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I've noticed that there's some bigger challenges going on around here, than the one I presented a few weeks back. Even so, I can't just let it die. (I'm obsessed, so shoot me.) This is still a WIP, but it gives the idea of what I'm after. Maybe I shouldn't call it smog induced. It's more of a chemically enchanced sunset. *bg*

Ooops, almost forgot the most important stuff.. the credits! Thanks to Marge, for getting me through the atmosphere stuff. Plants along the ridge, thanks to Nigel Pickering. The Coast Oaks, made by myself using Xfrog. Oil rigs from 3dcafe. Anything else is from Vue.

That's beautiful Dig! if there was a sunset challenge going on, I bet you'd win it, but the plants in the foreground look awesome too! So, uh, what are you talking about anyway? About the challenge, that is? :D

Oh, the sunset challenge. Another day, another forum Mike ;). Dig's had this going on for weeks. Wanted to come as close as possible to a "smog induced" sunset. He's from, er, sunny California ;). Of course, if you'd never been there you'd never have seen a good smoggy sunset like California makes 'em. I used to live there and, for all the pollution that causes them, they really are quite beautiful. The colors are gorgeous :). Laurie

Oh , I see. Nope, I've never been to California. Grew up in Pennsylvania, and the farthest West I've EVER been is Tallahassee, Florida. :/

Tallahasse, Florida? Yeah, that's "out west". Whereabouts in PA? I'm from Philly. A few weeks ago I stopped by here to see if I could get anyone interested in making a "smog induced sunset". I was having no luck making one myself, and hoped to learn a few tricks. "Course, you folks have so many challenges goin on round here, I didn't know if anyone would have the time or interest. Anyway, Marge came to the resue. Thought I'd post my pic in case anyone was still interested. I still hope to re-render it with some finishing touches. And thanks, glad you like it.

Kingston, near Wilkes Barre, overlooking the, ahem.... beautiful Susquehanna River....

Sorry that your challenge call went unanswered. :( But, you can enter one of ours, and we have this new thing going. Now we vote for a winner, and the winner gets to name the next challenge. :)

Me, I'm from Harrisburg, also overlooking the, ahem, beautiful Susquehanna River...hehehe. Well Mike, at least there's not raw sewage floating in it anymore like there was when we were little kids, at least not in Harrisburg ;). And it's a good thing you are in Florida right now (I can't believe I'm saying this!!) because for the last week we have been positively ROASTING in the heat. It's been rather fierce. Isn't that a switch? LOL. Laurie

No more floods, either. I was in the Big Bad One in '72 from Hurricane Agnes. totally devastated my town. Had water to the top of the first floor ceiling. There were dead fish in the basement, after tha water finally wernt away. Coffins sitting in the middles of streets.... WEll, we have the hurricane threat here, but so far I've been lucky. :) Sorry to hear about your heat wave. My Mom (who also lives in Florida), is there right now in Allentown on business, and has said the same.

I was in Harrisburg at the time of Agnes too. We had water up to the second floor level and lost the cat in process (got down in the basement and wouldn't come down off the furnace and we had to leave him. There was already waist-deep water in the basement at the time). I have a book about the '72 flood. I should send you some pics of your area ;). Laurie

I don't think I need to re-visit all that. ;) My mom has a book which the city council published a few years later. Every now and then when i go to see her, I look through it. Bad memories. Sorry to hear about the cat. :(