You can read everything there.
http://nvseal.deviantart.com/art/Deep-Canyon-94220140
(http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs32/f/2008/221/6/6/Deep_Canyon_by_nvseal.jpg)
All procedural.
This looks very very interesting. Like the composition and view a lot.
I really would like to see this one in color and a bit lighter because lot of the detail is barely visible.
As far as I can see the canyon and displacements look great, but I can't really judge because I think it's a bit too dark and like I said...b&w. However I admit that b&w is a nice variation/touch.
Martin
I have to agree with TU on this. Looks really incredible, but a bit on the dark side (though I know its part of the theme). Any chance of a colored version?
I like it !
I sort of like the black&white, but I'm prejudiced toward wanting the fully black&white spectrum. Anyway, I do notice some noise in your sky. Was that in the original?
Thanks everyone. I've attached the color version for your comparison. The color version is still a work in progress (there isn't supposed to be a strata shader) and the lighting and atmosphere is still be worked out.
@calico - The noise in the is not in the orginal. I added that in post using GIMP. I went back and forth on whether or not I should do it but decided it might look more like and older photo -- so I went with it.
I like the terrain. Nice point of view, too.
Well, we all make choices like that about our images...so, if you liked it, good.
The noise didn't remind me of an old photo but it didn't bug me as well. Nice detail I would say ;)
Both versions have their good points but I would probably go with the B&W version if it wasn't for the banding in the sky. The noise "Film grain", I could take or leave, it doesn't bother me but I would have left it.
Your image your way. ;D
nice... we don't see a lot of B&W renders... good job to me