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From chris@bluelectrode.com:
Not bad for a first attempt.  Once you get past the technology barriers I'd be
interested to see your future works.

Good job.

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From bill@apocalypse.org:
seems a little dark...

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From soulmates@gci.net:
It's a shame that the position of the light makes it difficult 
to pick out many details of your octopus. Of course, that 
may have been intentional. :{)

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From YaelParis@operamail.com:
It's difficult to see what this picture dealing about. A bit confuse.


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From gregj56590@aol.com:
Caustics are a bit too weak; seafloor looks like marble tile. 
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From whhale@nvl.army.mil:
The random line pattern on top of the seafloor does a very nice job of
simulating the reaction of the water surface on a sunny day

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From tom@tomandlu.force9.co.uk:
No sense of water, and I couldn't really see the octopus until I adjusted
brightness. On the whole I prefered the scene before I knew what it was
meant to be!

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From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com:
Nice concept, but some of your contenders have put a lot more quality in their
realisation, sorry to say yours does not match.
Good try though.

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From karl@pemail.net:
Octopus - whats that got to do with gardens, then some 
daft song popped into my head ..

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From wozzeck@club-internet.fr:
Exactly the first idea that came to my mind!

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From albiaprime@aol.com:
Technical - very good although the shadow on the octopus's head makes it look
like it
         is a hollow bowl at first. all objects are very well done
Artistic - nicely arranged and set up
Theme - a very unique and 'cute' interpretation of the theme

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From mar@physics.usyd.edu.au:
I'm surprised we didn't see more octopus gardens in this round! Firstly, I had
to
up the gamma quite a bit on this to even see the octopus, but that's not your
fault. Good concept, and I like the fact the octopus is actually doing
something
in his garden. The textures are fairly flat though, and I don't really get an
impression of being underwater (hopefully you can master that plug-in soon).
Also
the sand looks flat - some sort of heightfield to give it depth would help.