Forest

[lightning]

i think the darkness adds to the realism of the picture

[lonewolf]

I think you should do something else with the terrain that is seen peaking through on the lower left.  It looks like a desert right outside the forest.  Just changing the color to green would help a lot.

I noticed that too. I was actually hoping it wouldn't be visable as the terrain I generated was only around 1000m sq. Considering the time spent rendering, I probably wont visit it again until the next release when I can use multiple cores. I would probable change or remove the grass populations too, as these ended up looking like lines in the distant undergrowth. I would like to do a jungle or rainforest scene, but this might be put on the backburner too (or designed and rendered later).

Iain

[old_blaggard]

Very nice job overall!  The point of view is nice, and the ambient light adds a lot to the scene.  Well done .

[FrankB]

The full-size version is really great! The image looses alot when viewed at smaller sizes.
If anything I'd suggest to have less groundcover - let the soil shine through every here and there.

Cheers,
Frank

[Matt]

the only thing missing is the dappled sunlight (Some thing missing for TG2 at the moment)

Dappled sunlight is simply a consequence of the sun having surface area and shining through small gaps in the leaves. There is no reason that can't also be simulated in TG2 with soft shadows enabled, as long as you use enough soft shadow samples. What many people tend to overlook is the need to increase camera exposure (or sunlight intensity; either will do in TG2) to render these effects similar to how they usually appear in photographs.

Matt

[sjefen]

Nice one.
Personally I think it's a little to dark.