On 18/10/2018 09:00, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> This is an illustration from the 56th IPCC Summary Report, published in 
> 2268. After climate change drove humanity to an artificial structure 
> around the Earth, the Panel continued to monitor the planet and to 
> report on its changes.
> 
> The President of the United States In Exile (POTUSIE) has been reported 
> to comment that "again, a useless piece of paper had been produced by a 
> group which, unrelentingly, pursued its own agenda."
> 
> A few comments about the image:
> - Bald Eagle is thanked for little code that renders "an alternative 
> spiral". It is the basis for the rocky outcrop height_field.
> 
> - One million trees (2 types) were planted to fight rising CO2 levels.
> 
> - Fifty thousand boulders (also 2 types) were thrown to earth. Nice to 
> mention that their sizes gradually decrease with distance from the camera.
> 
> - The space structure was built in Silo2.
> 

I agree with green's critique plus a floating rock in front of the tree 
in the foreground.
Niggles aside it is impressive. The space structure brings to mind, the 
Mobius offspring of a twist drill, writ large.
The composition is good.

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Regards
     Stephen

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