Nicely composed scene.

Thank you, Mazzam. There's still a lot of detail I wanted to add but I thought I was close enough to post it as is. As I KNOW you agree, BlueTreeStudio makes such EXCELLENT settings. =)

Molly

Wonderful scene. Makes me want coffee though! LOL

Heh. Another coffee addict, eh? Good to know I'm not alone! XD

Seriously, thanks for taking a moment to encourage me, Kellie! I really appreciate it! <3

Molly

Well, I think they will give her some slack! A most excellent setting for this scene! The characters look great! Bravo! Well done!

Thanks Rad! As the story goes, there are those who will give Lena and Gregor some slack and those who won't saying they and the other people of Russia allow Putin to remain in power. I have a lot of sympathy for Russians who are fleeing their own country in horror. I try to imagine myself in their shoes. And, their plight is nothing compared to that of the Ukrainians.

As for the scene, I spent even more time tweaking and adding characters to BlueTreeStudio's wonderful setting than I did with the airport. I figure a few more beats of the story will take place here.

I always enjoy hearing from you! =)

Molly

free wifi is a good thing for a small shop like this. very natural scene as if it were a photo of the place.

Wow, Steve! That's a great compliment as I am going for a feeling of "real" here. Thank you! <3

Although I did a lot of tweaking and messing with the setting, the WiFi availability is part of the original content. XD You have to love BlueTreeStudio!

Molly

the coffeeshop comes across very well in this render, Molly, and good work on the posing, getting people to sit properly is not easy, at least to do convincingly as is the case here, love the bright sunlight, in fact the sun is shinning here at long last and the winged things are starting to emerge :)

Thanks, Paul. It reflects some of the better days here in the American Midwest where we have had some bright days with temperatures exceeding 70 degrees F. I spent a lot of time posing the background crowd as I view them as part of the ambiance in the picture. I have to admit I was VERY pleased with how Roxie is sitting.... XD

Molly

Poor Vladlena. This is going to be quite an adjustment for her, but I hope the Americans she encounters are sympathetic to the fact that the Russian people didn't start this war, their "president" did. I don't see the man in the black suit, so I can only guess he's lurking just off screen! Nice camera angle, and nice variety of people at the coffee shop! The sunlight looks great too. That's something I still haven't figured out how to do!

Thanks, Amy. Sunlight I do pretty well... dim light? >.<

The variety of people available to a Poser user "off the shelf" is one of the strengths of the software. If you learn a bit about the fitting room you're gold since legacy content works so well even with state-of-the-art rendering engines.

As for the story, you are correct that the MIB (Man In Black) will be showing up again. In my experience, Americans are a mixed bag regarding nuanced thinking. I expect Vladlena will meet some, like Gregor's friends in Professor Van Humbeek's circle, who will be quite supportive. Others? =(

Molly

Awwwww. Wonderful scene. The expression on her face really tells a story.

Thank you, Annie! =) I really worked a lot to make her distress and the interaction with her brother visible while still using a wide shot to establish the scene. I'm so pleased you were able to discern that! <3

Molly

Wonderful scene, impressive atmosphere and lighting, brilliant render. Nobody blames the enslaved russian people for the atrocities the ape has done. They are used to only fuel the ape's pocket, they never existed as beings for the abhorrent ape.

Very true words, Marius, in my opinion. Without doubt the main Russian to blame isn't the girl fleeing from her home. I'm glad you enjoyed the scene and very glad you engaged with the story, my dear. Thank you very much! <3

Molly

A wonderful street scene. The people and poses are all excellent. Citizens rarely have control over what insane governments do.

Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed the picture. =)

As for people and their governments, it is too often true that a nationality is blamed for what it's government does even though many citizens in no way approve of those actions. In my own country, during WWII, citizens of Japanese and German descent had a rough time (VERY rough for West Coast Japanese). :(

Molly

Tempesta3d's products are A#1 as your composition and render

Thank you! I could no agree more! =)

Molly

Fantastic Molly!!

Thank you!

Very well done looking image dear Molly, I just want to upload my Toon image about the closed Backery! Wish you a nice Weekend!

I really got a smile from that Toon image, Ute! Thank you for sharing it! =)

Molly

Very well posed and the bright light is a relief as it was a mess here yesterday and today it's garage time. I particularly like the posing of the girl at far right. Peripheral 'toons' often steal the show....

Oh, I am very proud of the posing of all the "NPC's". That version of posed Roxie was particularly pleasing and I'm ashamed to admit I changed the orientation of the camera from portrait and tight on the protagonists to landscape just to make sure she made it into the image. XD

Thanks for the comment, my dear! =)

Molly

Your writing brings these characters to life and i love the way yoy express so much in a sigh and an expression.

Thank you so much. I have a lot of feeling about these characters and I'm so pleased that you shared in that with me.

Molly

Here I like the nice daylight situation, a sunny day.

Thank you, Anne. =)

I find outdoor lighting, especially bright sunlight, pretty easy to do. XD

Molly