Moon Indigo by Denger
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Description
Moonrise Over L-Z Ra, Frontier World Five
“This is the view of El-zehtra from atop the summit of Mount Fulton (781 meters above sea level) on Frontier World Five. El-zehtra itself was merely the sandy basin of a dry lakebed, yet it gained historical significance as the site of the ill-fated Imperial Marine landing of 237. Sent in to suppress pirate activity in the system, the Emperor's 3rd Huscarles set down right in the middle of a trap.
Ambushed by mercenary contingents in the surrounding mountains, the marines were massacred,to a trooper. It is said that the entire slaughter took no more than 20 minutes' time. Eschewing the loss of any additional marine ground troops, the Imperial Naval Commander chose instead to target this zone from orbit, bringing his cruiser's particle accelerator weapon to bear upon it.
From up here, one can still see the devastating results, more than a hundred years afterward.”
My entry in the October/November 2006 Terragen Terrain Challenge
Terrain file courtesy of arthez.
Terragen v0.9.43
Minimal postwork (resize, selective sharpen/blur) in Paint.NET v2.72
ZOOM IN for Best Resolution
Your comments are much appreciated!
Thank you for viewing.
Comments (20)
Wow! That is incredible. Cold, harsh, and stark terrain and atmosphere. Very intense, and your story is excellent Carl. I wonder if one can hear a sound, perhaps a wind. The horizon is so low, so I assume there isn't much of an atmosphere there. Wow!
The atmosphere is so thin on Frontier World Five, there is never much wind. In any case, you would want to keep your vac suit on, as radiation levels here are in the moderate to high range.
very lovely. looks cold there
Very nice and excellent terragen artwork, very creative artwork too! Have a nice day, Lior *****=5 Stars!
Nice blue atmo, i like it!
A cold and lonely looking world, FWF is. With your story though, I kinda wanted to see a more weapon blasted terrain. Still starkly beautiful though.
Love the blue atmo. The terran, pov and surfacing are all excellent as well as the story.
Cool intensity, beautiful colors!
Superbe imagination comme d'habitude ! Excellent travail.
Not sure how I missed this one. The nice rich colours gives it great impact. Good story tie in, one can imagine the flurry of enquiries and moral outrage about the Commanders actions with little mention of what precipitated his/her decision.
As it turns out, the Commander was promoted to full Captain's rank following this action. Others fared less well. The Marine Lieutenant Colonel in command at the time of the landing was 'encouraged' to take early retirement. The intelligence officer in charge was summarily executed.
Wonderful landscape...Superb picture !
great mood and atmosphere ! looks fantastic ! #:O) ^^^^^^^^
Excellent Terragen creation. I love the colors!
Very peacfull...maybe too peacfull. I love the dominant blue colors!
cool cold mood,fantastic!
It's beautiful...
Wow!!! Amazing and fantastic view!!!!!!
Wow cool and an excellent Terrain!!!
Great render, i like the colours!