Forum Banner

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3963/...onsyw9.png

Still making this, it's for a forum I am making, what are your thoughs so far? Is there anything I can add?
The wire effect is good, but it just seems random, what purpose does it have other to look realistic? (It could do with a shadow to make it moreso.)

Generally good otherwise. Maybe the lense flare could be a little less intense.
Acceptable, but I need to see the rest of the page. The thing about designing web is that you can't just have a good banner alone, it must fit with everything else.
The rest of the forum will match the banner, I'm going for a tech look for the forum, so it should look good when it's done. Thanks Smile

Yeah, I might re-make the wire part, it's bugging me for some reason.

ps: merry christmas!
It's very aesthetically pleasing, but I don't see the purpose of the wire.
Because it's just a single wire; add a bit more or it'll look too lonely.
Yeah I know what you mean, I may add some cut wires and some sparks flying out maybe, I'll see how that looks. Thanks for the tips everyone.
Yeah, I think because it's a single wire it destroys any focal point the graphic may have. What I mean by this is that the wire draws too much attention away from the name of the site which means people will likely remember your website as "the site with the wire at the top" and not "Concept One."

Trust me, the slightest change in a graphic can change the design COMPLETELY. Tongue_out