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From skipt1@aol.com:
While a dim lighting can create a nice mood, the lighting in this scene is
simply too flat.  The subjects of the scene should be brought out with perhaps
a spotlight while the rest of the image can stay dim.  The pun isn't bad though
and the rest of the scene came out pretty well, especially the cactus.
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From tek@evilsuperbrain.com:
I really don't like the dim lighting in this scene, it's made the whole image
look sort of orange. If you want a dark sunset effect I'd suggest using a
slightly blue ambient (or blue sky with radiosity) to balance out the colours
in the scene. Other than that I like this image, particularly the catcus. It's
a stupid joke but I've done the same pun with one of my entries! :)


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From AlaskaS@gmx.de:
Nice result for a misunderstood topic. Could also have been the result of days
of thinking and mind-storming ;)
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From rgow@lanset.com:
Congrats on first entry. Modelling looks good, but lighting hides all detail in
shadows.

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From ewaninthailand@yahoo.co.uk:
I remember myself all too well how exciting it was to see one's first images
appearing from all that 'complicated' pov text. Lots of luck in the future as
you get to grips with the program.

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From i-mcnamara@cornellcollege.edu:
Good modeling and good texturing, at least on the textures I can see.  I
understand what you mean about the soft light making the image looking a bit
more realistic, but I really feel that more light would have benefited you
here.  Also, maybe a finite table surface would have helped to step up the
realism.  Keep up the rending, and I wish you luck with future entries.   
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From ericf@foothill.net:
The cactus is a good image, and the general concept is interesting, but somehow
it seems like it needs to be taken further in someway.  I think the sand in the
dessert glass needed a bit more light, as it was hard to see what it was at
first.  Not a lot, just enough for it to be more obvious, perhaps.

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From raytracing@grayproductions.net:
Clever pun, but it's hard to see what you've created.  I'm all for a low-light
effect, but here I think it could have been a little higher.

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From file:
!!! to dark


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From file:
Cool. I, personally, think that simpler compositions deserve cleaner lighting,
reserving grubby lighting for busy pictures. Well excecuted. 
Notable for originality