The War of The Worlds - Hopelessness by czarnyrobert
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Description
The vegetable kingdom in Mars, instead of having green
for a dominant colour, is of a vivid blood-red tint. At any rate, the
seeds which the Martians (intentionally or accidentally) brought with
them gave rise in all cases to red-coloured growths. Only that known
popularly as the red weed, however, gained any footing in competition
with terrestrial forms. The red creeper was quite a transitory
growth, and few people have seen it growing. For a time, however, the
red weed grew with astonishing vigour and luxuriance.
[...]
- "They've built a flying-machine, and are learning to fly!
- "Fly?"
- "Yes," he said, "fly."
I went on into a little bower, and sat down.
- "It is all over with humanity," I said. "If they can do that they
will simply go round the world."
He nodded.
- "They will.
for a dominant colour, is of a vivid blood-red tint. At any rate, the
seeds which the Martians (intentionally or accidentally) brought with
them gave rise in all cases to red-coloured growths. Only that known
popularly as the red weed, however, gained any footing in competition
with terrestrial forms. The red creeper was quite a transitory
growth, and few people have seen it growing. For a time, however, the
red weed grew with astonishing vigour and luxuriance.
[...]
- "They've built a flying-machine, and are learning to fly!
- "Fly?"
- "Yes," he said, "fly."
I went on into a little bower, and sat down.
- "It is all over with humanity," I said. "If they can do that they
will simply go round the world."
He nodded.
- "They will.
H.G. Wells
In 1898 when H.G. Wells wrote "The War of the Worlds", flying a machine heavier than air seems to be a fancy - just a couple years later humans discovered the secret of flight, and half century later possessed weapons much more powerful than Martian Heat-Ray. Once again reality overtook the fiction
Set and rendered with Vue 5 using radiosity, Martian vegetation created with Vue 4.5 Pro, Vue procedural clouds and spherical fuzzy clouds.
Stairs modelled in Cinema 4D
Lighthouse model by Alian Garcia, textured by me.
Man - Don from Poser
Martian flying machines based on Martian War Machines from DAZ.
Comments (124)
dreamlight
WOW! Beautiful!!!
zhaanman
What amazing detail and look! The setting is stunning the effects flawless wow!
phil01
Magnific work***** Phil
berlinspandau
Wow - Masterpiece. Exelent.