Now that is excellent! A quantum leap from the first version! I like this a lot. All elements are very good. His pose, stretching out for life, dramatic. The only thing would be about the lights. In deep space there's no air and so shadows are pitch black, unless there's a second light source. The thing that puzzles me is that all the elements seem to have a second, very dim light source to the left of the image, except for the small ship on the right, which has pitch black shadows and no indication of a 2nd light source. But this is a very minor detail. Very good image.

Huge improvement from the first picture! Very good!

While it is true that light in space is USUALLY omni directional you need to consider bounce light - in this case frome the astroid and the ships.Seems that the left side of the smaller ship should get a little fill from the astroid. This is leaps and bounds better than the prvious image - good work!

Yeah, much better. Oly whith the shadow. I agree. Excellent work . Well done.

I don't remember whether I commented the original, but I do recall the feeling of being overwhelmed. This is a much, much cleaner image and give the eyes definite focal points. I don't know what story you're depicting here, everything is subject to interpretation afterall, but now you've given me enough that it free's up my imagination to create any number of story lines to fit your image. That's a very, very good thing. Great improvement.

nice image except for the textures on the two ships. They don't match. The bottom looks really nice while the top one looks plastic.

Amazing and impressive image..bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

i agree that this is a much cleaner composition, and that you're telling a more definite story with this image. very quietly tragic. you have a very stable composition (no dramatic angles or lines) except for the astronaut drifting away from his ship. your composition enhances the feeling of silent weightlessness. if you're going for realism, i think you should have kept the background black. i consulted some nasa images,and so far not one shows anything other than flat black in the background. then again, as some have already recognized, what people want in artwork often directly conflicts with reality but fits people's notions of what reality should be (e.g., visible laser beams traveling through space). so i understand if you chose to go for perception rather than reality. i agree with the comment about the top ship. just for future reference, if you're using poser 6 or above and you have a similar difference between textures, you can duplicate the light variations and such found in the bottom texture in the material room while retaining the primary texture. i'd suggest either starting with one of the rdna free rusty metal materials (found under poser 6 freebies) and adjusting from there, or posting the problem to the node cult forum (also at rnda). and i think your shadows look appropriate, considering there's probably at least more ship to reflect light back. after all, reflected light wouldn't be scattered or absorbed, so it would be even stronger. that said, the shadows on the asteroid seem a bit blurry. i don't think shadows blur at all with no atmosphere. though frankly, i think most viewers won't notice anything other than a striking and very well executed image.

This is kick-ass. Compared to the first, this is light-years beyond. (lit.) Much MUCH more dramatic. Echos of Dave Bowman's famous space-walk from 2001:A Space Odessey resonate in your image. Fantastic work!

Matter of personal taste. From my point of view, the stars are really not so bad and an unknowingly eye-candy. I mean, if someone is not searching for something on the image (as we do with the critique group) the viewers dont realize the stars really, but without the stars they would notice the dark. We only know the space with stars and so our brains are waiting to see stars. Thats my idea.

I like it. Lighting in space is tricky to do, which is why I haven't done any space shots yet. Crits have already been mentioned. Implimenting some of them will improve an already strong image. ^_-

This is much better.

Again I'm reminded of all those space classics. I don't feel competant enough to comment as to your improvements. My overall impression of this render is that it seems very realistic, with a beautiful sense of the vast emptiness of space. I've been SOOOOOOOOO busy with my PosetteV3 project, that I've gotten WAYYYYY behind in my comments. This is very good! DO keep up the good work. DPH

Nice improvement - you can just "hear" the silence LOL

The asteroid looks excellent actually, nothing to worry about there. Overall I'd say this is a massive improvement, the composition has a lot more going for it in this version - the astronaut and the two ships angle against each other and pull the viewer into the center of the scene. You might still have some reservations about the stars but I think it's a good trade for realism vs. appeal. Nice sense of depth, especially with the asteroid.

This is dramatic, and wonderful in its simplicity. The difference in materials doesn't bother me except for the dome on the upper ship. Maybe it's just the colored highlight that makes it seem out of place. Part of me wants to see an indication that the spacewalker did indeed come from that ship, such as orienting the body more towards it, so it looks as if he did push/fly away from the craft. But that might be too contrived. It's a great idea, and i'd like to see what happens next.

Elegant space scene which embodies the wonder of exploration as opposed to always battling nasties. All the while creating an air of mystery.