Cholla by choronr
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Cholla; it comes in several varieties like Jumping Cactus, Teddy Bear Cactus and others. Never get too close to it. It could be painful. The long needles contain tiny, almost microscopic needles which will stick with you for days and almost impossible to remove. The nickname Jumping Cactus comes from the fact that if you brush up against it, a segment will break off and stick to you. What is really amazing is that the wild desert burros can actually eat these plants with no ill effects.
I’ve been struggling lately with the population of plants where the Painter shader and/or the Distribution shader will not perform and effect any selected distribution of plants. The only thing that does work is populating without their use. The problem with that is that you roll the dice with hopes that the plants will show up where you want them – if not; you try a re-seed several times until you get what you want. In the case of this scene, I had to zoom forward, changing my POV to bring the plants closer up to the foreground.
Thanks to the many (you know who you are) who helped over the months to help me better understand and use this program.
Anyway, this will be my last render for a couple of weeks after I recover from a surgery on Monday afternoon …see you all soon.
Comments (20)
Richardphotos
I have had experience with small potted ones and it is no fun.your composition turned out really well
xplosivemind
Nice picture and great plant creation.... Those are some evil cactus btw. I live down in Yuma, AZ and they are all around the mountains. Not a very friendly plant to "run into". My roommate got a dose of those while hanging out the window when the truck ran over one. Needless to say, he was in agony for a few days!!
Juliette.Gribnau
have a good recovery !!!!! wonderful creation !
ppetersen
You did a fine job of it Bob, better than many who use this. I think it's where you live and your eye for detail. Perfect, and you my friend I wish a speedy recovery and know my thoughts and prayers are with you....
carlx
Excellent POV, terrain and render, Bob!!!
Petra-S
super! Schönes Osterfest!
2121
excellent
bebert
de plus en plus proche de la photo :)
DMoulton
Wonderful art as always my friend.
kasalin
wonderful vast landscape !!
BenBischop
Beautiful Work....!!!
artgum
I just love this one. Man, look at all that beautiful, vast sky and desert. When I was a boy living in Phoenix, we had a similar view out our picture window. It's one of my fond memories.
Dotthy
Thank you for the explanation about the plants. All works great togehter the thin clouds and light also the far mountains looks excellent. A wonderful realistic work again!!!!!!!!!!!
X-PaX
Very nice work. The sky looks fantastic and I also like the plants. Well done.
JPSoft
This is a very interesting composition ... I like the background very much.
fractalinda
John and I are thinking about you, Bob. Your Terragen art- both in the older and newer programs have been a source of inspiration to me. This one is no exception. God bless you, friend.
sossy
so very realistic! wonderful to see all the different plants and the view to the horizon is amazing! the delightful sky fits perfect to this impressive scene! ;o)
Ionel
Very nice work, Bob! :)
choronr
Thank you all so much for visiting and for your encouraging comments. I'm back from the hospital today and have a lot of catching up to do.
M2A
Great scape, i love the mountain behind.