Efflorescence by choronr
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Description
This image depicts a region 20 million years ago which is now known as Sturgeon Bay of the Great Lakes.
You will notice much white powder covering the surface. This terrain is heavily imbedded with the mineral lime. During this time there were long periods of moisture and very cool temperatures. This condition produced the effect of 'effloresence'.
To 'effloresce' is to cause the lime to 'bloom'. This effect is the loss of water through evaporation causing crystallization upon exposure to the air so that the lime would turn to a white powdery substance on the surface. We all see this condition during late winter and early spring on concrete, bricks and natural stone.
Many thanks to christianfly for the Clearwater, UT DEM file; and, to Dotthy for the wonderful .atm and .srf files of her picture: Reef.
Rendered at 6000 x 4500. Render time: 47.5 hours for a 4097 x 4097 terrain.
Comments (37)
Snow_Angel
Incredible Bob! You made a masterpiece with this image!Wonderful POV,terrain and sky,It's breathtaking,and the surface is so unusual and very interesting! I like your explanation too! V :)
1pearl
Excellent pic !
zoren
nice and peaceful scene. interesting effect and educational about the effloresence....well done.
ariz
Good one Bob. Everything fits like a glove. Aces....
mad-mick
Beautiful this is a super pic
duris
Excellent atmo and surface. Gj!
hillrunner
Really beautiful work, great pov and water
gallimel
your works never seems to be anything less than beautiful :)
CorTezz
now this is what i call...wow ;) veeery impressive and realistic render. agree with all above and v
EoinArmstrong
Nice, crisp render! Lovely water, sky and surfaces' nice lighting
Dinalt
Wow! What a beautiful tranquil scene - you've made a great picture here Bob. Atmo., surfaces & water are all superb - and the narrative's brilliant. Excellent work & V
Darthmagus
Excellent terrain and POV. I like a lot peaceful water and beautiful sky!!! Bravo Bob!!!
Micter
Waouw ! Excellent surface, pov, atmo and water ! This is one of your more realistic and beautiful picture ! Just go on, I really appreciate your pictures :-D
adm5050
Fantastic piece of work. You have done a wonderful job of pulling different pieces together. Superb imagination and execution!!
mzoli
Beautiful image, excellent
pclavett
Excellent one Bob ! Everything about this picture is beautiful and well calculated ! Surely one of your best ! Excellent from all aspects ! Also congratulations for the patience....47 hours,,,,,!!!!!
LutzB
wonderful...!
joshus_hund
Absolutely wonderful surface and atmo! Clearwater.ter and 4097 size terrains in common I find not easy, so: excellent pov you found here! I really like your "change of style"! I'll have to vote!
Dreamingbee
yes - it's really another excellent work from you .. phantastic
Dotthy
Wonderful picture, all is so perfect. At most I like the sky is outstanding!!!!!
Noswo
very calm and peaceful pic...
martinjbirk
fantastic artwork. excellent :)
classyladytwo
vote I've seen this effloresence even around here if gives that ancient look another M A S T E R P I E C E **BRAVO
meatpuppet76
very beautiful and calm scene,bravo!
Buzzzzz
Everyone has it covered Bob. Excellent render!
Markal
Beautiful work Bob...you must have a lot of patience...lucky for us :). My longest render is just over 24 hrs. Excellent render!!
JPSoft
I like the shore on the left very much. The sky and colors are beautiful. This river is just superb.
bebert
just... S U B L I M E ****
wizardofnoz
Lovely sky, is there anyway to climb out if we fall in? The powdery ash just wont give any grip! :) (In common parlance when it happens to walls and floors -- they say that the floor is sweating and the walls are weeping).
Terreinconnue
All simply beautiful landscape ! V