Thanks everyone for some fantastic, original images. The variety
and creativity is wonderful.

I'm thoroughly enjoying reading all the Making of's, they really add
to my appreciation of these works.

>   equal 4th: "Victoria"s World" by Douglas Eichenberg

wow that's cool. mostly because one sketch i did (i only ever get as far as
sketching on paper most the time) was very similar, except not as lush, and
without the birds. Instead of a woman looking at another little planet, it
was a cartoony astronomer looking through a curvey telescope towards the
planet. but at the top of the telescope was an ant. so the astronomer
thought a giant ant was taking over the distant planet.

Anyway, Douglas, you're image rocks and is about a million times better than
anything I could have come up with. Simply beautiful. Top 2 in my list for
sure.

Ross wrote:
>>  equal 4th: "Victoria"s World" by Douglas Eichenberg
> 
> 
> wow that's cool. mostly because one sketch i did (i only ever get as far as
> sketching on paper most the time) was very similar, except not as lush, and
> without the birds. Instead of a woman looking at another little planet, it
> was a cartoony astronomer looking through a curvey telescope towards the
> planet. but at the top of the telescope was an ant. so the astronomer
> thought a giant ant was taking over the distant planet.
> 
> Anyway, Douglas, you're image rocks and is about a million times better than
> anything I could have come up with. Simply beautiful. Top 2 in my list for
> sure.
> 
> 

That is also one of my favorites. Surprising how similar it is with the 
3th place entry 'Dissolution'. Practically the same composition, both 
unrealistic worlds, both perfectly executed, only the first has a 
technical theme and the second a magical one.

If you put them side by side, I think, both images compliment each other 
in that respect, like the alter ego of each another.

Ross <rli### [at] everestkcnet> wrote:
> was a cartoony astronomer looking through a curvey telescope towards the
> planet. but at the top of the telescope was an ant. so the astronomer
> thought a giant ant was taking over the distant planet.

  It's impossible to focus a telescope to both the ant and the planet.

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Jim, fantastic modeling in your image. Especially your chimp! Your close-up 
is superb! Overall, and in MY opinion, your image should have been notched 
up some. For me, it captured the true 'inquisitive' nature of the 'simple' 
beast, which you managed to do with a panache only you can design.

  Be proud, keep it up, nice work.

  ~Steve~

"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> Ross <rli### [at] everestkcnet> wrote:
> > was a cartoony astronomer looking through a curvey telescope towards the
> > planet. but at the top of the telescope was an ant. so the astronomer
> > thought a giant ant was taking over the distant planet.
>
>   It's impossible to focus a telescope to both the ant and the planet.
>

meh! details, details...

you need to watch more cartoons, impossible things happen.

St. wrote:
> Jim, fantastic modeling in your image. Especially your chimp! Your 
> close-up is superb! Overall, and in MY opinion, your image should have 
> been notched up some. For me, it captured the true 'inquisitive' nature 
> of the 'simple' beast, which you managed to do with a panache only you 
> can design.
> 
>  Be proud, keep it up, nice work.
> 
>  ~Steve~
> 
> 
> 
> 
Thanks Steve. A little support goes a long way.  My entry was a 
calculated risk all along. I came to the concept rather late. 
Never-the-less, even though I expected it, I was feeling a little 
bruised that I couldn't make the top 1/4 in the judging.

Chris Cason made a point of noting that the ranking outside the winner's 
circle was just approximate, an attitude I wholehearted support.  If 
anyone remembers, I have been quite vocal on that subject in the past 
and believe that a detailed ranking makes little sense in the context of 
artmaking and expecially so when you enter the middle ranks.  To me it 
is simply an artifact born of the need to find a winner.

Whatever my need to whine, I must confess that this contest forced me to 
intensify my thinking about the themes I want to pursue.  And that is a 
good thing.

"Ross" <rli### [at] everestkcnet> wrote in message
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>
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
> news:4214c965@news.povray.org...
> > Ross <rli### [at] everestkcnet> wrote:
> > > was a cartoony astronomer looking through a curvey telescope towards
the
> > > planet. but at the top of the telescope was an ant. so the astronomer
> > > thought a giant ant was taking over the distant planet.
> >
> >   It's impossible to focus a telescope to both the ant and the planet.
> >
>
> meh! details, details...
>
> you need to watch more cartoons, impossible things happen.
>
>

oh, maybe you thought the view of the image would be through the telescope.
it wouldn't be. it was almost the same view as in "Victoria"s World".

anyway, it didn't happen, was just a sketch.

Ross <rli### [at] everestkcnet> wrote:
> oh, maybe you thought the view of the image would be through the telescope.
> it wouldn't be. it was almost the same view as in "Victoria"s World".

  How would you then see the ant and understand the humor?

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> Thanks Steve. A little support goes a long way.  My entry was a
> calculated risk all along. I came to the concept rather late.
> Never-the-less, even though I expected it, I was feeling a little
> bruised that I couldn't make the top 1/4 in the judging.
>
> Chris Cason made a point of noting that the ranking outside the winner's
> circle was just approximate, an attitude I wholehearted support.  If
> anyone remembers, I have been quite vocal on that subject in the past
> and believe that a detailed ranking makes little sense in the context of
> artmaking and expecially so when you enter the middle ranks.  To me it
> is simply an artifact born of the need to find a winner.
>
> Whatever my need to whine, I must confess that this contest forced me to
> intensify my thinking about the themes I want to pursue.  And that is a
> good thing.
Jim, I have to say I love your image!
The concept, the modeling and texture are great, and the ape's fur, (though
it suffers artifacts which I think made your image downgraded) is
wonderfull.
Maybe the ressources your  image needed and the time you had did not meet
the deadline?

Marc