Alan Kong wrote:

>   Very nice work, H.E.! I wouldn't be too concerned with comparisons of
> other artists' work. That would be like saying which individual piece of
> music makes one classical composer better than another. I prefer to
> critique someone's work on its own merits.
>

Well said, Alan. My only criticism about H.E.'s latest offering would be
that it tends to raise the level of what can now be expected from Povray to
heights where breathing is difficult !
BTW, what about a new Hall of Fame that would better reflect this kind of
excellency than the present one (which would be kept for historical
purposes) ?
G.

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oh my.

this is quite a serious crime indeed, you are getting far to good to be
posting among us mere mortals.

Rick

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>It's a broken clock. and I used
>right -x*1.33
>in the camera statement.


I figured it would be something like that. Clever. I've needed to flip a
couple scenes before. Good idea. Thanks.

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>I seem to be saying that a lot lately.

Yes, you have, Garth...

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I would *LOVE* to see it in 1024x768!!!!!
You just did this one with a camera, didn't you... Jeez, it looks so cool!

Bugs74

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On Sun, 30 Apr 2000 19:56:27 -0700, "H.E. Day"
<The### [at] hedayfreeserverscom> wrote:

>Yes indeedy.  I be done.  I don't think I can wait two weeks for
>feedback,

There are a few things in this image that simply make me wonder. 

For instance, what is the light source coming from high and left of
the image? It shouldn't be sunlight, because the rays of light don't
appear parallel, but definitely converge. They even appear "bent," but
perhaps the bending is just camera distortion.

Why did someone go to the trouble of erecting billboards under a
bridge? Most billboards are in a position of maximum visibility. The
one for POV 10 could perhaps be pointed toward some highway off to the
left, out of camera view. However, the billboard for the auto is
pointed toward the area with the drunk. This appears to be an area for
pedestrian traffic only. Perhaps in this city, there are so many
billboards that they end up being practically everywhere?

As everyone else has said, it's hard to make out the drunk without
increasing the gamma of the image. When I did, I was glad to see an
overturned beer bottle next to the drunk. That removed the ambiguity
of where the puddle came from.    :)

(Seriously though, I'm beginning to wonder if your system displays
this image lighter than most everyone else. It really looks better
when I lighten the image with a gamma adjustment.)

Do pedestrian pathways actually get street signs in some cities? I do
like your choice of street names.   :)

Overall, it's a very nice image. The sense of wear and decay is very
well done. The gritty urban decor is likewise well done, with things
like the abundance of cables hanging from the edges of the bridges,
the way the bridges seem to have been shoe-horned into existing space,
the dented metal trash cans, etc. Those drones look well done, and
well used I might add. It seems the city keeps the same drones for
several years instead of frequently upgrading to newer models.   :)

It might sound like I picked this image to death, but I really do like
it. A few things just leave me puzzled, that's all. I do think it
deserves a place in the hall of fame. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Later,
Glen Berry

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On Mon, 01 May 2000 00:52:32 -0400, Gregoire Millette
<gfm### [at] homecom> wrote:

>I just have one word to say...
>AWESOME!

I wrote a lengthy response to this image, and noticed my post took up
49 lines in my newsreader's header listing window. Then I notice that
Gregoire's post required 54 lines for basically one sentence. I feel
like I'm in the twilight zone.

Later,
Glen Berry

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I can't complain about the modeling/rendering technical aspects really. it's
nice work. I think if you want to take the next step, you need to work a
little more on the composition. When I look at this image, I start at the
top left and the wires lead me down to the droids. then the rail leads me
back off the image to the bottom left corner. The sunbeams on the poster
then pull me back up to the top left. I have to force my eyes over to the
dark part where the bum is barely noticeable. If my eyes do make it into the
dark region, they just get confused by that bright green thing which draws
significant attention away from the fact that there is a figure below it.
The spill (or urine?, naw, it looks kind of redish) is a nice hint towards
the drunk idea, but it is too little of a hint.

There's something about the droids being right in the middle that makes me
hear voices of past art teachers screaming "bullseye."

One question, are the droids finding him, or passing him by because they
can't see him either? are they heading away from the camera?

nice job though.

ross.

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Impressive!

Makes a hard act to follow, any critism would be picky.

Mick

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Stunning !!

I like the control of the light and all the neat image_maps you used.

Superb !







> Yes indeedy.  I be done.  I don't think I can wait two weeks for
> feedback,
> so I'd like to request the ng's comments.  Please comment!!
> Someone here said that they should be worried about me, Gilles, and
> Nathan.
> Personally, I'm only scared spitless of Gilles. Nathan and I are about
> even. I guess.
> You judge.
> Oh, and enjoy.
>
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> H.E. Day
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