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From castlewrks@aol.com:
Too much light... make the lights in the scene the only lights and render it
that way...

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From agage@mines.edu:
Very nice modelling.  Very intricate.

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From jaime@ctav.es:
Very nice ambient and composition. The most visible point, you know, is the snow : it's
too bright. Also the smoke columns are not really convincent for what I expect
from a train. But I like the overall scene, very artistic and peaceful...


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From Martin.Magnusson.7121@student.uu.se:
Good modelling. I like the orange light.

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From jjanger@mail.cspp.edu:
   Simply an amazing amount of work and research with a painstaking attention
to detail. Quite an achievement.

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From rbjorn@algonet.se:

Why didnīt you tell your life story too...
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From kefriber@online.no:
You really got some work done here,,,,I mean did you REALLY use only 2 months to finish 
this one off ?? Anyways; I loved this image - it is sharp - have lots of detail - and still
you've managed to make it a 'night' scene - really good work. Loved the way you've
fixed the snow !!! (if there is something I don't like as much as the rest it got to 
be the steam,, it looks somewhat weird) 

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From tpeters@eagle.cc.ukans.edu:
VERY Very Cool!
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From dormammu@erols.com:
Very nice picture.  Best I've seen so far.. plus, you have the longest TXT file
I've ever seen :>


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From bill@apocalypse.org:
good attention to detail on the engines.  The steam and clouds in the
sky seem a little flat in comparison though.

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From karl@pemail.net:
Probably the longest and most indepth explaination of an image I've ever seen !

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From ice@teanow4pm.demon.co.uk:

Imported image maps must be big to avoid jaggies, I agree, but for me it is more important whether an image can be converted to a print. Bearing in mind that your rendering time is only a technical issue and not a practical one, there are fewer rough edges at a signifcantly higher resolution. Otherwise, rather a decent picture. Very original, very original, as they continue to say. 8

















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From ethelm@bigfoot.com:
Excellent image. The accuracy of the detail could 
be commented on only by a fanatical steam train enthusiast.
The steam is probably as would be recorded on slow film, 
however, we feel that a more fluffy steam would have looked better.

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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Your best image ever!
This is a real winner.
Full of realism and attention to accurate detail.  Great lighting.
A study in temperature contrasts: cold moonlit sky, snow, and steel; hot fire, steam, and lights.
The snow is an essential element in the scene -- much contrast would be lost without it.
Even the text file is a fascinating read.  (I liked the comment about exposure time!)
With all the explanations of period detail, I'm surprised you didn't describe the
rack object in the foreground.  Two flaws: "758" lettering seems abnormally bright,
and the steam looks too streaky vertically.  Great job!

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From djconnel@flash.net:
Nicely modelled!!!

Very minor detail -- with all the midnight activity, why is snow
covering the tracks? 

The sky can use some work -- I am not sure the lighting there
is correct.

But these are small details -- the scene is brilliantly done!!!


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From no13@ozemail.com.au:
This is a realy nice image. However even with the the steep fade
distance for the light sources the ground appears to be too light.

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From cfusner@enter.net:
Your knowledge of photography and the history of the railroad are
superb, and made for an intriguing interpretation on the theme.

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From econoltd@thezone.net:
Nice sharp quality to the scene and good attention to detail.


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From r@client876c.globalnet.co.uk:
Notable for modelling


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From r@client836b.globalnet.co.uk:
Notable for modelling


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From r@dial-up30.webbernet.net:
Well done.  Chosen level of realism is sustained through the image.  Needs some sign of life.  Tracks, a person, some tools monmentarily laid aside, a human profile in the cab, etc.  Clouds are too bright and smoke is a bit too straight and regular.  Otherwise, very good.  This comment by clem@dhol.com.