Arid Red Cliffs - Scene available for download!

[mhaze]

Strange they looked more subtle - however this latest iteration is just right displacement wise not sure about the colour though but that's personal taste really.

[Tangled-Universe]

Yeah I agree about the colours, I can't get them right somehow.
I still like the very first image most, colour wise.

I need to take a colour-grading/post-processing course or the like...

[Tangled-Universe]

A new iteration with smaller stones on steeper slopes and vice versa.

I think this one is nearly finished?

[Tangled-Universe]

And the final...

Rendered @ 2400x1350 with quite high settings for basically everything. Took 15 hours.

[Seth]

the green parts are a bit strange.
the render is over-contrasted on my monitor, is that on purpose ?
and to finish my critics, the sky's colour is strange on the last one

Let's just use one sentence : the first one is definitely my favorite and I love it

[inkydigit]

...whatever you say, it is a killer terrain... Franck has some points... with the image quite heavily saturated and contrasted; it helps in some ways, but messes up the sky etc...
still an amazing bit of terrain work!

J

[Tangled-Universe]

Hi Franck!

I noticed the green myself and updated the image with less green and more warmer colours.
So it's not clear yet to me on which you actually commented

I actually like the bluish haze in the distance!

Here's the .exr for you to play...it's horribly difficult for me to get right.
Perhaps you can have an attempt with it?

Cheers!
Martin

...whatever you say, it is a killer terrain... Franck has some points... with the image quite heavily saturated and contrasted; it helps in some ways, but messes up the sky etc...
still an amazing bit of terrain work!

J

Thanks Jason Glad you like it! I'm still planning on sharing this one later.

Franck definitely has some points, as you can see above.

Feel free to grab the .exr and have a go with it.
If you manage to get a nice result then please post it here!

Cheers,
Martin

[Henry Blewer]

Awesome render/s. The final is the best.

[TheBadger]

No crit, just wanted to play with the exr.

[TheBadger]

Hmmm I see I took out to much of the red. this may be a bit better.

This terrain has some gorgeous feathers to it Martin. Wish I could do it. 

[Jo Kariboo]

Just trying someting !

[Tangled-Universe]

Thanks guys! Keep on going!

Jo, I like #2.jpg! Do you remember how you did it?

Badger, nice stuff in B&W, though in this case B&W is a lot more forgiving

[Jo Kariboo]

Yes but I work with aperture. For the up of the image I make a white and black with brush and I paint it with monochrome. I have in memory with aperture the procedure for all the image. I don't know if it utile for you ?

[Tangled-Universe]

I don't know? I suppose Aperture uses/offer same functions like exposure/gamma etc.? I should be able to apply that to my Photoshop work flow, *may be*

[Jo Kariboo]

Ok I make a file and I post it.