Arid Red Cliffs - Scene available for download!

[Tangled-Universe]

Thanks Jo.
I'm afraid that file is useless though, since I don't have Aperture and Photoshop doesn't understand it.

With "functions" I meant, for example, that Aperture has a "levels" or "exposure" setting, just like Photoshop.
This way I could go through the same steps in Photoshop as you did in Aperture.
I didn't mean they would have similar file formats. See?

[inkydigit]

Thanks for the exr Martin...

I often have trouble getting what I want out of them... I have tried many times and the results have sometimes been a bit disappointing!
I often just tweak the tif file instead...

Colour and contrast etc is a personal thing too, I guess... Some people like 'super HDR' style images...
You can run the image through all number of actions/presets and find lots of different/nice/interesting effects... depends on your mood!
I did try some quick tone compression in a demo of photomatix pro, the results were pretty nice... I am sure you could replicate this in photoshop... I will have another look tomorrow.
cheers
Jason

[Jo Kariboo]

Hi Martin I make screen capture of all of adjustment of the "image 2" in Aperture.
The adjustment of screen capture PNG n. 1 to 6 it for the totality of the image and n.7 (black and white plus monochrome it's for only the top of the image). I added a jpg as example for the top of the image which I cut out with the brush.

[TheBadger]

No BW, did not even desaturate   

[mhaze]

I'll leave you lot to sort out the colour  - it's such a personal thing   The rocks are great some of the best I've seen.

[inkydigit]

you are right Mick... I could not get anything I liked...
the atmo and surface layer colours are quite difficult for me to change!
I still love the terrain... whilst playing around with the image in photoshop... I thought I spotted Bear Grylls!!!
thanks again for sharing the image Martin...
Jason

[Tangled-Universe]

This month, in theaters tgd file...

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As you can see not that special or complicated!

[Tangled-Universe]

My final attempt at post-processing this one...

This scene is now available at CGScenery.com's Blog section, go have a look and have fun with it!

Cheers,
Martin

[TheBadger]

This last one looks best i think.

[choronr]

I like this last one as well. And, I like to see that you have a talus at the lower left. If bringing the POV farther back, will we see a valley? Close up as is, the terrain work here is spectacular. 

[Tangled-Universe]

This last one looks best i think.

Ghehe, I guess you have only looked at the image and not the actual post?

I like this last one as well. And, I like to see that you have a talus at the lower left. If bringing the POV farther back, will we see a valley? Close up as is, the terrain work here is spectacular. 

Thanks Bob, I'm rendering another iteration now which in my opinion has even better defined talus and better seperation of differently sized stones.

[Henry Blewer]

I am very interested on how you masked this landscape. Thanks for sharing this.

[TheBadger]

Thanks Martin! Hopefully soon I'll make a .tgd you and other will want to see too. I am a late bloomer I guess. 

[Bjur]

Bright side of your cliff picture: Pure win!

Dark side of your cliff picture: It could easily kill TG newbie brains like mine (downloaded the .tdg file, opened it, saw the nodes and stuff, screamed like mad, went off my computer to kill a kitten..)! 

[TheBadger]

lol I know that feeling!