Landing Zone by NefariousDrO
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
As remote-piloted survey fliers were sent out across Mars to search for the remains of an earlier attempt to reach Mars, and examine areas for future research, many surprises had been found, but few answers. As the daylight was waning, a flier finally located one of the main landing zones for the previous mission. It clearly shows the effects of a long-abandonment, but will certainly help answer many of the questions. This is likely to be a high priority for investigation.
Returning to the "Mars Mystery" storyline that was done earlier in my gallery:
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1460504&member
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1471330&member
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The models and terrain were all created in Bryce, and this is actually the result of 4 different renders, all composited in Photoshop, along with a fair amount of postwork to give it a more dusty and moody feel.
Thanks for taking a look, and comments are certainly welcome.

Comments (9)
Very nice...love the mystery you've given the image with the swirling dust clouds and subdued lighting...great POV and textures too!!
so dramatic but cool work.
Nice!!!! Very difficult to land on!!! :D
Very dramatic for the pilots..lol you did a very good job here! :)
Beautiful Atmo
wonderful textures
Beautiful textures, yes ... Excellent work!
Wonderful terrain, and certainly looks like no ones been here for eons!
Great compositing job in a wonderful sci-fi series.