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From bfranke2@home.com:
A good start.  Try creating  complex textures.  Also I 
would add some clouds and a distant ground fog to give 
the feeling of depth.

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From tony@j4tb.com:
I actually like the lighter green at the lower elevations. It gives the illusion
of a glow at the bottom. This would make a great home world for the
Tommyknockers in the Steven King Novel. The composition is kind of artistic in
a simple sort of way. Loads of potential (but I'm not sure what I would do with
it.)

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From harlidobib@redshift.com:
Try toning down the colors, and adding some fog. If the mountains in the
background faded off in the distace, you'd get a better sense of scale and it
would look more realistic. Keep trying! :)

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From jd@surveyor.in-berlin.de:
A try on some clouds or a gradient at the sky wouldn't had hurt...
and maybe some birds. The green of the valleys is looking really
wild... and toxic.



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From spencer@early.com:
"I know I_m not going to win, but I figure I should start trying now."

Awesome attitude!  Best of luck to you in the future;)

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From javaearl@hotmail.com:
Very cartoony (and I mean that in a good way; cool, no doubt.) Simple atmosphere
adds to the effect of the scene.

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From warp@iki.fi:
The mountain texture is way too dark. Looks like the green stuff was glowing,
like some radiactive material.
There could be a more clear sunlight coming from a certain direction. Shading
and shadows are just too faint to see.
Also more detail could have helped giving the impression on wilderness; for
example forests, birds, clouds and so on.

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From dmacisaacj@hotmail.com:
You've gotta start somewhere

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From chris_hormann@gmx.de:
Well... you could definitely spent some more time for "fine tuning" :-)
This could lead to a quite convincing air view of some mountain region

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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
If the green was red, it would look like lava.

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From peter@table76.demon.co.uk:
I like the way the texture varies with height, but I think the picture would
be clearer if the rock layer were lighter.

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From albiaprime@aol.com:
The sky would look better in a slightly lighter shade of blue with a few clouds
scattered about.  Try and use a green colour on the height field that doesn't
make
it look like it is glowing from beneath.  A few lakes in the mountain range
would
probably look very nice because they could reflect the surrounding peaks and the
sky.
Not bad for a first attempt.