Wetness final

[choronr]

Great final, Bob! There's one thing that draws my attention; the subtle bleached lines/tracks that extend forwards from the tracks we added behind the wheels. It might be because the SSS black mask masking them out in front of the vehicle is not pure black. Or reflection of the road puddles is somehow interfered with by the added surface shaders with additional tracks. Something like that. But it's not important, just an observation.

Thanks very much Ulco. This image along with a gazillion notes will go into a special folder for future reference.
Yes, I think I see the what you are referring to regarding the bleached lines. I also noted a strange reflection on the hood of the vehicle on its right side - no idea where that came from.

[choronr]

Yea,verily yea!
Great final indeed.

Thanks Jochen, that is what I yelled as the final render was completed. And, really appreciate your help getting the LR110 elements to come together.

[Oshyan]

Really excellent final result Bob! I think you nailed it and addressed pretty much all feedback really well. That's often hard to do, so this is impressive. I think this is one of your most realistic images to date, and certainly one of the more realistic integrations of a vehicle I've seen in TG lately.

- Oshyan

[choronr]

Really excellent final result Bob! I think you nailed it and addressed pretty much all feedback really well. That's often hard to do, so this is impressive. I think this is one of your most realistic images to date, and certainly one of the more realistic integrations of a vehicle I've seen in TG lately.

- Oshyan

Thank you so much for your encouraging comments here Oshyan. And many thanks to Ulco for helping me much along the way.

Your words have fired my enthusiasm and look forward to getting on to a new project.

Bob

[TheBadger]

I still love the way the fore on the right looks, best. Just sets the whole mood for the rest of the scene for me.

look forward to getting on to a new project.

Maybe your next one will take us to Ireland (I don't think anyone has done that yet?), or some fictional place like that. I have heard some fairy tails about a magical land people call New Zealand, wherever that is supposed to be.
Where you gonna go Bob?

[choronr]

I still love the way the fore on the right looks, best. Just sets the whole mood for the rest of the scene for me.

look forward to getting on to a new project.

Maybe your next one will take us to Ireland (I don't think anyone has done that yet?), or some fictional place like that. I have heard some fairy tails about a magical land people call New Zealand, wherever that is supposed to be.
Where you gonna go Bob?

Thank you Michael, my thoughts are still rumbling ...we'll get there soon. The day after I posted the final render, my system went down while I was trying to clean up and back up. My system was in the shop from Monday until today. Just now getting everything back to normal. All my passwords to my favorite sites had to be put in again. Hope someday soon we can go to fingerprints or iris scans.

I like the beauty of Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand. As you know, deserts have been my favorite. Need to temporarily get out and explore other places.

Hang in there. I need to get this weekend out of the way: Wifey and I are celebrating 58 years of married life ...seems like yesterday! But then, you know what a crappy day yesterday was?

Just kidding,

Bob

[archonforest]

Wifey and I are celebrating 58 years of married life ...
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Wow that is nice! Congrats

[choronr]

Wifey and I are celebrating 58 years of married life ...

Wow that is nice! Congrats
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Thanks archonforest. Can't realize how all these years have gone by so fast.

[Dune]

Yes, life goes by like a gust of wind. Better enjoy it! Quoting my grandma who was 98 when she died.

[EoinArmstrong]

@Bob: Ah I dunno - laziness; other priorities; lack of self-esteem (in that I'm too competitive and you guys beat my ass every time) - all of it my own fault!  I still keep abreast of what's being done, and hope sometime to ditch my sillier baggage and just make pretty pictures

[alessandro]

Great image, the muddy part is really brilliant work.

[choronr]

Yes, life goes by like a gust of wind. Better enjoy it! Quoting my grandma who was 98 when she died.

I sure am trying Ulco. My Grandma was from Siberia, Russia; and, moved here in Arizona from Chicago in the early nineties. She passed in '96 when she was 101.

[choronr]

@Bob: Ah I dunno - laziness; other priorities; lack of self-esteem (in that I'm too competitive and you guys beat my ass every time) - all of it my own fault!  I still keep abreast of what's being done, and hope sometime to ditch my sillier baggage and just make pretty pictures

We all know of your past beautiful capabilities Eoin; and, are patiently waiting to see you back again creating in your unique style.

[choronr]

Great image, the muddy part is really brilliant work.

Thank you alessandro. I had a lot of help here as earlier mentioned ...one of the best learning experiences per image I've had to date.

[otakar]

Nice final outcome, Bob. It's easy to forget how hard it is to put everything together in a scene that looks real as opposed to placing a few objects in front of the camera in a landscape randomly generated by a couple of powerfractals. The truck alone would give me fits! :0