===== From loomsbury@yahoo.com: The smoke looks very pretty. Everything else is pretty good. The sidewalk looks a bit too smooth, other than that, not much to comment on. Nice work. ===== From scarmig@ohmss.com: Very nice rendering, although a bit darker than my monitor could compensate for. You have a good use of shadows and color. ===== From tony@j4tb.com: I agree on the smoke - Very impressive. I noticed the irony immediately. The sidewalk could use a little more cracking and is that blood splotches I see on the cement? I must admit my first impression was that the man was outside a night clube and the woman was an actual woman in the club. Your bricks are very nice they look 3dish as they should. ===== From Stickgod01@aol.com: Ironic. Nicely modelled man. ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: Nice concept. The only thing is that the people look a bit clayish. ===== From mwsny001@mweb.co.za: Nice Image! Good idea for the smoke, I'll remember that! ===== From tom@tomandlu.force9.co.uk: I loved this. Could do with more details. Loved the figures, especially the man. ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: Very moody and indeed ironic... the poster on the wall is a nice touch. The character in the doorway reminds me of one of the beatniks in the game "Grim Fandango". The sidewalk and gutter could use some work, though, and the water in the gutter seems pretty unrealistic... I think the scene would have been better without it. ===== From tonyv@iafrica.com: One of my favourite pictures in this round. Captures the sense of despair very well. ===== From mar@physics.usyd.edu.au: Nicely encapsulates the contrasts of the city. The poster with the grafitti is a good touch. Attention to modelling detail is clear, with the rubbish and the broken pavement, but the textures are a bit smooth.