This one took 33 hours to render. I am actually quite pleased with this one although a part of me wishes that I had gone ahead and used the slight reflectivity on the tree leaves. C & C welcome.
like I said on DA....very nice lighting!
I think that some reflectivity on the leaves would be nice, but the image doesn't lose anything without it. I too like the lighting and I think the population is well distributed. An all around great render!
great light !!!
Oh, I like this. Like the beginning of a movie. Or one of those screens when a movie is just starting to advertise one of the production houses. It turns to a cartoon version, then shrinks down to a little pin of light that becomes a camera projection of Button Number 9.
Oh man! Great work!
Beautiful sky! The lighting is also very nice, although the sky does seem a little blow out to me at the center - it really takes my focus off of other interesting aspects of the scene like the trees.
That's a good one excellent lighting.
I had to put my sunglasses on to look at this one! 8)
perfect....
Gastar
Very nice image. The trees look a little out of place for australia though, not that it's your fault. I have been looking for 3d models of gum trees etc for quite a while now, and have resigned myself to the fact that I'll have to make them. Tree generation programs seem to have difficulty making them, so it's going to be a slow process.
Quote from: old_blaggard on February 02, 2008, 02:21:05 PM
Beautiful sky! The lighting is also very nice, although the sky does seem a little blow out to me at the center - it really takes my focus off of other interesting aspects of the scene like the trees.
I agree with old_blaggard here. perhaps a fraction less sunlight strength.
Iain
Well, originally the title was going to be "Light Study 3" but, being that that is somewhat boring, I decided to try something different. Australia was the first thing to come to mind that seemed a bit more interesting. ;D My image names are always so boring. :P
I have that problem too. Naming is always so hard :)
Very 'biblical' lighting- I think it's those browns (Old Masters, etc). Stick some ancient Athenian/ Roman temple in there... I like it!
monks
Some people have commented that the sunlight's too strong, but I reckon it's spot on. It's nice to see a sky that is actually bright looking at the sun :) I love the lighting... it reminds me of some of the early Australian paintings which still had a European influence, and the lighting on the clouds is fantastic to match it.
The trees are always going to be a problem if you're going to render in my backyard ;) I've been toying with Arbaro to try and get something resembling a eucalypt, but I still have along way to go... lots to learn still. I have seen some eucalypt models made in the US but they are a lot more distorted here because of all the bugs that eat them.