===== From cmorack@relex.com: Hmm. I only put votes to the first one somebody submits. So gave this 1's across the board, even though it's alot more deserving than that. Sorry. ===== From castlewrks@aol.com: Medusa strikes again... ===== From agage@mines.edu: Concept is good -- I mean, it was a more tasteful interpretation of late-night nudity than one I could mention for this round. The hair is also quite nice -- I look forward to a full version of POVray 3.1 so I can play with stuff like that. However, the defects in the arm stand out (this could have been turned into some kind of stone figure scene, in which the clay look of the hair and those defects would have been fine). The rest of the scene, i.e. the mountains and large moon, are very reminiscent of Ken Musgrave's "Blessed State", though he did that ten years ago without such software :) Being able to see some refraction through the water would be nice, too, but I suppose you were going for a more surreal water appearance... ===== From jaime@ctav.es: POV 3.1!?!?!? Hmmm... this is not just! :) Seriously : the best use of POSER I've seen to the moment! She's awesome! ===== From Martin.Magnusson.7121@student.uu.se: I like the texture on the body - she really looks wet. The hair is a bit too regular, though, all of the ends seem to point in the same direction. ===== From jjanger@mail.cspp.edu: Beautifully done. The arm thing does subtract from the scene though. That's a shame. ===== From cussat@infobiogen.fr: Love this image too :o) I've to try Poser II... I've only use the first version for the moment, and it was already amazing. I know now that the second version is better. ===== From sanna@censa3.polito.it: The interpretation of theme is very original but the model of the body (above all the hands) could be improved ===== From kefriber@online.no: You're right - that 'bug' on the womans arm does seem kinda odd, but besides that this image is really good ! ===== From tpeters@eagle.cc.ukans.edu: Mayby a better skin color? ===== From dormammu@erols.com: Good picture, except for the upper arm deformities you mentioned. I would've rate the technical merit a point or two higher, had those errors not been there. Also: she looks like she's covered in oil, not water. :) ===== From ethelm@bigfoot.com: A very artistic image despite the technical errors. The hair as you say, is the main feature and does looks great! ===== From gmccarter@hotmail.com: Good composition, lighting, and textures (except for the wierd skin texture -- is she skinny-dipping in mud?). Seems to be some scaling problems with the scene: the moon is way too large, and the camera seems to be about 1/2-meter above water level in the foreground, but must be at least 10-meters above water level for the background. Or are the landscapes just a few paces away? ===== From uwe.post@gmx.de: you win (with this or the other image). ===== From djconnel@flash.net: Interestingly done! The bather is stunningly modeled -- except the the "chip in her shoulder".... The hair is brilliant! The lighting could use some work... it's a bit flat. The agate normal on the water is surprisingly effective.. I wouldn't have thought of that. The terrain looks a bit 2-d.... perhaps this could also use some work. ===== From econoltd@thezone.net: An ethereal quality to the scene and a nice job with the hair. The extra polygons by the armpit really seem to stand out though. ===== From peter@table76.demon.co.uk: Those background hills remind me of Chinese paintings (which I assume is intentional). ===== From r@du13-251.ppp.algonet.se: Again a nice pic, but if you can_t model a human, you shouldn_t have one in your pic! Notable for originality ===== From r@dial-up30.webbernet.net: The wonderful mophead hair is a breakthrough. The pose of the figure is more lifelike than usual for a Poser model. The last bend on the longest strands is a bit too uniform in isolation and hurts the hair realism a bit. Perhaps a hair trim is in order? The mottled rock texture on the figure is jarring if the figure is supposed to be human. If it is intended to be a statue, an additional cue to that effect is needed. The blurry shoreline is effective. The blurry sky is less so. A darker sky and brighter moon, making shadows on the water, may give the scene more impact. This comment by clem@dhol.com.