Scoutship Captain Bryn Kerrick's Log 05/04/2157 -- 13:35 Folded into the FR-2744x system today. Five weeks out, this is the last system I was to investigate, and I've had just about enough of this endless expanse of stars. Long range scans indicated the presence of planets around a sun-like star here, and it was hoped there might be an earth-like planet among them. So there is, but it appears I'm not the first to find it. I never thought I'd be the one to discover a new race of aliens, but I can't deny my eyes. I've never seen ships move like these - I would almost swear they're alive. I haven't come this far to not investigate this planet, and I'm certain my superiors wouldn't take it kindly if I didn't try to get some solid scans and visuals of these alien ships and their station. Maybe they're friendly, but I can't shake this feeling that they're just waiting for me to come into range. I will try to get a closer look on my way to the surface, but for the record, I'm doing so against my better judgement... Modeled and rendered in Mechanisto using procedural shaders/textures. Background in Photoshop using Flaming Pear's Glitterato and LunarCell plug-ins. Postwork in Photoshop. Comments and suggestions are welcome, thanks for taking a look! (If anyone feels this doesn't belong in the beginner gallery, let me know and I'll move it elsewhere, with a smile.) [Moved to Other Apps 10/05/2002]