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SunGold ...revisited

Terragen Landscape posted on Nov 12, 2007
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Ordinarily, I do not re-post an image unless I have had second thoughts about the quality and/or authenticity of the image composition. The previous image; SunGold, contained a population of Saguaro cactus which is not indigenous to the red rock country of northern Arizona/Utah �it is too cold and of a higher elevation than this cactus is accustomed to in these regions. Saguaros thrive in the Sonoran desert and its range is from extreme southeastern California, southern Arizona; and, adjoining northwestern Mexico. Traveling north from Phoenix towards Flagstaff, you will notice the population of Saguaros decrease as the elevation increases. Even in nearby red-rock Sedona, you will not find the Saguaro. It is for this reason that I decided to re-work this image limiting the vegetation to sage brush and creosote bushes. Improvements to this image include the addition of cumulus clouds which cast some nice shadows on the upper terrain; and, a change of POV moving closer to the mountains and lower to the ground. The larger cracked rocks are a bit too smooth; I will continue to work on this. Noteworthy is a clip file of the �cracked rocks� created by Tangled-Universe which I used; and, which you can download at the Planetside Forum. The link is: http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=1939.msg19180#msg19180 Thank you for visiting; and, for your suggestions for improvement. Be sure to visit http://www.imaginature.us for links to other artists� galleries as well as for some terrain downloads.

Comments (45)


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Maori

7:40PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

Another beautiful creation, Bob! Spectacular sight!!!

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afugatt

7:51PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

WOW! This looks real!

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CATMANDO

8:02PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

Looks great. Photo quality achieved.

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artgum

8:10PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

I wouldn't think you could substantially improve on one of your images, but the clouds really make this come alive to me. I'm envious of those rocks- I'm still workin' on that. You inspire by example Bob!

jmcgstp

8:30PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

Awesome work :)

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Ionel

9:08PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

If you are trying to achieve a photo realistic image you are very close, Bob! There are limitations of these 3D softwares specially when you came to close up details! Some works in Photoshop, like texturing, are necessary! I really admire your perseverance! Wonderful view, terrain and light!!! :)

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mcv

9:24PM | Mon, 12 November 2007

Impressive abd beautiful desert landscape art masterpiece!!! Could beleive this quality render is a photograph right out of "Arisona Highways" or "National Geographic . . . Excellent!!!

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Juliette.Gribnau

12:03AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

stunning piece of terragen 2 !!

fractalinda

12:08AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

I LOve the clouds! Even better than the 1st image. Beautiful, excellent work, Bob.

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seth93

12:16AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

very good light

lucbianco

12:25AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Very realistic render. Excellent light

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Darthmagus

1:06AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

I like a lot this one!

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Brian S.

1:19AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Beautiful work

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Coppens

1:34AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Splendid realism! The clouds are excellent!

hillrunner

1:46AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Another great one, Bob :)

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martinjbirk

1:47AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

i like the vegetation. well done!

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VDH

2:40AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Beautiful landscape image!

christianfly

2:50AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Better, best.....

Phylloxera

3:05AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Agree with Luc and Christian !! Really a beautiful render !!

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Petra-S

3:21AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Fantastic image!

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athesdan

3:49AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

superb work ! very realistic !

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kanzler

5:35AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Fantastic work Bob.With the volumetric clouds it looks very realistic.

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azrabella

5:50AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Ionel says it all for me, too, Bob. I really do admire your attention to accuracy. You are carving out your own unique style with this new softwae.

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Rich2

6:49AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

I like it even better without the cacti - easy to see your realistic style here, Bob!

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stbc

9:04AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

You really got it right. Excellent cloud work, light and composition. Nice distribution of elements and colors. Bravo!

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RBlue

10:32AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

There are soaptree yucca plants and prickly pear cacti all over the landscape there. Cholla, Century plants and Agaves are present too. Some trees are cypress and junipers. Tough plants to make but can be done in alternate 3d apps like Max, Silo or Carrara. Can even create alpha plane images to populate the landscape if meshing the plants is too much. Always love desert scenes, authentic or fantasy. I live in the Mojave desert and love it here. Kingman and Oatman Az. are other favorite locations for me. Sedona, Seligman, Flagstaff all great motorcycle runs! Super image.

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carlx

11:29AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Very realistic vista, Bob!!! Wonderful view!!!

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efflux

11:47AM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Very nice clouds and rock.

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Dotthy

1:25PM | Tue, 13 November 2007

Awesome realism Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tiwiwine

4:49PM | Tue, 13 November 2007

A very good render, nice realism, superb light. Perhaps some improvement on the foreground rocks, but I've got no more suggestion to improve this xlt work.

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