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Title: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: FrankB on December 07, 2009, 12:05:52 PM
we walk....

This has a little post color enhancement, but other than that 100% TG2.

Cheers,
Frank

Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Seth on December 07, 2009, 12:07:31 PM
very very good mood Frank !
and very different composition and atmosphere from your usual productions.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: RArcher on December 07, 2009, 12:23:56 PM
I like this very much Frank.  Maybe a tiny bit more reflection and spec on the path would give it a little colder and icy feel.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Henry Blewer on December 07, 2009, 01:08:12 PM
Ryan's advice is good. Great render.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Kadri on December 07, 2009, 01:23:50 PM
This image has kind of a painterly look. I like it  :)

Kadri.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Walli on December 07, 2009, 02:07:21 PM
thats one of your "moody-iest" renders I have seen so far, really nice work!
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: inkydigit on December 07, 2009, 02:40:33 PM
great mood, cheers!
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Gannaingh on December 07, 2009, 03:01:48 PM
Very nice atmosphere!
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: domdib on December 07, 2009, 03:08:56 PM
Great atmosphere/lighting. Are those Xfrog trees?
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: tee on December 07, 2009, 03:22:51 PM
Splendid render, reminds me of all the times I see something and think dam wish I had a camera with me to capture that.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Dune on December 08, 2009, 03:08:20 AM
I like this a lot, Frank. Very painterly indeed.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: rcallicotte on December 08, 2009, 02:26:56 PM
Good work.  Would work as a movie cover or book cover.  What's out there?
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: FrankB on December 09, 2009, 04:51:38 PM
Thank you all :)
I must say, I'm very pleased with this one as well. It was surprisingly easy to make. Also, I think I am going to use this simple fence more often. To be precise, I think I am going to shop for some more man made apparel that I can include in scenes. Primarily the small things like this wooden fence, or stuff like an old rusty bucket and so on.

At the moment, I'm very much drawn to scenes that put the light itself in its compositional focus. That rarely ever looks "final" without postwork on levels and colors and layer effects and so on, but it's key to come up with the right atmosphere and lighting settings for the scene. If the render doesn't provide "it", no simple postwork can bring "it" out more. Shit in, shit out ;)

Lighting is almost a science in itself. It has so many aspects to work in concert and influence one another, especially in Terragen 2. I was wondering how this complexity can be tamed some, and packaged up in presets. I need to think about this more... and test... and practice. Oh well, so many things left to try, but so little time.

Cheers,
Frank


Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Tangled-Universe on December 10, 2009, 12:53:03 PM
Very nice render Frank, I love the atmo :)
Minor and only crit is that the sun/glow is a bit big.
Nice simple fence and soil as well!

Cheers,
Martin
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: choronr on December 10, 2009, 04:39:43 PM
A very nice piece of work Frank. I agree about the glow; perhaps a bit less would help. The foreground path leads one into the image.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: FrankB on December 11, 2009, 05:53:49 AM
Thanks :-)

The glow size is deliberate, though. On the one side, it's based on a photograph I used as a guide. Secondly, on my screen the glow has a nice visible gradient, maybe on your screens you see too much white in the image, around the sun? Is that the case?

Thanks,
Frank

Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: Henry Blewer on December 11, 2009, 07:59:04 AM
Frank, it looks good on my crappy monitor. I don't know if that's good or bad. Still I think it is a very fine image.
It's time to look through the NWDA Gallery again! 8)
Title: Re: A walk in the wild
Post by: FrankB on December 11, 2009, 02:37:22 PM
here's version 2. Slightly better render quality, and most importantly, wide screen format.
Oh, and there's the answer where the path will lead to ;-)

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: Seth on December 11, 2009, 02:43:29 PM
far far better !!!
great render !
congratulations Frank !
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: FrankB on December 11, 2009, 02:56:27 PM
Seth, you old wide-screeniac ;D
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: Walli on December 11, 2009, 03:38:54 PM
and now, what comes next? Nice update!
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: Seth on December 11, 2009, 04:28:16 PM
hehehe
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: FrankB on December 11, 2009, 04:46:42 PM
Quote from: Walli on December 11, 2009, 03:38:54 PM
and now, what comes next? Nice update!

not sure, maybe I add a couple purple flowers ;)

No seriously, I have another moody scene in mind, but not started yet.

Cheers,
Frank
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: domdib on December 11, 2009, 05:16:40 PM
Looks rather ominous - I'm not sure I'd want to go into that house.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: FrankB on December 11, 2009, 05:18:21 PM
a great place for the blair witch, isn't it? :)
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: choronr on December 11, 2009, 05:29:23 PM
With this lighting and mood, purple flowers would put the icing on the cake.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: inkydigit on December 11, 2009, 06:08:50 PM
bang on the money frank!
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: Linda McCarthy on December 11, 2009, 06:56:37 PM
I like the brightness of the glow.  Beautiful, moody render, and your work is excellent.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: Dune on December 12, 2009, 02:42:02 AM
Great mood, Frank! Excellent image.
Title: Re: A walk in the wild (update V2)
Post by: Henry Blewer on December 12, 2009, 08:28:54 AM
Nice dreamy scene. I like the atmospheric settings you used very much.