For some reason I've been focused on fields/meadows lately. Maybe I need some new/better suited objects, can't seem to quite get what I'm after. Still having fun playing though. Here's a crop with the terrain, its missing about the top 3rd but I've already got the clouds pretty much how I want.
Very nice start. I really like the field/colors and the trees behind.
For some unknown reason I do not feel that the mountain is done at the back.
I like it. But I agree with Archonforest. There is too less depth. The mountains should be a bit hazier and the plants in the foreground could use some DOF. Maybe this helps.
It's got good foliage distribution.
I agree about the background. I like it and I don't but I've been at a loss as to what I need to fix exactly. I'll try your suggestions, see how it goes.
Nice one. A little tweaking may help to make it more like a photo 8)
A little update. still tweaking a bit, especially the DoF.
Not sure to call this final yet or not, the DoF turned out a bit different with the higher quality than I thought. Hmm. Still, happy with most of it.
Much better. The haze looks good now.
I can't see any DOF. Is it gone? A good amount of DOF for the foreground plants right in front of the camera would improve it significantly imho.
Quote from: Hannes on May 28, 2015, 11:00:28 AM
Much better. The haze looks good now.
I can't see any DOF. Is it gone? A good amount of DOF for the foreground plants right in front of the camera would improve it significantly imho.
Its very slight, I think I adjusted the distance too close, but It looked like it was ok in a low quality render. I can't remember what values I had so I'm tinkering.
I can see it, I can see it! ;D
Nice image!
Been in a mood to rework old projects apparently. Here's a little update, changed some trees and the rock faces. Still tinkering a bit if anyone has suggestions?
Quote from: Cocateho on September 21, 2015, 03:58:31 PM
Been in a mood to rework old projects apparently. Here's a little update, changed some trees and the rock faces. Still tinkering a bit if anyone has suggestions?
As Hannes mentioned a goodly amount of DOF on the very close plants would make this pop...5 stars on composition and texturing....
Another pass with some more tweaks.
Bobby- the final will have DoF I just turned it off for the sake of testing.
Quote from: Cocateho on September 21, 2015, 05:51:11 PM
Another pass with some more tweaks.
Bobby- the final will have DoF I just turned it off for the sake of testing.
Smart move time wise...love what you're doing to those mountains...carry on....
So I tweaked a bit too hard... screwed a few things up... I need to go back and figured out what the #$!! I did to the mountains. And somehow the leafy plant in front now has extremely dark shadows on it :/ and not sure what went wrong there either... buuuuut at least the treeline looks good? ;D might go back and put one or two red trees in there as well.
I think the flowering grass part on the front could need some color variety. If you use a distance shader it's easy to replace distant mountains by whatever you want (like a alpine fractal) without altering the front area. But the treeline looks good to me.
Ended up having to redo a lot of things, including the treeline :( but the mountains I think I like better now, I'll have to smooth out the snow a bit but otherwise I think it looks better. C&C welcome.
Very nice!
With the smoothing of the snow I think you're right.
In my eyes the snow could be a bit brighter and a bit more coverage breakup on the middle mountain?
I agree, I like the mountains better once you rescued them...When I have mishaps like that I usually can't get it back...well saving more often seems to help which I do every so often now and not just a rendertime.
I think I'm almost ready for a final... and actually I have two I'd like to do, one with the original POV and another portrait shot of the needle-like mountain.
The cloud/fog on the mountain on the left ic a very good idea.
Coverage of the snow is much better.
Different perspective
That last one is super! I really like the mountain as well. Great work.
Final
If you don't mind I take the "Alpine fields.jpg" in portrait format as final - it's my favorite ;) :)
Quote from: Cocateho on September 27, 2015, 07:33:07 PM
Different perspective
Different but great perspective. I like this a lot. 8)
I agree with Nils. In the last version the grass versus treeline is very straight and hard. Which may be the idea, but therefore I like the cropped version better. Nevertheless, a great render.
Quote from: DocCharly65 on September 30, 2015, 03:48:34 AM
If you don't mind I take the "Alpine fields.jpg" in portrait format as final - it's my favorite ;) :)
Agree. just would like the two or so trees in the front to be moved a bit.
Haha so I guess it's unanimous, the portrait shot is better :D I must admit I like it better myself, the limiting factor, to me anyway is the scope of the shot. I like wide angle, panoramic shots that show more of the environment... Just more stuff to look at. But the portrait I think is a bit more pleasant to look at and has better composition. I may do a higher quality render render of that one eventually.
Quote from: Dune on September 30, 2015, 04:29:04 AM
I agree with Nils. In the last version the grass versus treeline is very straight and hard. Which may be the idea, but therefore I like the cropped version better. Nevertheless, a great render.
It's supposed to be an old agricultural field that got a bit overgrown. It is a bit straight though. I wish I had added a little roll to the terrain there.
A barn may break it.
Yeah, an old broken down/derelict barn to one side with a hint of a fence in it's vicinity...but I'm a fan of the Alpine Meadow as well.