Hannes' Horizon thread

[Hannes]

A screenshot of the RTP with more compact clouds.

[sboerner]

This is looking SO good. Beautiful light and clouds. (Vega is calling!)

The NASA 3D archive is a terrific resource, btw.

[Hannes]

Thanks, Steve!!

I made the clouds even more compact.

[Dune]

This is absolutley gorgeous! Terrific sky. I must say that I was a bit hesitant about your first stormfront version (too wild and hard), but this is very realistic.

[KlausK]

SO good!
That is the look I was trying to describe.
I think, these clouds add to the narrative (oh boy, sounds fancy , right )

CHeers, Klaus

[Hannes]

Thanks a lot, guys!
I'm still not done with the clouds yet. At the moment I'm trying some things, that make them look even more dramatic, and I like it so far. I'll post it, when it's done.

And I'd like to say some more things. Having this WIP area is such a fantastic thing! It helps so much to improve the work. Without all your great constructive input, I wouldn't be at the point I am now.
Thanks so much!! I really appreciate all your ideas!!!!

I'm working only on this single project for almost four weeks now, and usually I would get tired of it after this time, but it's still so much fun to improve things (and to learn some more things as well).
So, I would encourage everyone, who's planning to participate in this contest, to create a WIP thread. And I hope, there will be more...

[Dune]

Without all your great constructive input, I wouldn't be at the point I am now.

So, now you have to share your first prize with us

[Hannes]

[DannyG]

This progressed rapidly. Love it !

[Hannes]

I edited the clouds again, and I think, this is better. A bit more drama, and to me it looks a bit as if the clouds are eating the background...

[Dune]

It is! No Horizon left

[Hannes]

Honestly, after I had looked at the image for quite some time, I thought about deleting the mountain range completely and only keeping the flat ground. But first, there is a mountain range where the Very Large Array is (as far as I can tell looking at reference images), and secondly I like the idea of the forces of nature concealing the mountains and showing only the straight horizon line of the flat ground.

Now, that was almost philosophical, wasn't it???

[Dune]

Yeah, it's good that you kept the hills, though you can't win AGAIN, can you?

[Hannes]

Actually, I'm not doing it for winning. I want to make my image as good as possible, because I love the process of adding new ideas, skipping old ideas and taking the constructive input of the guys into account.
It's so much fun!!!

[Dune]

Same here