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From chris@bluelectrode.com:
Darnit!!! You stole my idea...which luckily I didn't choose to do, since I
couldn't have executed it as nicely as you did.

I would only have done two things differently.  First, I would have added more
detail to the foreground table and garden/zen/sand box. And second, I would
have placed the garden/zen/sand box a few units down on the table so it
wouldn't look like the garden/zen/sand box is floating...sorry, had to point
that out.  BTW, it looks like one of the wood panels has a different wood
texture.  Was that done on purpose or is it some effect produced by the camera
angle?

Overall, far from a bad image.  It looks like your skills are developing well. 
Keep up the good work.

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From bill@apocalypse.org:
nice concept, though the wood grain of the table and 
the room in general aren't all that appealing.  I would 
have liked more focus on the rock garden itself.

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From whhale@nvl.army.mil:
Good sand and interpretation of theme.  Note...your sand rake is partialyy in
the wood frame of the drybox.

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From ianshumsky@hotmail.com:
A very nice net curtain and a great concept.

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From tom@tomandlu.force9.co.uk:
I like this a lot (ps. I think you over-compressed your jpg?). I'm not
entirely sure about the textures - on the one hand it has a nice neutral
feel, but on the other I want more to look at.

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From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com:
That's a fantastic concept and I have to admit I like the realisation.
The wood texture for the desk or table and the small table could have been
better though.
The curtain produces a very nice effect..
The plant behind the couch looks very photorealistic.
Well done.

Your concept payed well and placed you before a few other better crafted arts
... in my eyes of course.

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From albiaprime@aol.com:
Technical - simple but effective
Artistic - simple but not unpleasant
Theme - a different type of garden

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From mar@physics.usyd.edu.au:
A good idea, could use more detail. The light seems a bit flat, and the
lack of any shadow around the glass is somehow disturbing. The rock garden
itself looks good, and I like the magazine in the background. I think a
picture of a more usual garden on the wall would have been a nice touch.