Spring Love - FINAL on page 3

[FrankB]

I can't help it... I love the spring time!  

[RArcher]

Love it Frank, except for the big tree trunk.  There is one spot where there is a really angular section that would look better if it was more curved and natural.  A limitation of the model no doubt.

[domdib]

Lovely.

[EoinArmstrong]

I agree with RArcher about the tree, but the rest of it's stunning - the lighting and dof effect in the foreground is particularly amazing

[Kadri]

Ooo man ! This is a render ! The DOF ... Mostly it isn't good made here. How did you made it Frank ?

The big tree trunk is really the single problem for me . But i (i think most of the guys here too) really see everything as polygons most of the time.
So  it doesn't matter to me much . Can you alter your objects self ? I would like to see a image with a little more soft-natural tree.

Cheers.

Kadri.

[Kadri]

I looked ones more. Did you use transparency in the DOF layer (if it is like i think made of course ) ?

Kadri.

[FrankB]

Actually, almost the entire image is a demonstration of Walli's plant modelling skills. Everything except the crab tree in the foreground and the young cherry in the background is made by Walli.
The crab tree is out of the box from the blossoming library of xfrog. It is beyond me why most trees from these libraries have a 5 or so sided trunk! Why? I don't know.
I will alter the model, give it a couple more polygons and render it again.

The DOF is the experimental DOF from the alpha version. I also think it looks amazingly well in this render

Cheers,
Frank

[FrankB]

forgot to say:
5 grasses, 4 flowers, 4 bushes and 2 trees have been used in this render. As I said, all but the trees are from NWDA.

If you're interested in the render specs: detail 0.8, GI 2/2 + ssp, render time 99 minutes. AA 8.

[Kadri]

Renders like this will make a good effect on your business , Frank 

If you can say anything ( NDA ) about the DOF how does it influence the render time Frank ? In other software it is really hefty most of the time .

Kadri.

[FrankB]

can't and won't say anything, but I think 99 min total render time for a high-res quality render speaks for itself

[Kadri]

can't and won't say anything, but I think 99 min total render time for a high-res quality render speaks for itself

Wow ! That is enough Frank. Thanks 

Kadri.

[inkydigit]

astonishing!....love it Frank!

[Henry Blewer]

Great render Frank. I think the tree may be made for a different 3D app. If surface subdivide catmull ___ were applied the trunk would round out nicely.

[choronr]

These are the close up scenes I love. Question: What was your 'Y' dimension for this scene? I almost never have been able to reach one meter when hunting for that special POV.

[Thelby]

Absolute Gorgeous!!!