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Hello everyone.

I've been working on a picture for a friend of mine, and would like some opinions on it.  At this stage, it's pretty much finished, but I'm a little nervous about presenting it to him.  I just want to make sure I've done it to the best of my abilities.  I'm pretty new to Bryce and 3d art, so I really don't know what's good and what's not yet.  lol

If you could just... I dunno, take a look and tell me what you think.  I put it up in the gallery, but pictures move pretty fast through there and I would really like some thoughts on it.  The story behind the picture is in the gallery at the link I've provided.

Thanks in advance, Link is attached.

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I love the thought, the meaning behind it. my only suggestion? reduce the tree trunk..make it thinner..me mean..and make the tree a rounded one..rather than a tall one. tall is rather overbearing, powerful. rounded - shading, protection ,shelter.
lovely work, esp for a beginner.
what happened is tragic, and yes tough. but everything happens with a greater meaning behind it. my empathy for your friend and his wife.

This is a beautiful image - the best I've yet seen - I wouldn't change a thing - because you've made your point, the image has served it's purpose,and there's no more that you could say that wouldn't speak to what's already been said by this image. It's a perfect completed work, let it stand...

Thanks for the responses guys.  I really appreciate it. 

erosiaart - I actually thought about doing just that with the tree, but decided I'd rather have something that imparts strength and control - more like a guardian.  Those were my thoughts anyway, though I can see both points. 

And thank you both for the opinions and kind words.  I honestly feel better... more confident, that my friend will like the render.

Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day.  Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
Duskrider.com

Nice image. I would desaturate it a tad. Some colors are a bit too saturated. It is very good and remember it is your picture so make it how you want to make it.

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I think it makes the right impression. It´s possible you could smooth the grass and flowers a bit, but I´m not sure that´s really necessary.  Excellent work so far.

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