Morning Glory by dww25
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Description
This image came about after some research into USAAF fighter aces of WWII - European Theatre. I live on a boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk in the UK and the whole place is steeped in the history. With some artistic licence this picture is a tribute to Major George Preddy and "Cripes A'Mighty 2" who and which were tragically shot down in a friendly fire incident during the Battle of the Bulge.
Renderosity artists whose fantastic models were used include thunderr, adh3d and usslopez.
Comments (27)
dmgal1
fantastic work :)
decadence
Great job, I think you captured the moment well.
kenwas
Great job!
lookoo
Great work overall. I think the best part is really the casual and very believable posing!
Thelby
Reminds me of "Baa-Baa Black Sheep", Very Nice Work!!!
wingnut55
really nice work. sadly, P51s were sometimes mistaken for Me109s...
Schnuck
Excellent!!!
thecytron
Great render!
Osper
Very well done. It captures a moment in time with out the stiff look that most renders do. Very nice.
neiwil
Thats amazing! top drawer photo-realism.
dbrv6
Amazing quality and setup! Kudos.
Killebrew
Fantastic!
ollienorthie
Great job.
vkoontz
Great render of a D model. Nice nose art.
zollacce
fantastic work
bigbraader
Wonderful picture, excellent render.
ratfugel
Brilliant piece. Full marks from me!
dww25
I just want to thank everybody for the brilliant feedback on this picture. It's great to read that the areas I was concentrating on are those commented on - posing of characters and realism. Thanks very much it's really appreciated! David Wilkinson
gbpackers
Overall colours and well done and good feelig, however for C/C the sizing of pilots / P51 is off, aircraft to pilot size was much bigger about 25/33% bigger. Current sizes looks like the US kit 75 mustang. nice though..
dww25
gbpackers - Thanks for your comments and point taken. However, I did incorporate the term "artistic licence" in the description. If I had presented the aircraft at its correct scale I felt that it would have had a negative aesthetic impact on the composition and distracted from the group of airmen which is the actual focus of the picture. The exercise was really about producing a "nice" picture and trying to pose Poser figures so that they looked natural.
bmac62
Thanks ddw25. Your excellent rendering of several of "The Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney" caused me to seek out and read a synopsis of George Preddy's distinguished flying career. I agree with you...a fulll scale airplane probably would have detracted from your Poser figures. Preddy flew all the big ones a member of the USAAF could hope to get their hands on...P-40, P-38, P-47 and P-51. Isn't it something that the Navy rejected him? Sounds like he packed an awful lot of living into his 25 years. Thanks for bringing this Ace to my attention. Bill
ekatz
great image, very realistic
Emil-arts
This has to be one of the finest scenes i've seen on here. Amazing!!!
theprojectionist
Super Kewl
NetWorthy
Your B-17 scene led me back here to your gallery, and am I glad I came. What a fantastic well done P-51 scene, just wonderful. Great job with the composition, lighting and details, top notch!
knupps
Grat image. Sent you a friend invite.
SIGMAWORLD
EXCELLENT!