C&C's welcome. I haven't done a natural setting for quite a while, thought I'd give it a whirl...

love it :) absolutely lovely :)

Just love this one, and those starfish add to it all, well done

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Looks great so far. What's that line on the water in the left of the image, where the water meets the shore ?

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Those rocks are fantastic! Unfortunately, being from the northeast, I've never seen tidal pools with clear water :( I will go to the Carribean someday. Excellent so far. The white patch of water is a bit distracting tho.

@Ang25 You dont need to go somewhere exotic/hot to view clear rock pools, we have them here in England too :)

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looks great, like the terrain layout. @Ang, come to Australia, even in winter our rock pools are clear ;)

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Looks very good so far Nukeboy. I recommend some waves with some foam on the far side of the tide pool, but I really like your rocks and the placement of the starfish. We have very clear(if a bit chilly) tidepools on the Oregon/Washington coasts.

I like it! It does seem to be a little stoic and feel you can use some rolling wave action just below the seagull perhaps. Love the rocks, nice material. Oregon coastjust love it! Been there to enjoy it (the Gold Coast) with its lighthouses right into northern California. Nice visual memories from there Danamo. Ang, you really need to get out more girl. I could see nice clear tidal pools in the junkyards of Brooklyn after a good soaking rain. ;D

Excellent start.... I would agree that a little wave action might enhance the image. But it is a very nice beginning. Lol Quest.... nice clear tidal pools in the junkyards....8)

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I've got a little issue with scale of star fish. They don't come that big where I'm from. Rocks are awesome.

ang.. haling from the caribbean.. i do have to tell you this.. we don't get rocks..we have sand.. :-) mostly. the tidal pools that we have..are clear.. really crystal blue... i do agree..nuke..u need a bit of splash.. water isn't still around rocks like that... the waves move them...add in a dash of a wave..to show how the water gets there..not just thru the movement of tides. waves moving against a rock splashes..and foam/tiny waves around the rocks. add in a few crabs over the rocks..some seaweed.. love the lone seagull... solitude... but gorgeous. can i plz have it as a desktop pix when you done? makes me long for those days...

Nice tidal pools. They should be clearer. When I was ten on Okinawa I caught an Octopus in a pool almost exactly like this. I did not know he would not live in captivity and took him home and he died. 8^( I think you should show a boat or two out on the open water.

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I thought of putting a boat in the scene, but thought it might be a bit cliche. I'm also trying to make a splash, but with little luck. I've been studying Zhann's tutorial, but don't seem to have her skill... To Sackrat, that line is a terrain that was supposed to add rolling waves... didn't work, so that's now gone and working on another... To erosiaart; tell me the rez you'd like and I'll send it to you... I'm very flattered!

thanks a zillion..:-) 72-100 dpi would do... at a 14 inch by whatever... and hey..me a simple human being... i liked it... reminds remind me of the country i call home..

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Well, I've played around with this one enough. I decided to post it in my gallery. Take a look and see what you think. Thanks.

Looks like you found a way to get that wave crashing/splashing effect. Is it postwork or a Bryce method? I'm trying to do something like that for the challenge, but haven't got the right look yet.

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The splash is made up of a few terrains with a "frothy" texture. I took my inspiration from Zhann's tut.

Thanks!