Mr. Zaber also had exhibits 4, 5, 6, and 11 place in the top 10.

A very nice picture. We liked the gloomy, cold submarine feeling coming from it. -- Peter Toth & Botond Szalacsi, Eidos Hungary, Battlestations: Pacific

The waves and lighting really catch my attention. Looks very subtle, but at the same time stormy; it's not too busy.  -- Vickie Stevens, artist

This reminded me of the sea effect of a submarine on the surface in a typhoon --- climbing to the crest of a wave before falling into the trough ahead.  I got the feel of the seas and their power from the painting.  The windswept water was very realistic as was the submarine in that turbulent environment. -- Capt. Zeke Zellmer, US Cavalla officer WWII

I like the lighting on the boat, water, and sky.  The boat really looks like it is underway, and getting tossed around.  More than any other entry, this image puts me in the moment.  I would enjoy looking at it
often, if it were on my desktop.  Hey wait, now it *is* on my desktop!  -- Dave Bringhurst, Lead developer Silent Hunter II

I really like this one because it's the only one that makes me feel the U-boat out on the sea.  I can feel the cold, the splash on the bow and on the sides. -- Spence Burnham, artist, Submarine Almanac

The composition in this one is straight-forward but manages to be dramatic.  The image is great -- nice color, detail, wind effects.  It takes me out into the North Atlantic more than any other image. -- Mike Jones, creator of Aces of the Deep

Depicts the boat as solitary and strong!  Arrangement of sky and seas provides a sense of the forces of Nature. -- R. F. Hoffman, Lt. USNR (WWII)

Captures the feel of the North Atlantic. -- Charles Hinman, Director of Education & Outreach, USS Bowfin submarine memorial museum

Another solid effort with impressive attention to detail.-- Andy Mahood - PC Gamer Sim Columnist

The creativity in this work is amazing. The picture works. The contrast of the parchment look and the color of the U-boat is a natural draw for the eye.  -- Don Meadows, author Of Ice and Steel

Composition is nice.  Would have preferred to see more work put into the photo.  Maybe a gradient where the submarine comes out of an old photo and into the real world.  It would make nice PC wallpaper for submarine fans... -- Spence Burnham, artist, Submarine Almanac 

Quality of layout is evident.  Nice palette and I really like how the photo frame makes the subs prow pop out. -- Mike Jones, creator of Aces of the Deep

We liked the idea of merging the picture with a blueprint, and the solution is also great. -- Peter Toth & Botond Szalacsi, Eidos Hungary, Battlestations: Pacific

This one hollers "wallpaper". That's meant as a compliment. Some of the other entries are very good but just don't seem like they fit well as wallpaper. The intense chromatic blue adds drama. Love the water bubbles positioning and the contrast of the deck gun on the deck. You can just see the sub's victim making that wilting descent followed by the steel hitting the surface floor. -- Doug "guod" Atkinson, SimHQ

A good visual from a perspective showing open-minded thinking. The survivor of a contest and the target. I especially like the coloration and fades. -- Wayne Frey, author Russian Submarines

Unusual colors but a nice overall effect. Good view on the sunk merchant in the background.-- Gudmundur Helgason, uboat.net

This image is reminiscent of the stylized ‘war art’ symbolism favored by the Office of War Information in the early 1940s. The over-saturated colors and the dramatic facial expressions of the Sailors would look at home on a World War II recruiting poster. -- Jeff Edwards, author Torpedo, The Seventh Angel

Tells the story of the ever present threat of finality of life aboard. The expressions on the faces are great – not fear – but apprehension. -- R. F. Hoffman, Lt. USNR (WWII)