Orbital Couds (Version 2)

[nvseal]

I reworked my orbital clouds scene with a new cloud layer and a different camera position -- and a higher resolution  . I'm dissapointed about those strange lines though. Does anyone have any idea what is causing that.

[dhavalmistry]

oh very nice....too bad there are lines showing...although they look like crop likes......did you do the crops with this one?

[nvseal]

oh very nice....too bad there are lines showing...although they look like crop likes......did you do the crops with this one?

Nope, this was rendered as a whole.

[dhavalmistry]

thats strange.....

[Seth]

too bad for the line but the whole thing is really amazing !!!

[Sethren]

Could it be a GI issue?     

[nvseal]

Could it be a GI issue?     

I'm not sure, that's what I was wondering. I'm going to run some test later to see if that's the case.

[rcallicotte]

Yeah!  This is what I was talking about.  Great...except for the line.  I'm wondering if some new fractal weaknesses were introduced since the last update.  I'm pleased with it for the most part, but have seen a few things that have made me wonder.  Nice job, nvseal.

[cyphyr]

Thats darn near perfect, theres even a couple of thunder heads. Shame about the lines ...
Richard

[old_blaggard]

Those lines are most likely an acceleration cache issue.  If you send the file to me I can try rendering it with the latest alpha that has a couple of tweaks to the atmosphere which might get rid of them.  I would love to see this at higher resolution, and a tutorial describing the methodology behind this stuff.

[rcallicotte]

...yes, a tutorial would be nice.

[Seth]

the more i look at it the more i think it's really a very good render!!!! it really looks like a real picture ! damn i luv'it !

[nvseal]

Thank you all for your comments. After looking at the file and running some test, I think the problem is a GI issue. I'm going to run one more test render then do a final. I'm hoping to try to make some kind of tutorial sometime but not until I have something that I think will be truly helpfull. Here is the real image which was the original inspiration for the render.

[Lucio]

Stunning. Just can't find better words to describe your work

[old_blaggard]

I honestly think that if the original didn't have lens flare I might not have known a difference.  I think you really, truly have stuff that would be helpful at this point, and a tutorial would be fantastic.