Playa

[CCC]

Working on a desert using a GeoControl imported terrain and masks as well. I am not going to do any plants sense they look like crap anyways.

[Gannaingh]

This looks very good! I especially like the clouds on the horizon. It sure does look hot there, I think I'm going to go get a glass of water 

[Henry Blewer]

It is a very good start. Call it a salt bed, then you will not have to explain the absence of plants.

[CCC]

Could be a salt bed or it could be a dry lake bed as well. I might throw in some dry bushes somewhere about the rocks and hills i think.

[tee]

Nice work, a Land Rover and a dust trail and it's sorted.

[CCC]

Added some plants but very few then i changed the sky to a warmer light.

[Dune]

The first one was MUCH better. Nicer light. No plants needed, perhaps a lost cacti, but between the rocks, not in the sand. I like the one rock in front. You could make some low flying sand (low, coloured cloud)...

---Dune

[FrankB]

Agree with Dune. There wasn't a whole lot to improve on the first one. If any plants, I would also add them to the rocks, most fitting I'd deem a few single grasses.
It would be nice to have this rendered at higher quality, though.

Regards,
Frank

[Zairyn Arsyn]

nice,
looks a bit more like a dry river bed to me...

[ra]

I prefered the first one also! 

[Tangled-Universe]

I second Dune and Frank.
The suggestion of some dusty sand is very nice

Martin

[CCC]

Should be enough to work on those aspects.

[rcallicotte]

Except for the lower 1/4th, this looks completely realistic.  Good lighting, too (which is a big help).

[CCC]

Bigger and updated in key locations.

[N810]

I believe you got it perfect on that last render.