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From jknepley@chisp.net:
Notable for realism. 

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From witoslaw@kki.net.pl:
Very nice!

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From jerry@hoboes.com:
The desert has too much reflectivity/highlighting, I think; it almost looks
more like snow than desert, which is the opposite of the image you were trying
to get across. The position of the two birds in the lower left end up looking
like evil eyes much of the time--could be useful imagery if you want it, but
probably annoying if you didn't. Really nice placid river and placement of
greenery.
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From pmccombs@hotmail.com:
Excellent image, very nicely done.  

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From justin@scpmcs.org:
Great job with the hieight field maps, though I think that the desert could
have been more yellowish. My first thought was "snow".

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From bsieker@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de:
A really very nice shot! In the foreground there seem to be some polygons a bit
out of place. The atmosphere and the subtle fog in the valley are really good.

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From johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu:
I really like the birds, despite their modelling simplicity, but the rest of the textures in the canyon look very superficial, painted on, particularly the vegetation.

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From jaime@ctav.es:
Very credible perspective. Perhaps colors is what I find less convincent.
Anyhow, great scene!

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From Varyk@aol.com:
people may jump your case for taking a new snapshot of a pre-round projec=
t and submitting it, but I think this is a beautiful image.  I especially=
 like the scale implied by the birds, and the harsh lighting.

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From djohnston@iname.com:
Very nice image. I love the rock formation and the texturing. It has a very
good feel to it. I also like the camera placement, as it emphasises the size
of the cliffs.

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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Good contrast between the wet and dry areas.  The river itself is quite realistic.  Excellent textures, except the white dunes are too snowlike and should be more tan colored.  Birds add lots of life to the scene.  I'm not sure this image really lends itself to the widescreen aspect ratio, though.

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From ethelm@bigfoot.com:
A very attractive image.
Strong in its simplicity.

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From chipr@niestu.com:
Pretty image, nice concept.  The "desolation" looks like snow, but the idea is
the same.


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From r@spider-th084.proxy.aol.com:
I think this is a stunning image, a real tour de force of texturing in the landscape genre.  I love the sense of scale and the rich local coloring.   
Notable for modelling, textures


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From r@slater.ed.edu.jonkoping.se:
Notable for modelling


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From r@203.102.40.35:
excellent!! but the scale seems a bit wierd with the birds.
Notable for modelling, composition, lighting, originality, textures


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From r@tk156239.telekabel.at:
Looks very realistic. I like the birds in the canyon, they give a feeling of how deep it is.
Notable for textures