Above the tree line by faroutsider
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Believe it or not, I really miss the sub-zero temperatures and snow of the northern hemisphere winters. Cape Town with a decent winter snowfall would be perfect! (it was 30C/86F when I went running at 6 p.m. this evening)
This was an exercise in terrain formation and lighting. The original version, which I posted on Artzone, had a tiger walking across the snowfield, but I decided that the DAZ Millenium Big Cat is a bit too dog-like, so I took it out.
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Thanks for looking and if you are kind enough to comment, many thanks for that too!
Craig.
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Comments (34)
Very beautiful work!
Remarkably atmospheric, and I thought at first it was real.
Wow, nice snow! ")
lovely work Craig
Oh My I could never miss the cold lol...Great work on this I thuoght it was a photo at first!!!
I think the kitty would have taken away from the unreachable look of this gorgeous piece. Very well constructed and lit. Just kinda cold and rainy here in NJ. I'm jealous.
Your terrain is wonderful and has such a realistic feel to it. I can imagine the creatures of a by gone era walking across this space. Marvelous work!
That's a cool looking terrain, and I like the rays. Might've been more interesting to see more material layers though. The base rock could use some more variation, and a few more layers of snow with different environment settings, bump, colour variations, and a little play with add/replace bump between layers.
The lighting really sets the stage for this render, Craig. Awesome terrain work and the view is a commanding one.
oh wow - this one looks like a very cold place and the light looks amazing
Great pic. Excellent use of lighting.
I would take some of that warmth right now. It was -12C this morning when i left for work. Great terrain and lighting! Very nice work.
Hi Craig but then you would miss the warm weather this is cool and I so love the mountains with the snow wonderful work warms a smile sweet sunshine to you warm hug, Linda
very very beautiful Craig !!! It's an amazing landscape
Wonderful mood!!
Very nice light and atmosphere.
wonderful athmo and light!
Very beautiful mood!!!
looks like a photo, excellent done!!!!!!!!!!
Simply amazingly real imagery.
How did I miss this one Craig?Love the contrast of the snowy terrain against the dark sky,as well as the light rays(an effect I wish Bryce had!)Sub-zero temperatures can become a pain...would love some 30C temps right now!
Very beautiful, your lighting is awesome. Gotta say, though, I'm a "northern latitude" person who actually does love winter, so I can understand why you'd miss it.
Excellent work!!!
Almost looks real, lovely light hitting a white surface.
I partly agree with you about missing the sub-zero temperatures and snow of the northern hemisphere winters. It's something special when the temperature falls down to -40 and lower ;) If nothing else it's a lot better than the wet and soggy weather we have here in England in winter. Only makes for nasty colds. This is a beautiful render...great light and freezing ground.
I have never had the pleasure of viewing such a scene as you have presented here. Not too many places have snow in Aust. Especially Queensland where I live. Beautiful scene. :)
superb lighting!
again...you reach an admirable level of realism here and this render is the proof!
excellent textures on the terrain and the lighting is perfect!
Wonderful mood, very nice light and atmosphere !!! Excellent:)