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Title: exit of the gorge
Post by: gasbutan on April 25, 2020, 03:12:57 PM
The idea is stolen from a pic I found on the web.
Some postwork with Luminance HDR.
Comments are welcome.

exitFromTheGorge.jpg
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Post by: cyphyr on April 25, 2020, 04:01:56 PM
Great point of view, looks prehistoric!
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Post by: Dune on April 26, 2020, 02:05:47 AM
Yes, like a never discovered gorge. It's quite dramatic. I wonder what would happen if you take the attention from the sky. Maybe replace it by a dark cloudy sky, and have some subtle light on the distant mountain. Or cover the top in a bit of haze, so the prime attention goes to the palmy area.
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Post by: bobbystahr on April 26, 2020, 02:11:49 AM
Brilliant image...made my day today
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Post by: N-drju on April 26, 2020, 03:42:28 AM
Nice "hidden world" type of thing. Good work.
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Post by: DocCharly65 on April 26, 2020, 06:35:16 AM
Great idea and render!
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Post by: gasbutan on April 27, 2020, 03:03:05 AM
Thank you all for your comments.
Here is another version taking into account Dunes recommendation.

exitFromTheGorge2.jpg
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Post by: Dune on April 27, 2020, 07:45:33 AM
I like that better!
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Post by: Hannes on April 27, 2020, 10:21:35 AM
Kind of surreal! Cool image.
Did you try to check "receive shadows from surfaces" in the cloud's quality tab, to get some shadows in the mist? Might be worth a try.
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Post by: mhaze on April 27, 2020, 12:11:59 PM
Strange - I like the contrasts.
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Post by: gasbutan on April 28, 2020, 06:10:58 AM
Quote from: Hannes on April 27, 2020, 10:21:35 AMKind of surreal! Cool image.
Did you try to check "receive shadows from surfaces" in the cloud's quality tab, to get some shadows in the mist? Might be worth a try.
thx, Hannes.
"receive shadows from surfaces" is already on. You can seen the effect in the fog under the palms, but it is not very pronounced.
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Post by: DocCharly65 on April 28, 2020, 08:11:12 AM
What a change! Cool!

I'd suggest some small plants on the mossy stones but all in all a big improvement!
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Post by: Hannes on April 29, 2020, 01:02:03 AM
Quote from: gasbutan on April 28, 2020, 06:10:58 AM"receive shadows from surfaces" is already on. You can seen the effect in the fog under the palms, but it is not very pronounced.
Ah, yes, I see. I didn't look close enough.
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Post by: gasbutan on April 29, 2020, 03:54:58 PM
The final version:
I tried a new aspect ratio and included some plants as suggested by DocCharly, thx for that.

exitFromTheGorge3.jpg
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Post by: Dune on April 30, 2020, 01:43:54 AM
That does it, great.
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Post by: N-drju on April 30, 2020, 03:25:18 AM
You really made it into "something". Great detail on the left rock. Well done.
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Post by: DocCharly65 on May 02, 2020, 02:48:24 AM
Oh yeah! That does it! I like it very much!