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Title: Calexico
Post by: choronr on April 22, 2011, 09:16:33 PM
Just had the urge for another desert scene.
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: Dune on April 23, 2011, 02:28:07 AM
Very nice, but you should lighten it up, IMO. I like the rocks, I like all of it except the grayish atmosphere.
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: jbest on April 23, 2011, 02:33:11 AM
It looks nice, like Dune said, but I think the cactus needs work. In other words, it looks too dark. Just a thought  ;)
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: volcomman1 on April 23, 2011, 07:54:52 AM
looks very cool and realistic!
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: choronr on April 23, 2011, 02:43:08 PM
Thank you all; yes, it could be lighter. The initial render was without clouds and was much brighter. Ihad the sun strength at 3.5 but reduced it to 2.5; then added the clouds. The cloud color was darkened; thus, the results you see. Maybe the next desert scene will be brighter.
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: Kadri on April 23, 2011, 03:52:43 PM

Choronr , i think this is a very nice image.
It only needs a little adjustment.
If you have the EXR version (i always save as EXR too) you could make this very easily .
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: choronr on April 23, 2011, 03:57:47 PM
Quote from: Kadri on April 23, 2011, 03:52:43 PM

Choronr , i think this is a good image.
It only needs a little adjustment.
If you have the EXR version (i always save as EXR too) you could make this very easily .
Thanks Kadri, what is the difference between the ,bmp and .exr? I've never explored this. Typically, if I plan on printing my images, I save the .bmp as a .tif.
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: Kadri on April 23, 2011, 04:09:05 PM
Here are other threads too but this will give you an idea Choronr.
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=2356.0
Basically the light range is much wider as in BMP , Tiff or other 8 bit formats.
Thus you can make much better adjustments without rendering ones more the same image.
The thread is a little old. There are much more programs today that do this kind of adjustments .
HDR uses kind of the same technique .
So i save as BMP and EXR all the time.
When i think i can tweak the image in post it becomes very handy to have the EXR output.
Or you change your mind and change the appearance in a way you didn't intended at first.
It has it limits of course :)
After you make the changes you want you can save it in any other format you want.
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: choronr on April 23, 2011, 04:14:03 PM
Thank you Kadri, I will check this out.
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: Oshyan on April 23, 2011, 04:16:02 PM
Just make sure you have an image editor that can read and edit EXR files in full bit depth (32 bit/channel). Newer versions of Photoshop (the CS series) can do so.

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Calexico
Post by: choronr on April 23, 2011, 04:19:05 PM
Quote from: Oshyan on April 23, 2011, 04:16:02 PM
Just make sure you have an image editor that can read and edit EXR files in full bit depth (32 bit/channel). Newer versions of Photoshop (the CS series) can do so.

- Oshyan
Thanks Oshyan, I've noted that my Photoshop 7.0 has an .exr option.