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From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com:
The basket is quite intricate, and a close-up would probably have shown its
quality. The balloon looks a bit odd, it makes me think there might be a
structure to keep it in this shape (usually they are round)... I'm also missing
the part that actually heats the air in the balloon.

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From tyler@cg1.org:
I'm torn on this one. The basket looks quite nice. The balloon looks like
something out of a circa 1995 shareware game.
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From cmiles79@iinet.net.au:
You balloon is a bit jaggedy.  Seeing that you used Bryce you should thrown in a
landscape in the background.
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From sammyf@wanadoo.fr:
using a texture with an alpha channel might have been better for the basket
(brings the render time and the memory usage down). Also, the balloon itself
looks very rough, like it's created with not enough polygons and the lines
either float around the baloon or go through it (on the right side). Adding
someone (some poser person for example) standing in the basket would have
increased the appeal of the image. Sorry if I sound too critical, I just wanted
to point out where the image could be improved.
 
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From rgow@lanset.com:
Good job on the basket. The balloon has noticable corners.

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From jjaguar@worldnet.att.net:
For such a detailed basket, the balloon is not smooth enough.

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From slone@hiwaay.net:
Nice basket, but the balloon is too polygonal. A don't think of a balloon as 
strictly old technology since they're still very popular; perhaps an antique
balloon would be more on topic. The shadow on the cloud below seems too
sharp. Nice colors.