I totally forgot about the penguins. Are they going to show up anytime soon? After my stint as a penguin juggler, the humane society placed a court order against me preventing me any contact with any penguin:living, dead, or otherwise. I was almost cured. I can feel the heat of Big [Penguin] Brother eyeing me now. Years of seeing a shrink down the tube! Thanks! I still don't know what a grazing ball is but it does look cool. After viewing it my mind was racing with potential of the application.

Twillis, if you want to maximize your resolution, use a slower shutter speed [ask your brother for details about obtaining this with his camera] and use a tripod. Your pictures will be sharper. Mike

I got your number Ash. You know me toooo many projects and too little time. I am working on a new page for myself and will let you know when it it done. [The lame one I have now still has my airbrush work on it.] As for the new models, I'll display them soon. Mike

Hi Twillis, You have a pretty good imagination and you should carry through with the idea with the robot, it would be amusing. My thoughts for your texture - I would not use reflective texturing exclusively. If you used reflective, have it on the top side of the robot and a matte texture on the lower half. And as for the lighting problem, first get the photo [that you wish to edit]of your dog before deciding on the placement of the light. The shadows in the photograph will tell you where to place the light. Big Congrats on the new home. Mike

Nice looking light house. I have one suggestion - How about making the water a little more active. A lighthouse would suggest a danger of rocks or shore. Your water is pretty calm. Rough it up, show a couple of white caps out there, put that ship in peril - that would be realistic. Also, bend those trees in the opposite direction that your wind is blowing. There is always wind at the shore, show it. Mike

Good Call Dex, that is exactly what I did. I was trying to go for the subtle look. Also the Death Star was thrown out of focus in Photoshop as well. M