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Title: for reference/inspiration
Post by: inkydigit on December 21, 2007, 08:02:52 AM
yosemite
x res...extreme resolution...
for reference/inspiration

http://www.xrez.com/divingboard_giga.html (http://www.xrez.com/divingboard_giga.html)
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Sethren on December 21, 2007, 01:52:55 PM
That looks like a better day then when i went. Heck of a nice photo stitch job.   :)
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: rcallicotte on December 21, 2007, 02:34:25 PM
Great for both!  Thank you.
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Will on December 22, 2007, 10:49:22 AM
they always have really cool images there.
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: adit on December 25, 2007, 10:51:30 PM
Thanks a lot! That is some high quality inspiration indeed.

In case anyone's lost on the site, here's the gallery with more of the stuff:

http://www.xrez.com/gallery/xRez_gallery.html
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: moodflow on December 28, 2007, 10:03:03 AM
Wierd!  That half-dome shot looks to have less than 360 degrees, even though its seamless and we know there are 360 degrees there...   :o
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: domdib on March 03, 2009, 08:56:47 AM
To see an amazing application of Silverlight DeepZoom by the same people, go to http://www.xrez.com/yose_proj/yose_deepzoom/new/XRez%20Xtreme%20Pano/index.html (http://www.xrez.com/yose_proj/yose_deepzoom/new/XRez%20Xtreme%20Pano/index.html) Mind-blowing!

(You have to have Silverlight installed, but believe me, it's worth it!)
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: rcallicotte on March 03, 2009, 09:16:12 AM
Thanks.  This is cool.
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Confusoid on March 03, 2009, 09:39:31 PM
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/tornado/images/tor_formation_lg.jpg
http://www.tetonat.com/Gallery/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3713
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Supercell02.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/herbe_nelson/443555393/sizes/l/
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Mohawk20 on March 04, 2009, 04:24:51 AM
Quote from: Confusoid on March 03, 2009, 09:39:31 PM
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/tornado/images/tor_formation_lg.jpg
http://www.tetonat.com/Gallery/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3713
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Supercell02.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/herbe_nelson/443555393/sizes/l/

Great images and info, but are you sure you posted this in the right thread?
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Confusoid on March 04, 2009, 06:26:18 AM
Well the technical illustrations perhaps would give some idea of how to shape terragen 2's clouds to try and re-create some of the patterns of a super cell storm.    :-\
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Mohawk20 on March 04, 2009, 10:56:10 AM
Ah, right, sorry. Since the first post was about canyons, I forgot to notice that the topic is inspiration and reference...

In that light, great find, and I'm sure Frank B could do wonders with it  ;)
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Confusoid on March 04, 2009, 09:46:18 PM
That i have no doubt about Frank B.       ;D
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: FrankB on March 05, 2009, 11:57:23 AM
thanks :D

... the second image is actually relatively easy to do with the latest incarnation of the cumulus pack.
Of course, you need two cloud layers to do it, one for the anvil, one for the billowry cumulonimbus.

Cheers,
Frank

PS: will be awhie before we can mimc the photo from the last link, with regards to the lighting of the clouds.
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: Tangled-Universe on March 05, 2009, 07:05:01 PM
Quote from: FrankB on March 05, 2009, 11:57:23 AM
thanks :D

... the second image is actually relatively easy to do with the latest incarnation of the cumulus pack.
Of course, you need two cloud layers to do it, one for the anvil, one for the billowry cumulonimbus.

Cheers,
Frank

PS: will be awhie before we can mimc the photo from the last link, with regards to the lighting of the clouds.

Absolutely, with (lots of) effort you can reproduce some of these principles. Hint Frank ;)

The last one isn't possible yet, because TG's GI algorithm isn't able to light clouds by lightbounces from other clouds. If I remember correctly Matt said once that there isn't any renderer yet which is capable of doing this (accurately).
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: matrix2003 on March 08, 2009, 10:02:05 AM
More here: http://www.panoramas.dk/US/Grand-Canyon-horseshoebend.html

( make sure you go 'full screen' its crazy! )
Title: Re: for reference/inspiration
Post by: rcallicotte on March 09, 2009, 10:08:36 AM
Cool.  Thanks.