Getting there :)
I'm doing another render now with some tweaks, fixing the evenness of the grass, the position of the circle and the god rays in the midground.
The henge circle (ring and ditch) is on a hill nowadays called Stone Down and although no excavation has ever been conducted it would be the perfect place to observe the path of the sun at Winter Solstice as it tracks up one side of the Tor, the large hill on the left of the image, and down the other appearing to roll along its silhouette. Old maps do show a scattering of stones simple marked as "stone", very few remain today or can be found easily. Local legend not only speaks of this but also of an avenue of oaks leading to the foot of the Tor. Two of these remain, Gog and Magog. If I can figure out a reasonable route for this I may try to add this in too.
Thanks for looking and as always C&C very welcome.
Cheers
Richard
I really like this, the lighting is great.
Nice image!
Curious about the new render Richard.
Really, really, really nice!
Well, you know I can't take my eyes of stuff like this, Richard. Terrific, makes me want to do something like that again. May I; I think the ring may need a little wear, it's very 'clean'. And I believe you have some trees in the water?
This is a fantastic series of works and this is, I think, the best of them. Are you using more than one light source? as the position of the sun and the shadows cast by the trees don't seem to match.
I very like this one for the light and the effect of fog in the trees. Very nice point of view to !!! :)
A little update, pretty much finished I think although I am doing another render overnight LOL, for one thing the ground is now too lumpy ... ::)
C&C very welcome.
Cheers
Richard
Oh by the way render time is 10 hours 30min
Detail 0.8
AA 6
GI 3 3 8
A other beautifull render !!!
Absolutely great, Richard! Another one copied to my favorites folder for inspiration. Did you use a low thin cloud layer to catch the rays?
Brilliant! one of my favorite renders of all time!
Great!
Thanks guys ;D
The only "trick" with the clouds was FrankB's (I think?) suggestion about using a negative noise variation (-0.27), a very heavy coverage and some camera projected images to punch holes in the clouds to get the light to fall where I wanted.
Cheers
Richard
Great indeed! Nice cult place.
Ok, here's the final! Woo n' stuff.
Minor post for dof and some colour adjustments.
I've had a couple of requests for posters so I may render this at a higher res. If I do I wonder if I could get away with lowering the detail, AA and GI settings just a little.
Thanks for looking.
Richard
.I would see if the Council there would give you a little commission for this. Excellent render.
Fantastic render.................I wouldn't mind having a poster of this.
Really good
Epic stuff Rich!
:)
Nice Richard :-)
Stunning. The atmospheric mood creates a sense of impending magic, a cauldron of ancient lore, a mist enveloped land filled with mystical light. More than a great render, it's a true piece of art.
Wow, that's great. Love the clouds and overall feeling of lush vegetation. Very well composed.
Very moody. Great work!