79 A.D......Herculaneum by photostar

Bryce • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on May 27, 2008

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In 79 AD, Mt. Vesuvius erupted with such massive force it destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It covered the city of Pompeii in meters of ash, burying its citizens alive where they stood. Herculaneum lay a distance away at the entrance to the harbor, most of its citizens escaping before the city was also totally destroyed. From available information, the city of Herculaneum had already disappeared from the face of the earth as early as late afternoon on the first day of the eruption. According to a letter in which Pliny the Younger described the sequence of events, the sea route via the harbor offered little hope of escape for the citizenry. The road to Naples, however, was still passable. Ash and water fused into a horrendous river of slime which rolled implacably down the mountainous slopes into the city and outward toward the harbor. Altho I was very patient in recreating the Roman structures for the city, it became a nightmare of grand proportion, so I decided to not include them...the city was destroyed almost immediately, anyhow. I have included the rolling ash cloud outward over the harbor area...this is known as the pryoclastic ash flow. Vesuvius, itself is not included in the render. I have used artistic license, so it is not a technical render. It was a bit over an 8 hour render time due to all of the special atmospheric effects and overlapping spheres. Enjoy and thanks for viewing and commenting. Bryce,sharpened and signature with Paint.Net

Comments (40)

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DarkStormCrow

3:53PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Excellent Bryce work, well done...

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debz

4:02PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Fantastic image Keith! Super terrain work, colour and atmosphere. Well worth the render time!

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KarmaSong

4:05PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Dramatic and awesome render of that historical eruption that turned people to ashes by the thousand within minutes...Your Bryce illustration of the catastrophe is absolutely fascinating and magnificent. Your narrative and the vision of the eruption you offer us almost gives me gooseflesh! Brilliant work, Keith, you're the best...

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flavia49

4:18PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Impressive!

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Tanglimara

4:24PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Wow Keith, when you were explaining this one to me in your email I had no idea it was going to be this good. This is probably one of your best images to date. Fantastic landscape, exceptional lighting and atmosphere. Great story to compliment it as well. Tony :-)

Fractal3DArt

4:58PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

this is fantastic Keith...you use of such very similar hues is not only realistic for the subject matter...but my friend...you have great separation between sky and terrain and have maintained the texturing so Very Veryt Well. BRAVISSIMO, Keith!!!

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hipps13

5:00PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Hi Keith awesome colors caught me attention and intersting words sweet smile to you warm hug, Linda

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e-brink

5:01PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Hey! That's great work, Keith. You're getting really hot! Love the long, wind-blow smoke plume trailing across the scene.

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sylki

5:10PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Fantastic scene, superb lighting and atmosphere. The colours are wonderful, really gives the feeling of heat. Excellent work!!!

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Optiramma

5:14PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Blazing hot render! That rolling, roiling smoke cloud came out excellent, as did the rest. 8 hrs?! My computer would protest and freeze, most likely just before the render finished...

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lior

5:23PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Superb Bryce artwork!

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jocko500

5:23PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

do look real for this . cool work and i know a lot of work went into this

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miner027

5:35PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Magnificent work of art Keith...I can understand why the long render time...the atmosphere,lighting and landscape have outstanding details...awesome in full view...Great story information... Excellent Job!!!

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daffodilbaggins

6:05PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Very well thought out, and you know your history---we studied all that in Latin class in high school, long ago, and I still remember some of it. Great job on the render!

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MagikUnicorn

7:04PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

I agree with Tony ! (Wonderful Story)

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beachzz

7:39PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Wow, bringing ancient history to life here-- there sure wasn't CNN back then to bring us live, on the spot coverage-- but you've conveyed the horror of it all vividly here~~stunning image!!

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dhanco

11:13PM | Tue, 27 May 2008

Fascinating story and image about a tragic event. Very realistic render, Keith, right down to the colors. Excellent work!

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amota99517

12:28AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Awesome work!!!!

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faroutsider

12:40AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

This captures the magnitude, horror ... and beauty of the event superbly. Bravo Keith!

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grafikeer

1:25AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Excellent image and back story Keith...an amazing image,great colouring and atmospherics,,,very well done!!

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capelito

2:42AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Excellent work.

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Heathcroft

3:13AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

A very interesting and informative narrative and background info for this one Keith. I recently read 'Pompeii' and this brings the feeling of that event to the screen. The rich 'depth' of the ash plume against the clouds and red sky is as always stunning and these deep skies are becoming a 'Photostar' trademark! Excellent job!

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