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From sshaw@fas.harvard.edu:
Good work on the reality element, generating the mountain from USGS data.  I see how the modern view of the mountain reminds us of the history, but I would have rather seen a picture of that history; perhaps the moutain erupting, or a view of the area immediately after the event.  Is the tree in the foreground meant as a reminder of the destruction of flora by the eruption?  If so, why is it brown rather than ashen?

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From jerry@hoboes.com:
Why do the clouds form a rising sun pattern behind the volcano? Nice use of focal blur.
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From gregj56590@aol.com:
Cool effect. Prety cool theme. 
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From jull43@ij.net:
History? This appears to be the present and that is what 
your description indicates. 

That makes it the present, not history. Sorry. 

The image is excellent. The scores are only to keep it out 
of the competative rage for those who are on topic. 


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From bsieker@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de:
I think the sky is much too greenish. but otherwise a quite nic image. Good
focal blur in the foreground.

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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Interesting juxtaposition.  Mountain heightfield looks a little patchy.

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From ethelm@bigfoot.com:
An original idea, quite effective.

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From 101741.541@compuserve.com:
The fuzzy ambience is interesting, tough the colors 
aren't the best possible
in that situation (especially sky).

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From bobfranke@halcyon.com:
Gee, you did the same as I.  You also got tired of just 8-
bit conversions for the DEM files and wrote your own 
program.  I checked your code and it is very similar to 
mine.  I gave extra tech points for the effort.

Now, about the image.  Although the foreground tree is 
out of focus I still find it distracting.  I think it would be 
better if placed even more off center.  Also the colors 
seem to washed out on my monitor.  You have zoomed in 
really close on the heightfield, try adding more texture to 
the landscape to hide the triangles.  Also you are a bit 
weak on the topic.  Showing the eruption would nail it 
right on topic.  This is a good start, just a little more 
work could make this a first rate image.


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From r@pluto.icom-solutions.com:
Notable for originality, textures