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The grass is greener on the other side

Member : milco2006
The grass is greener on the other side
Title : The grass is greener on the other side
Name : Malcolm Findlay
Country : United Kingdom
Email : #####################
Webpage :
Topic : The Contrast (July)
Copyright : Agreed - 2008-08-17 23:59:04
JPG file : pw-1219013944-Contrast1.jpg
Renderer Used : Pov 3.6
Tools used :
Render Time : 20 mi nutes
Hardware Used :
Image description
A demonstration of contrast in outlook and situation. A very human barrier creating a very real contrast.
Description of how this image was created
Apologies for rushed comments but render finished at 10 to midnight! this acounts for a few of the quirky problems, hopefully I will sort these and post a better version on the pov site soon.
General statistics
No of ratings : 14
Min. overall rating : 21 (7 / 7 / 7)
Max. overall rating : 41 (11 / 18 / 12)
Sum of rating : 484 / 840
Date uploaded : 2008-08-17 23:57:22
Specific details

Note: The maximum value below is misleading as the voting system has changed.
If the member votes for all the entries and has created one him/herself, there is an
automatic 20/20/20 score added to the value (This encourages all members who enter to vote).

Rating type :
Min : Max : Sum : Out of
Artistic :
7 : 20 : 154 : 280
Concept :
7 : 20 : 184 : 280
Technical :
6 : 20 : 146 : 280
Overall :
21 : 60 : 484 : 840
Comments by members when rating this image
1.   30-08-2008 The foreground is way too bleached. The gray sky is not a good idea, you don't need to always use the actual sky color, but slightly blueish would have been much better than perfect gray. The hole in the wall is too dark. Avoid exaggerating the contrast, we don't need that much of it to get the picture (in fact, we miss the picture instead!). The concept is good and original.
2.   28-08-2008 Great concept! The only thing wrong with this image is that it looks too washed out.
3.   27-08-2008 I like the concept. It's similar (and better executed) to mine. However, the actual photographic contrast is lacking, so it's somewhat difficult to tell what's going on. The metal fence should contrast more with the wall and the stones (rubble?) on the ground. Is the wall being knocked in? I think that's what's going on but it's really hard to tell. I like the razor wire, but again, the lack of contrast seems to hurt the presentation. None of these are insurmountable, I'm guessing some more time spent on it will make it a much more polished looking image (which I understand completely :)
4.   27-08-2008 Seems hard to pick out detail on the bleek side of the wall. Too much ambient? Razor wire looks pixelated... Is that a texture?
5.   20-08-2008 Very nice concept! I wish you had had more time to complete this. As it is, I think the modelling was good, especially the chainlink fence with barbed wire. The green side seemed rather dark to me; it would have been nice to see it more clearly. Also, the rubble and hole seemed a bit odd. The hole seemed too ragged for stone, and the rocks almost looked like they were stuck to the fence in places.
6.   18-08-2008 The idea is interesting in itself, but the scene needs more work. The wall needs thickness, visible through the hole; the contrast of the foreground is too flat and the textures could be more detailed.
7.   18-08-2008 The image is a bit washed out and lacking in contrast. The wire fence is very good.
8.   18-08-2008 From the sky, I'm guessing this ia a raytraced image, but lighting is very much missing in this image, which probably is the cause for the 'flatness' of all the objects.
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