The old ruin - V2 on page 2

Hannes · May 29, 2015, 12:58:55 AM

I had some trouble with the DOF since I forgot to check the scale of the scene when I started this image. Everything is way too big. I guess I'll never learn...

At last it worked (with crazy settings: focus distance 6000, aperture 2000!). Here is a small low quality test render with most of all the other objects, water shader and fog disabled. The tree is a bit closer to the camera and moved to the left. Everything looks brighter than the original, although I didn't touch the lighting. Maybe it's because of the water plane's grey shader which is bouncing light back to the rock ?

Dune · May 29, 2015, 02:20:45 AM

Or the bouncing of light off the fog? I like this DOF, will be an awesome image.

Hannes · May 29, 2015, 08:43:51 AM

Thanks, Ulco! I guess, it doesn't matter, what causes the brightness. Once everything is activated again, the lighting will be like before.
Did a test render to see if anything is missing. Seems to be OK now. I'm starting the final render.
Btw, I didn't change the camera's position, only the tree's. It's going to take some time until it's finished. The DOF is even more time consuming.

Hannes · May 29, 2015, 09:19:49 AM

I just stopped the final render and decided to have some DOF on the lying dead tree to the left as well. So I moved it (and the bush that's with it) towards the camera and decreased its size to display it almost like before. It's not as close as the tree, so the DOF is a bit less, which hopefully gives the impression of some depth.

archonforest · May 29, 2015, 09:27:38 AM

Yeah that DOF is awesome. Gives a great 3d feeling there!

Hannes · May 29, 2015, 09:35:06 AM

Thanks!! Yes, I hope there will be some sense of depth.
Here is another lowres DOF test.

Dune · May 29, 2015, 09:47:13 AM

I'm not really sure if the amount of DOF also works on render time, or just the AA or detail settings. I can't wait, Hannes... hurry!

Kadri · May 29, 2015, 09:52:59 AM

Looks good Hannes.

Hannes · May 29, 2015, 10:11:57 AM

I'm screaming at my computer to hurry up now, but he (it's male) seems to be quite relaxed. Damn thing!

Dune · May 29, 2015, 10:43:27 AM

bobbystahr · May 29, 2015, 07:11:26 PM

Quote from: Hannes on May 29, 2015, 10:11:57 AM
I'm screaming at my computer to hurry up now, but he (it's male) seems to be quite relaxed. Damn thing!

You didn't buy one made in Calif. did you...they're always chillin', hee hee hee

Hannes · May 30, 2015, 09:02:26 AM

My well tanned beach boy lame duck rendering slave is taking his time. I treat him quite well, but he refuses to please me by hurrying up.
Bitch!
Rendering for 20 hours now and still a fifth to go. The DOF parts and another localised cloud layer I put around the tree to the right take their toll. I guess tomorrow it'll be done.

Hannes · May 30, 2015, 11:34:45 AM

Funny! The rest took only a bit more than two hours to finish. Maybe it's because I constantly threatened my rendering beach boy to kick his virtual ass.
Or it's because the lower area has less localised clouds with "receive shadows from surfaces" on.
It took quite a while until I had the right cloud fractal for the mist around the tree. The seed button seems to be my best friend.

Kadri · May 30, 2015, 11:41:14 AM

Looks great Hannes. Worth for the waiting

archonforest · May 31, 2015, 07:12:23 AM

Gee this is awesome. The DOF created a great very real 3 d effect.