Deep Canyon B&W

[nvseal]

You can read everything there.

http://nvseal.deviantart.com/art/Deep-Canyon-94220140



All procedural.

[Tangled-Universe]

This looks very very interesting. Like the composition and view a lot.
I really would like to see this one in color and a bit lighter because lot of the detail is barely visible.
As far as I can see the canyon and displacements look great, but I can't really judge because I think it's a bit too dark and like I said...b&w. However I admit that b&w is a nice variation/touch.

Martin

[moodflow]

I have to agree with TU on this.  Looks really incredible, but a bit on the dark side (though I know its part of the theme).  Any chance of a colored version?

[Phylloxera]

I like it !

[rcallicotte]

I sort of like the black&white, but I'm prejudiced toward wanting the fully black&white spectrum.  Anyway, I do notice some noise in your sky.  Was that in the original?

[nvseal]

Thanks everyone. I've attached the color version for your comparison. The color version is still a work in progress (there isn't supposed to be a strata shader) and the lighting and atmosphere is still be worked out.

@calico - The noise in the is not in the orginal. I added that in post using GIMP. I went back and forth on whether or not I should do it but decided it might look more like and older photo -- so I went with it.

[rcallicotte]

I like the terrain.  Nice point of view, too.

Well, we all make choices like that about our images...so, if you liked it, good.

[MacGyver]

The noise didn't remind me of an old photo but it didn't bug me as well. Nice detail I would say

[Mr_Lamppost]

Both versions have their good points but I would probably go with the B&W version if it wasn't for the banding in the sky.  The noise "Film grain", I could take or leave, it doesn't bother me but I would have left it.

Your image your way. 

[Seth]

nice... we don't see a lot of B&W renders... good job to me