Wildflowers - Final (Serious this time)

Gannaingh · April 01, 2015, 08:31:34 AM

Thank you, all!

The conifers are a whole mess Xfrog models. I used the Douglas Fir (m), Incense Cedar (m), White Fir (m), Western Red Cedar (m), Eastern Hemlock (a), Incense Cedar (y), and White Fir (y). I could probably get away with using less variety since they're hard to tell apart at a distance.

bobbystahr · April 01, 2015, 10:12:07 AM

O K...it's the cedars that caught my eye, I have the Incense Cedar, Western Red Cedar, White Fir, Eastern Hemlock but no Douglas Fir. Only missing the Douglas Fir so I may try this blend as I like it a lot. To my colour blind eye there's nice colour variation...dunno bout for "normally sighted" folk. Thanks for the info.

Gannaingh · April 09, 2015, 08:13:41 PM

Ok, I lied about being done with this one. I've changed the FOV and aspect ratio to emphasize the mountain. I also spent time in WM making the snow function do what I wanted. Now instead of a full blanket of snow, I have a closer representation of summer glacial remnants which, I feel, works better with the vibrant vegetation and blooming wildflowers. I still want to work some more with the forest distribution, but overall I think the changes have been an improvement.

bobbystahr · April 09, 2015, 09:40:02 PM

Quote from: darthvader1 on April 09, 2015, 08:13:41 PM
Ok, I lied about being done with this one. I've changed the FOV and aspect ratio to emphasize the mountain. I also spent time in WM making the snow function do what I wanted. Now instead of a full blanket of snow, I have a closer representation of summer glacial remnants which, I feel, works better with the vibrant vegetation and blooming wildflowers. I still want to work some more with the forest distribution, but overall I think the changes have been an improvement.

Gasp...mind blowing difference. It really shows the beauty if the mountain terrain now.... your little lie is easily forgiven....thanks for sharing.

choronr · April 09, 2015, 11:14:48 PM

Beautiful effort; your extra work was worth every minute.

Dune · April 10, 2015, 02:52:23 AM

Yes, I like this much better!

mhaze · April 10, 2015, 04:05:36 AM

Absolutely stunning!

Walli · April 10, 2015, 04:46:30 AM

veeeery nice!

bigben · April 10, 2015, 06:58:40 AM

Very nice indeed.
Can I be evil and suggest it seems to be missing some elevation data near the horizon on the left? I'm guessing if you extended the terrain to 120km wide you'd see some more distant mountains on the horizon unless it's looking upwards (which it doesn't appear to be) Maybe something to try in the next project

Antoine · April 10, 2015, 08:18:30 AM

Much much realism in this render. Impressive one !

Gannaingh · April 10, 2015, 08:33:11 AM

Thank you everybody!

Ben, you have a sharp eye, an evil one

but sharp! The terrain does indeed cut off about 20km behind the mountain. However, the camera is pointing up seven degrees so any terrain would be obscured by the mountain's flank. I had a DEM for the entire state in the file, but it was invisible from this POV so I disabled it.

bobbystahr · April 10, 2015, 10:21:42 AM

Well spotted Ben...takes a pro with them DEMs to notice.....

otakar · April 10, 2015, 01:57:06 PM

Holy crap, that's beautiful! I may need to print this one and hang on the office wall.

Gannaingh · April 22, 2015, 08:58:35 AM

Here's a bigger version with some minor tweaks and population editing. I rendered it at 4608x2048, which is too big to upload to the forums, so if you want a full size version shoot me a PM and I'll email you a copy. I'm done with this one...I think

kaedorg · April 22, 2015, 12:05:39 PM

Just beautiful !!!