Over Cast Skies

[MGebhart]

This is my newest render using Frank's Overcast Skies.

[Gforce]

Very nice render

[Kadri]

Nice render , Marc  
It seems as the "Overcast Skies " adds to the realism ?

[FrankB]

very nice! I think it's a great scene.

@Kadri: not necessarily *adding* to realism, but the overcast skies provide you with a lot of GI light from all directions, which adds to lighting up the shadows under trees and in between vegetation. That makes it relatively easy for us in creating a realistic scene, because (I think), we have to work now with a reduced high dynamic range - which our eyes are made to cope with, but computer screens are not.
In other words, with that overcast sky, nothing is really bright, and nothing is really dark either. All tones conveniently sit on some middle ground that is easy to work with.

[rcallicotte]

For the soft light, I would expect the shadow areas to be softer with less contrast.

[Kadri]

very nice! I think it's a great scene.

@Kadri: not necessarily *adding* to realism, but the overcast skies provide you with a lot of GI light from all directions, which adds to lighting up the shadows under trees and in between vegetation. That makes it relatively easy for us in creating a realistic scene, because (I think), we have to work now with a reduced high dynamic range - which our eyes are made to cope with, but computer screens are not.
In other words, with that overcast sky, nothing is really bright, and nothing is really dark either. All tones conveniently sit on some middle ground that is easy to work with.

Thanks Frank. I am not sure what the explanation really is. But your may be true  

[Seth]

good explaination Frank.
thanks.

[Oshyan]

Beautiful lighting. The overcast sky works really nicely here. Good work!

- Oshyan

[kasalin]

Wonderful pic... is this some smoke above the plants ?