===== From skipt1@aol.com: Beautiful image and very original concept. The water is perfect and the lighting is stunning... this is one of the best images of the round. The only things that I could suggest are perhaps a more complex texture for the poser model and a little dirt/randomness to the tiling and the rest of the building. Excellent job. ===== From povray@doublezero.uklinux.net: I like the simplicity of the image and the topic. I think it's a good job the boy isn't any closer to camera though. ===== From brianblovett@mac.com: It might've been neat to exaggerate the proportions of the diving board in this scene. Still, very well done. ===== From shevlin@uic.edu: I remember how big the high dive was when I was a kid, but was it epic in size? This is definitely one of the best images this round. In the spirit of constructive criticism, here's some nitpicking: The building looks a little too empty; there's not even a towel or some benches or some sandals or people around. Also, it seems like there should be something to see out the windows if there's a stairway leading to outside that's going up that far, maybe some trees or something. The water and the lighting are both excellent. Keep up the good work. ===== From pbrasolin@yahoo.it: Great atmosphere and really good lighting. //Paolo Brasolin ===== From comradevladimir2@yahoo.co.uk: nice water! ===== From renebui@aol.com: Probably the best entry of this round for me (except mine ;-)). Good light, good modelling, good composition, good concept. Bravo. ===== From phenlikescheese@hotmail.com: Nice picture and idea. Good job! ===== From sshelby@shelbyvision.com: Very realistic. I can almost hear the echos. ===== From Knight-Graphics@earthlink.net: Shouldn_t he be diving into the deep end? I hope he doesn_t jump_ ouch. Overall this is an excellent image, lighting and reflections are great. I love the colors. ===== From jacoons@ameritech.net: Overall, this image is pretty good. I don't know what I would improve except for more details on the boy or perhaps is view of the pool from atop the diving board. I think the radiosity adds a lot to this image and I think the extra time rendering was worth it. ===== From file: Extraordinary realism! Notable for textures, lighting, modelling ===== From file: Extraordinary realism! Notable for textures, lighting, modelling ===== From file: Should win!!! Notable for textures, lighting, composition, modelling ===== From file: Should win!!! Notable for textures, lighting, composition, modelling