South of Squamish V2

Started by RArcher, December 09, 2010, 12:10:59 AM

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otakar

A rockin' render. It just works, could be a photo.

ra

Damn! This is incredibly awesome!  :o
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Walli

not much to say, but: very nice render!

Dune

I still think, and this is meant positively, that highlights on stones UNDER water don't exist in reality!

RArcher

Thanks very much everyone, I meant to comment on a few things but the last couple days have been busy!  You may certainly be right about the highlights Ulco, though the water is very shallow where you can see the stones.  I'll have to pay attention in the spring when next I get out to a lake that isn't frozen, see if I notice any reflectiveness at all from any stones underwater.  I have the bottom section rendering again at Detail 3 as Martin suggested and I also removed the reflective shader from the stones so we'll see how it looks.  Looks pretty good so far if slightly less interesting without the highlights.  Should be able to get it put together for tomorrow.

Tangled-Universe

Looking forward to see that Ryan :)
I think Ulco is right about the underwater reflections.

RArcher

Right or not it certainly looks less messy  ;D  Foreground rendered at detail 3, 3 AA GI 1/3

Thanks for the feedback, it is always appreciated.

Tangled-Universe

Severe awesomeness ;D
These kind of renders really make my day :)

How long did it take to render all in all?

dhavalmistry

good work but arent you missing refraction in the water??
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Tangled-Universe

The water isn't very deep, nor are there strong ripples which would emphasize the refractive effect I think.

dhavalmistry

Quote from: Tangled-Universe on December 10, 2010, 07:50:29 PM
The water isn't very deep, nor are there strong ripples which would emphasize the refractive effect I think.

I think it would still refract as soon as you start moving away from camera.....
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choronr

You have a special way with lighting that results in superb realism.

freelancah

Hmm. Both are nice work but I cant seem to decide which one I like better. Perhaps a mix of both I guess ;)

RArcher

Thanks Martin, the crop at Detail 3 took just under 10 hours to finish. Combined I would guess it took 12 hours or so total, but if I had rendered everything at detail 3... well it would probably still be rendering!

As for the refraction... I would assume that it is correct since the water is set at 1.33 which is the Index of Refraction of water as far as I am aware.  The water is quite smooth and the smallest detail is not set to be all that small because I did not want the tiny ripples which would give more distortion.

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