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Straw bales final
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:38 am
by zeitmeister
Hope you like it!
- PS-postworked
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:08 am
by Voytech
That is really cool David. The leaves are a bit distracting though... maybe desaturate them a bit?
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:06 am
by Polinalkrimizei
Damn right we like it.
Perfectly fits the season
And now to the gallery!!
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:47 am
by ritter
Moin Zeiti
Gefällt mir sehr gut, einzigster Kritikpunkt sind die Eichenblätter im Vordergrund.
Strohballen sind perfekt.
Gruß Axel
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:04 pm
by zeitmeister
Thank you very much!
Meanwhile, the foreground twigs are bugging me, too... a lot.
I'm gonna make an update without these.. they really suck, you're absolutely right.
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:15 pm
by CTZn
Yes ritter is right, the straw bales are perfect !
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:44 pm
by Godzilla
Beautiful work
zeitmeister wrote:Thank you very much!
the foreground twigs are bugging me, too... a lot.
I have to agree.. seems like an odd place for a tree to be anyways. I look forward to seeing the new version!
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:57 am
by zeitmeister
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:03 am
by cotty
YES
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:45 am
by ritter
zeitmeister wrote:... removed.
Better?
heuballen-test_14_beautypass_1600.jpg
Much better !
Affengeil ....so kenn ich die Strohballen des Taunus.
Gruß Axel
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:48 am
by OnoSendai
nice!
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:12 pm
by Pibuz
Yes Zeitmaster, very very nice!!
I liked the attempt to introduce a sort of a out-of-focus foreground to the scene, although it was clearly too big..Maybe introducing a smaller detail....
Have you thought anything about the distant background? I don't know, some yellow trees, a barn...
I really like your saturated skies, btw! Are they the real lightsource (EXR map) or just a postpro-added background?
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:33 pm
by zeitmeister
Thank you very much!
Placing something in the foreground was the intention, but I think that vegetation is the wrong idea here.
Maybe something related to hay or agriculture in general... but at the moment I've got no idea.
I rendered a simple backplate into the image, but masked it out again in PS to have more control over colour and tonemapping.
Lighting is simple sunksy.
Indeed, I have some kind of background landscape, but I am not very happy with it... the perspective is very low, either.
Currently I am reworking the foil to a real double-sided SSS material; maybe I will change the background to the one with a little more landcape.
Thanky again for your tips and critics!
Re: Straw bales final
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:27 am
by Voytech
zeitmeister wrote:Thank you very much!
Placing something in the foreground was the intention, but I think that vegetation is the wrong idea here.
Maybe something related to hay or agriculture in general... but at the moment I've got no idea.
I rendered a simple backplate into the image, but masked it out again in PS to have more control over colour and tonemapping.
Lighting is simple sunksy.
Indeed, I have some kind of background landscape, but I am not very happy with it... the perspective is very low, either.
Currently I am reworking the foil to a real double-sided SSS material; maybe I will change the background to the one with a little more landcape.
Thanky again for your tips and critics!
A pitchfork stuck into the ground!
Or a tractor/harvester wheel (may be too much though).
Straw bales final
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:52 am
by zeitmeister
But nice ideas!
Maybe I can combine it with elements from my old country road setting...
new scene for that.
I'll rework the foil an the general quality, and then it has to be enough for a formaly short test.
Thank you again!