Along the Mohawk

[Jo Kariboo]

Very nice work, but my favorite is this one for the camera angle. The slight diagonal that the boat makes makes the scene more lively.

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[sboerner]

I like this version better! It has more freshness, like a moist early morning scene. And still Bingham!

Thank you, Ulco.

Very nice work, but my favorite is this one for the camera angle. The slight diagonal that the boat makes makes the scene more lively.

Thanks, Pierre. Perhaps I'm trying a little too hard.


Meanwhile, here is a test rendering of a packet (passenger) boat for the primary scene. I have not been able to find any detailed period drawings of early Erie Canal packet boats, so this is based on plans drawn up by another researcher. Colors are based on contemporary paintings and descriptions. Need to add a crew and passengers.

[Dune]

Great boat. And it looks Dutch.

[Hannes]

I like this version better! It has more freshness, like a moist early morning scene. And still Bingham!

Agreed. Looks beautiful!

[sboerner]

Great boat. And it looks Dutch.

That's really interesting. As I'm sure you know the Hudson Valley and much of the Mohawk River Valley in NY were originally settled by the Dutch, and when construction of the Erie Canal began American engineers looked to European examples for lock and boat designs. Several members of the original canal commission, which managed construction and operation of the canal, were of Dutch descent (including DeWitt Clinton and Stephen van Rensselaer, for whom this boat is named). Many connections.

Agreed. Looks beautiful!

Thank you, Hannes!

[Dune]

Indeed interesting. I know NY is actually a Dutch colony

[DocCharly65]

Nice boat. That will be a wonderful scenery again.

[sboerner]

A fashionable couple for the packet boat. Perhaps on their way to see Niagara Falls.

[Dune]

Wow, they look great. Marvelous clothing , but their expressions are spot on. You can see the love in the guy and the wonder of the lady. Fantastic.

[Hannes]

Marvelous clothing

Oh yes. Fantastic!

[DocCharly65]

Fantastic clothing!

[sboerner]

Thanks! And speaking of marvelous, the parasol fabric (a quick mesh done in Blender) was bothering me so I redid it in Marvelous Designer. This is turning out to be such a great tool, useful for many things.

[Dune]

It is indeed. I used it to hang a rope across a branch, recently.

[sboerner]

Haven't posted a work-in-progress of the entire scene for a while, so here is where things stand. Besides the couple the packet boat now has a steersman. More passengers to be added, as well as a three-horse tandem rig with driver for towing. But coming down the home stretch.

[Kadri]

Nice image.