Red_Rook
May 9th, 2006, 05:37 AM
E.O.W Round 23: VOTING THREAD
TOPIC: Strategic Choke Point
Deadline For Voting: Tuesday 16th May
Please vote for your personal favourite artwork from this round. Please remember that your vote should reflect an equal weight of aesthetic impact, adherance to the brief, and idea development.
Your votes will be public.
Please help strengthen the activity by leaving criticism for the artist you vote for, and for any other artworks you can manage!
posting thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66837)
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speculart
http://www.dudleybirch.com/sijun/bottleneck.jpg
Narrowdell.
The Yarinian mountains are a band of peaks dividing the great rolling lands of the Trolldyke. The people of Littleton use its cavernous ravines as a bolt hole when enemies threaten thier peaceful contemplation, as they often do as they are a prosperous people, blessed with fine lands and finer women.
Narrowdell is one such bolt hole. It nestles within a ravine, the entrance of which is narrow and easily defended. With caverns running through the surrounding cliffs complete with thier water stills and fungus farms, the folk of Littleton have made a home away from home at Narrowdell.
rushtoy
http://www.rushtoy.com/images/eow23strategicpoint.jpg
Its the Battle of Lake Trasimene, where hannibal ambushes a Roman army in 217BC. Basicly, the Roman army was on their way back to Rome and on the way back, they must pass Lake Trasimene. The road ran along the edge of lake and on the other side was forested land. Hannibal found this to be the perfect ambush point, and setup his army in the hills. When the romans marched down the road, hannibal's army surrounded them with nowhere to run. Much of the roman forces were killed or drowned in the lake. Hannibal's army only suffered minimal casualties.
you can read more about it here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene.
Form
http://www.paquette.com.au/eowip3.jpg
During the war, the longest light rail in Ardenne was the Alpine Snake Rail. Twisting its way through the forested peaks, it was virtually impossible to sabotage using ordinary means. There were only 4 points at which the railway was exposed to the open. At such places (as shown here), small guard posts were built to guard the choke point from saboteurs.
WARHEAD
http://www.war-studio.com/HostedImages/EOW004.jpg
Strike Leader: "Target has been confirmed.... a hyper steam supply-train"
Strike 2: "Copy Leader"
Strike Leader: "We've only got one place to take it out - the T'Kaalu Gorge bridge, it's the only place they come out of the rocks. Take out the bridge and the train, it's our only chance"
Strike 2: "Copy"
Strike 3: "Copy. Entering the gorge now"
Strike 4: "Copy Strike Leader......Damn !!! I have target in sight, I repeat I have target in sight"
Strike Leader: "Copy that Strike 4. I have a sight.....let's lock and load boys.......Firing one....Firing two..........
kian3001
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/9967/eow23final20ex.jpg
Ok, the concept: This is my slant on the story of Moses parting the water. Instead here, I've gone ultra biblical. In this scene, he's not in Egypt, but in Hell, rescuing souls that should not be there. Souls who commited sin not knowingly (i.e. posessed). This is the river seperating Hell from Purgatory, and with the power of God he is able to part the river of fire and lava, and let the redeemed be free.
Infinitum
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Infinitum1/InfinitumGapinmountainscopyMedium.jpg
The crusaders charged into the valley, all death or glory, but it would not be enough. To them the valley was the last obstacle before defeating thier enemy. Little did they know that just out of sight the cliff was lined with archers...
yAdam
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6140/chokepoint34ou.jpg
The H.E.H.P-Tower (high efficieny hydro-electric plant) was planned and then built in record time between the years 2502 and 2503. The company who commissioned the building then went bankrupt 3 years later, after the discovery of a new source of renewable energy that was found near the core of the planet neptune. The Tower is now run by 5 high up world government officials, who are in a joint business venture to develop highly controversial nano eradicators. These so called eradicators will enable the government to totally wipe out a mysterious new disease that has been a side effect of augmentation. The nano eradicators therefore act as an equivalent to white blood cells and attack the infected cells that have spread from the augmentations to other parts of the body. Although this kind of research and development should be applauded, the lack of respect for testing has become a concern, and so these 5 officials have now been labelled as outcasts and renegades.
The tower was picked because of its solitary location and self sufficient power supply. The bridge beween the tower and the main elevator shaft helps to provide a choke point that can be guarded easily. There are often 3 defense ships on call to remove protestors or any other unauthorised individuals that could cause concern.
chaosrocks
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/eor23-chokepoint2.jpg
they thought they had found the Gateway into the mountains, as they came up the lush valley they realized it was a box canyon and the only way through was to travel on the river.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Mitze
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/landscape2.jpg
The last castle. The last stronghold of the kingdom still lays intact due to the difficulty in attacking it. The gain access one first of all needs boats and if you make it successfully to the island a Strategic Choke Point lies ahead. With a narrow climb to a wall which slowly circles the castle with only room for two abreast.
Zeitwolf
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/eow23.jpg
"This is the way the rebels take every spring and autumn to change between their summer quarter in the mountains and the warmer regions in the dales... it's - incautiously enough, hehe - an eye of a needle, a strategic choke point, where we can raid them sudden and quick."
Oddo
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/oddotheweird2/chokepoint.jpg
"The scout frowned... the only way for his batallion to arrive in time at the temple was a stealth run through the Groundhog's Trench. They had tried their best to keep their path secret but somehow the temple guards knew. They had already begun massing rocks and assembling war machines by the Crone Cliff.... that would be fully functional by the next morning. This was going to hurt."
Beelow
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/beelow/Strategicchokesite12copy.jpg
"The only corrodor to go down through, the only way in to the fortress. What do I do? There are no guards on duty, WTF? this is way to easy! I need to keep my guards up, stay aware, man these drugs are starting to wear off!"
Mr.Blonde
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~wbrach20/may3/SQUEEZE.JPG
"The only way to access the ruins...."
TOPIC: Strategic Choke Point
Deadline For Voting: Tuesday 16th May
Please vote for your personal favourite artwork from this round. Please remember that your vote should reflect an equal weight of aesthetic impact, adherance to the brief, and idea development.
Your votes will be public.
Please help strengthen the activity by leaving criticism for the artist you vote for, and for any other artworks you can manage!
posting thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=66837)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
speculart
http://www.dudleybirch.com/sijun/bottleneck.jpg
Narrowdell.
The Yarinian mountains are a band of peaks dividing the great rolling lands of the Trolldyke. The people of Littleton use its cavernous ravines as a bolt hole when enemies threaten thier peaceful contemplation, as they often do as they are a prosperous people, blessed with fine lands and finer women.
Narrowdell is one such bolt hole. It nestles within a ravine, the entrance of which is narrow and easily defended. With caverns running through the surrounding cliffs complete with thier water stills and fungus farms, the folk of Littleton have made a home away from home at Narrowdell.
rushtoy
http://www.rushtoy.com/images/eow23strategicpoint.jpg
Its the Battle of Lake Trasimene, where hannibal ambushes a Roman army in 217BC. Basicly, the Roman army was on their way back to Rome and on the way back, they must pass Lake Trasimene. The road ran along the edge of lake and on the other side was forested land. Hannibal found this to be the perfect ambush point, and setup his army in the hills. When the romans marched down the road, hannibal's army surrounded them with nowhere to run. Much of the roman forces were killed or drowned in the lake. Hannibal's army only suffered minimal casualties.
you can read more about it here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene.
Form
http://www.paquette.com.au/eowip3.jpg
During the war, the longest light rail in Ardenne was the Alpine Snake Rail. Twisting its way through the forested peaks, it was virtually impossible to sabotage using ordinary means. There were only 4 points at which the railway was exposed to the open. At such places (as shown here), small guard posts were built to guard the choke point from saboteurs.
WARHEAD
http://www.war-studio.com/HostedImages/EOW004.jpg
Strike Leader: "Target has been confirmed.... a hyper steam supply-train"
Strike 2: "Copy Leader"
Strike Leader: "We've only got one place to take it out - the T'Kaalu Gorge bridge, it's the only place they come out of the rocks. Take out the bridge and the train, it's our only chance"
Strike 2: "Copy"
Strike 3: "Copy. Entering the gorge now"
Strike 4: "Copy Strike Leader......Damn !!! I have target in sight, I repeat I have target in sight"
Strike Leader: "Copy that Strike 4. I have a sight.....let's lock and load boys.......Firing one....Firing two..........
kian3001
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/9967/eow23final20ex.jpg
Ok, the concept: This is my slant on the story of Moses parting the water. Instead here, I've gone ultra biblical. In this scene, he's not in Egypt, but in Hell, rescuing souls that should not be there. Souls who commited sin not knowingly (i.e. posessed). This is the river seperating Hell from Purgatory, and with the power of God he is able to part the river of fire and lava, and let the redeemed be free.
Infinitum
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Infinitum1/InfinitumGapinmountainscopyMedium.jpg
The crusaders charged into the valley, all death or glory, but it would not be enough. To them the valley was the last obstacle before defeating thier enemy. Little did they know that just out of sight the cliff was lined with archers...
yAdam
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6140/chokepoint34ou.jpg
The H.E.H.P-Tower (high efficieny hydro-electric plant) was planned and then built in record time between the years 2502 and 2503. The company who commissioned the building then went bankrupt 3 years later, after the discovery of a new source of renewable energy that was found near the core of the planet neptune. The Tower is now run by 5 high up world government officials, who are in a joint business venture to develop highly controversial nano eradicators. These so called eradicators will enable the government to totally wipe out a mysterious new disease that has been a side effect of augmentation. The nano eradicators therefore act as an equivalent to white blood cells and attack the infected cells that have spread from the augmentations to other parts of the body. Although this kind of research and development should be applauded, the lack of respect for testing has become a concern, and so these 5 officials have now been labelled as outcasts and renegades.
The tower was picked because of its solitary location and self sufficient power supply. The bridge beween the tower and the main elevator shaft helps to provide a choke point that can be guarded easily. There are often 3 defense ships on call to remove protestors or any other unauthorised individuals that could cause concern.
chaosrocks
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/chaosrocks/eor23-chokepoint2.jpg
they thought they had found the Gateway into the mountains, as they came up the lush valley they realized it was a box canyon and the only way through was to travel on the river.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Mitze
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/mekese2000/landscape2.jpg
The last castle. The last stronghold of the kingdom still lays intact due to the difficulty in attacking it. The gain access one first of all needs boats and if you make it successfully to the island a Strategic Choke Point lies ahead. With a narrow climb to a wall which slowly circles the castle with only room for two abreast.
Zeitwolf
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/eow23.jpg
"This is the way the rebels take every spring and autumn to change between their summer quarter in the mountains and the warmer regions in the dales... it's - incautiously enough, hehe - an eye of a needle, a strategic choke point, where we can raid them sudden and quick."
Oddo
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/oddotheweird2/chokepoint.jpg
"The scout frowned... the only way for his batallion to arrive in time at the temple was a stealth run through the Groundhog's Trench. They had tried their best to keep their path secret but somehow the temple guards knew. They had already begun massing rocks and assembling war machines by the Crone Cliff.... that would be fully functional by the next morning. This was going to hurt."
Beelow
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/beelow/Strategicchokesite12copy.jpg
"The only corrodor to go down through, the only way in to the fortress. What do I do? There are no guards on duty, WTF? this is way to easy! I need to keep my guards up, stay aware, man these drugs are starting to wear off!"
Mr.Blonde
http://studentpages.scad.edu/~wbrach20/may3/SQUEEZE.JPG
"The only way to access the ruins...."