As an extra to the coastal railway, I wanted to have some plovers, so I made them. Put them in a test render, which I will probably work out a little better than this. Lots to improve!
Umm, what is a plover?
http://www.google.nl/search?q=golden+plover&hl=nl&client=opera&hs=9mc&rls=nl&channel=suggest&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=H6iWTqL5BsKCOuuH5I0C&ved=0CEwQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=923 (http://www.google.nl/search?q=golden+plover&hl=nl&client=opera&hs=9mc&rls=nl&channel=suggest&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=H6iWTqL5BsKCOuuH5I0C&ved=0CEwQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=923)
nice...Curlews would be good too....
This one has great potential , Ulco :)
Curlews, yes. Well... mmm.... how about avocet? Those are really awesome. But I first have to make a plover foraging, or it'll be a little dull on the mudflats.
Anyway, update.
looking really good.....hmmm what about an oyster catcher...for some colour?
looking quite photoreal ulco, impressive!
Yes, maybe. Not so hard on the plumage as well.
nice one! Probably a bit more light, but apart from that I like it!
I have seen this type of bird out here in the Phoenix area. But they seem to be restricted only to certain areas. They have an odd way of walking.
Great picture Dune!
I love plovers, adorable little creatures. The 2nd version is better with the increased light (and changed angle?). Nice work on the modeling and texturing. Looking forward to seeing these used more.
- Oshyan
Hi,
Quote from: Oshyan on October 13, 2011, 06:05:44 PM
I love plovers, adorable little creatures.
You wouldn't like ones we get around here :-). What an awful noise they make! Spur Winged Plovers. Actually it turns out they're not plovers but lapwings, and that they're also not related to the northern hemisphere Spur Winged Plovers, which are also lapwings.
Nice plovers though Dune!
Regards,
Jo
These plovers are related to lapwings as well, they walk the same way. Eye hunters. See something edible, run towards it, snatch it, have a another look, etc. Quite big eyes, therefore. On our islands, and even from my window, I can sometimes see thousands of them.
The plovers we have mostly live on the pasture land, usually in pairs. We've spent a fair chunk of the last 5 or 6 years living in small towns surrounded by farmland and I regret to say I have not become a fan of the plovers. They have a terrible call. I also come across them when I'm fishing on some lowland rivers and they fly round and round your head berating you, drives me mad :-). When that does happen I do take a closer look out for eggs or chicks, so I guess it works!
Regards,
Jo
Looked up Plovers in Phoenix area - they are called 'Killdeer Plovers'; and, they look just like the ones in your picture.
The second render is very impressive.
Yep, render 2 is smooth! 8)
Killdeer are different, they have the two bands, and have different colors. These are golden plovers (the Eurasian subspecies), breeding in Northern tundras, migrating in 100.000's through our Wadden Sea.
Quote from: Dune on October 15, 2011, 03:15:08 AM
Killdeer are different, they have the two bands, and have different colors. These are golden plovers (the Eurasian subspecies), breeding in Northern tundras, migrating in 100.000's through our Wadden Sea.
What is odd about our Killdeer is you only see them in one area occasionally - that being on the north side of a mountainside. I've never seen them anywhere else in our area.
Maybe there are no deer to kill on the other side :D Sorry about that silly joke. Maybe they're not as common, I don't know.
Lovely render - as someone else mentioned, TG2 is not just about creating huge alpine scenes, it's also awesome at micro scenes and this scene is smashing! A moorhen or coot would add some colour - as a matter of interest, where can you get hold of these bird objects? There is a swan on one of the forums, but I haven't seen many birds available? Thanks Dune.
Have a look at the NWDA site. I've got some birds there for a few $$. I will probably add these as well later on.
Thanks Dune - I will have a look :)