River scene

[RogueNZ]

WAS grasses, Xfrog trees, volumetric density driven water, path traced etc. Used a negative value for variation and got some really cool cumulus looking Easy clouds. Pleased with the realism, path tracing had a huge effect on this scene (and also render times!).

[Dune]

Very nice render! Negative variation is indeed a good method to get cleaner big clouds. The slanting reflections are probably caused by wide angle lens.

[Kadri]

Looks good.

[zaxxon]

That's a very nice scene and a beautiful render. Subtle rock detail and lush foliage, backed by a big sky, well done!

[sboerner]

Nice! Has a real Kodachrome feel to it . . . love the colors.

[luvsmuzik]

Beautiful!

[Hannes]

Very nice and realistic! The only thing that would add even more to realism is a darker wet area a bit above the water line.

[WAS]

Lighting looks wonderful, and looks like a calm part of the river, looking at some neat scenery.

I agree with Hannes, that would add a lot to the scene. Maybe phase it out a little bit at the top, and add a line of lighter stone colour to represent silt sediment and calcium buildup from the water. Looks like that stone would leech a lot into the river, plus it's loose dirts/sands.

[RogueNZ]

Thanks all! I used a 14mm focal length which definitely explains the slanted reflections.

I did have a subtle water line layer but agree it could have been extended, WAS's idea about a lighter colored buildup is a good one.