photo inspired render

[bobbystahr]

Nothing very special, just a photo from a FB pal that inspired me....tried it with fog but too murky hence it's title

I've added the original for reference. He used a filter in PhSh...I didn't.

[Upon Infinity]

I also saw that photo posted.  Very accurate reproduction, Bobby.

[bobbystahr]

I also saw that photo posted.  Very accurate reproduction, Bobby.

Thanks, for a while was going for accurate but went with an artistic interpretation.

[luvsmuzik]

Great composition. Your reflection is great. Behind the bridge, the yellows could be leaves floating even. Natural looking ripple reflection foreground. Good one!

[Kadri]

Looks good.

[bobbystahr]

Heh heh, no one has mentioned the floating bush on the left bank...just saw it myself...oh well, back to the drawing board.

[Dune]

Nicely done, Bobby. If you're redoing this, why not use a reflective shader instead of water shader and set reflective softness to let's say 0.002 to get a softer reflection.

[DocCharly65]

This is a very beautiful image!
Could it be that there is a floating bush on the left side behind the bridge?

Sorry ... after I read your post I saw it immediately 

In my eyes this is worth finishing it.

[mhaze]

Good one Bobby, I've been trying to do something similar for months now and just haven't been able to do it

[luvsmuzik]

Please don't soften your reflection too much. That jagged edge in the foreground accentuates the water. In my opinion, the inspiration image looks like a copy, paste new layer, and flip of an image and then apply a wave filter to the flipped layer. That might have worked, but it is too circular and perfect. If that had been cut before looking so much like a circle, it might have been better, IMHO.

[bobbystahr]

Nicely done, Bobby. If you're redoing this, why not use a reflective shader instead of water shader and set reflective softness to let's say 0.002 to get a softer reflection.

worth a shot, your suggestions always have merit.

[bobbystahr]

Well I was dis-satisfied with the ledge making the dark horizontal line across the top so I made a new 'bridge'. Took 5 tries to get it smooth enough. 1 segment per degree on the circle of the arch. I tried the water plane idea and am not completely satisfied so I enclosed a clip minus the displacement map which you see here Ulco...could you have a look at what I've done and maybe correct it bearing in mind my colour blindness...was aiming for fairly muddy water which I got with the Water shader but couldn't get with the reflective shader.

[Dune]

There's nothing in your clip, but I'll send you a file.

[bobbystahr]

There's nothing in your clip, but I'll send you a file.

ooops, happens from time to time, sorry

[Dune]

I sent you a pm.......