The Mystical Kingdoms by photostar

Bryce • Fantasy • posted on Jun 14, 2009

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Although i tried different lighting and shadow settings I could not get rid of the shadow banding on the lower distant hills...sort of like a terracing effect. The render time on this was almost 9 hours and I went back and fooled with more settings and re-rendered again only to see they are there, once again. Well, one can't get everything perfect, can they...LOL Thanks for looking in and any comments you care to leave. They are all appreciated, greatly. Cloud City structures courtesy of orbital and are available over at Daz3D. Bryce 6.1 PW with PhotoScape 3.3 ________________________________ The music is from Faure's Requiem. I had the privelege of being organist while performing the entire Requiem with a large choir two years ago at a funeral Mass for a close friend.

Comments (34)

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KarmaSong

11:12AM | Sun, 14 June 2009

I am awed by this landscape and mystical vision of these temples, nestling in the majesty of that mountain range in the distance...A superb work, Keith, and my hat off to you :-)

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magnus073

11:17AM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Well Keith like Jean-Luc I too am blown away by this one and think you really have outdone yourself. Trust me the banding your talking about doesn't take away from this one at all

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JeffersonAF

11:31AM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Very beautiful scene, excellent colors.

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Radar_rad-dude

11:50AM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Another perfect render from my point of view! Superb blending of the sky city architecture with a stunning setting! Very peaceful and a thorough delight to the eyes! Very well done! 1,000,000,000,000+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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BlackAngel66

11:55AM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Wonderful work!

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carlx

12:04PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Fantastic composition and mystical atmosphere, Keith!!!

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schonee

12:11PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Well Keith it Look Perfect to me. Excellent all round! Have a wonderful day!

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grafikeer

12:32PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

I like the banding effect,it adds an otherworldly feel to the landscape.Is the effect a result of the terrain formation itself,or a procedural in the texture?If the lower terrain is a seperate one from your distant range,you could try increasing the resolution ,or smoothing the terrain,in the terrain editor.The addition of the buildings adds depth to the image,and your lighting is great as usual!

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CATMANDO

1:03PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Nice work and render.

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MagikUnicorn

1:14PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Thats Gorgeous my friend

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DarkStormCrow

1:28PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Excellent!

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e-brink

2:25PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Very nicely composed this one, Keith - and I don't just mean the music! I like the way you've got us looking through the buildings to the towering landscape - which I consider to be the past and future all at the same time. Nicely lit.

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Tanglimara

2:42PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Nice work Keith, the buildings look so natural in ths one and the banding on the hills gives the image an overall sense of mystery. Tony.

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nazul

3:00PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Exceptional as always - your lighting is always so crisp and clear and with a slight touch of "ausser-erdich" :-)

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hipps13

3:37PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

perfect does not exist flaws are what make it awesome colors, Keith warm hugs, Linda

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Black-Carrie

3:59PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

Fantastic done scene! Excellent!

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myquad

4:36PM | Sun, 14 June 2009

I think the banding actually adds to the overall image. The grand scale is fantastic and the outcome was worth the render time. Beautiful work, Keith!