Hi Alexander
I´m not surprized to see you as the winner, and you deserve it very much. Even though you originally stole my idea(…:))…But I could never have done this with the idea, simply not skilled enough.
Congrats man, I hope this lead to something big for you. You have the talent to take this as far as you want to…go for it!
Sincerely
congrats man,i never posted before,only for the final congrats:blush::surprised:argh::applause:
If you odn’t mind,
what software app did you render everything and on the planet below, where sis you get the texturemap and its fresnel effect on the edgeof the planet, was that painted in or shader?
hi alexander, congratulations for your price and enjoy it.
i hope to challege again with you and the others challengers in the next contest, and i hope to find a hard competition like i found in the grand space opera:thumbsup:
Congrats, man, well earned. Your image oozes SciFi, quality, style, composition. :buttrock:
Congrats Alexander…! 
Very nice job…! And well deserved price…! 
Enjoy it and cheers…!
Paul.
congrats friend!!!, its really greatest work…Everyone chosen the best work as a Winner!!!
Hi Folks,
thanks a lot 4 the great feeback in here, it´s nice to see some old friends back who guided me throuh this whole challenge.
BIG BIG THANKS! without you i think i never would have reached the end :applause:
I´m using 3DS-Max, the City is painted in Photoshop and mixed up with a map from south-Africa, the clouds are on a second sphere, a bit larger than the planet so that they can cast shadows on it. The fresnel effect comes from a Max-Material and it´s added on a third sphere, larger than the other two spheres.
I hope that helps a bit
See U
Alex
Thank you.
You are a Prince and a Scholar!
Did you get the imagemap off the web or scan it in?
Your planet has the quintessional (sp) cinema look to it. Enjoy your new prizes, much deserved.
congratulations man!!
excellent piece dude… I hope to see more works from u in the future
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
You deserve it, good work pal, enjoin that software and computer.
It requires a clear mind and a lot of design skills to do this sort of the things, don’t it? Just the mere look at the alien cruiser blows me off!:buttrock:
I just got the email saying the winners have been announced. Very glad to see you have won, your entry was my fave of the 3D category.
Well deserved price, have fun
Hi everyone!
I feel very honoured to read all the gratulations you send to me.
This is realy a very exciting time for me.
Let´s get started with some new projects now! 
Thanks to all & specialy to the whole cgnetowks/cgtalk/ballistic team
Stay tuned
Alex
Hallo Alex!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Award. Hut ab, war bestimmt eine mordsmäßige Arbeit… und Dein Rechner kam auch ganzschön ins Schwitzen. Viel Spass mit dem neuen!
Bis denne, IBB
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huge congrats! :applause:
you were my number one and i’m so glad to just read you won!!!
so there is justice on earth!
you are a master!
waiting to see more from you.
enjoy your fame and glory, you deserve it!
Congrats on taking first place man! Glad to see all of the art work and sweet designs paid off. I still can’t stop looking at those entries…so amazing 
And that asteroid, very cool
I absolutely love the work. I have a question for you. When is the cgi film for this coming out? A winner by at least head & shoulders. Your artistry is awesome. Definately an inspiration to someone who is new in the 3-d field. Again, great job. I’ll be looking for your cgi film on this project<g>.
:buttrock: