== From jacoons@ameritech.net: Points for realism, especially focal blur (although it appears a bit blotchy). The rubber ball looks especially realistic. Points for HDR lighting and effect, which I looked into per your link. ===== From jgrimbert@free.fr: Nice close up. ===== From fine@head.cfa.harvard.edu: This is not a complicated image, but it is one of the most beautiful. ===== From jouni@mikrobitti.fi: Nice objects, but a bit far from the theme? ===== From bertram.henze@t-online.de: Very convincing, I am even afraid to touch it - ouch! But seriously, I think this would be alright even without the focal blur. ===== From file: Focal blur used to maximum effect. One of the best best of the round. ===== From file: Nice DOF but it would be more effective on a different surface Notable for composition