a fantasticwork

Wow, that is quite the view... Well done, the lighting on the planet and moons is wonderful.

Excellent set-up!

Very nice! I like your moons.

wow fantastic camera view, I really like this scene, but I have one thing that i will point out and that is that those rings have too much mass, especial the innermost. I f you want them to look realistic, make them really thine and have them look like they consist of ice crystals. I think some glass material would do the trick, because that way you can make them more transparent. Remember rings around moons are mostly made of ice and small rooks. Just my opinion anyway well done my friend:)

Amazing science fiction scene!

WOW... It's just fabulous !

Now this render is outstanding! Great work on this! Stan

Thanks all for the comments! Spiritmind,you are absolutely right about the rings,but this is a preset planet found in Vue that in my version has no ability to adjust...it is primarily a sort of alpha plane that you can only change the sun position on to relate to the scene.I am working on a model created with a shere and tori...will show up in a future image.

Wow. Simply great. Loving the light and superb composition.

Looks cool. My only comment: I would think the planet's atmosphere would dim and haze all the objects in the sky a lot more than they appear. Unless the planet the viewer is on has a very thin atmosphere. Also it would imply their great distance. Right now it looks like he could fly up a few thousand feet and run his ship into the foreground moon.

Hey Neil, I see you addressed spiritmind’s comment. I knew, from actually having used Vue in the past, that it had these alpha-plane presets. Knowing this fact about Vue, it was obvious to me that spiritmind was confusing the planet-shadow falling on the rings for “depth” when it is not. spiritmind’s comment itself is scientifically confused on many levels. Ejecta from moons can never form a ring around a moon, gravitational dynamics prohibit such formations, ejecta will instead fall into the plane of the moon’s orbit forming a ring around the parent planet itself. In all observed instances, regardless if the ejecta is impact in origin, or the result of plume material from cryogenic volcanism – as in the case of both Jupiter’s moon Io and Saturn’s moon Enceladus – the material always falls into the plane of the moon’s orbit. The sheperd moons embedded in Saturn’s rings are another clear illustration of this. There are two lessons spiritmind can learn from this, the first being you should know the difference between a flat image and a 3D model, and if you do not you should ask before you critique -- you should also probably understand the operating features of the software used to create an image (if these are to be the basis of your critique) least you run the risk of appearing foolish. The second lesson is: if you are going to presume to use a scientific argument, you should actually possess a functional understanding of the science involved. In this case it is evident spiritmind does not possess such a degree of knowledge. lhumungus states – "I would think the planet’s atmosphere would dim and haze all the objects in the sky?" Really? I am wondering why he would think that. It should be obvious that atmospheric density and haze and transparency are set by the artist. Those settings are exactly what they are - there is no right or wrong about this. Clearly grafikeer is presenting a fictional world and not a real location - so no physical basis for the comparison lhumungus makes could possibly exist. I am baffled by what lhumungus imagines: what sampling methods did he use to conclude that the visual depiction of the atmosphere in a setting created entirely by the artist is inaacurate when compared to ... what???? Does lhumungus imagine he has sampled the atmosphere of this ficitonal world (which exists in the mind of the artist who created it) and thus can state that the depiction is innaccurate? I am curious what this method of sampling fictional planetary atmospheres involves. I am also curious what parallax data lhumungus collected to assert that “he could fly up a few thousand feet and run his ship into the foreground moon.” Looking at the image it certainly does not appear that his statement is true. In regards to this fine artwork: The illumination of the foreground figures in your image is quite beautiful and as always the composition is excellent. 5+

I'm in agreement with what wblack said. I think this piece is a huge success on the hero epic proportions. A hero character facing a cosmic expanse that goes beyond the imagination!! Wonderfully done!!

Wow! Now that's quite a view. Very cool work. Excellent artwork.

The premise of this image was a thin atmospheric planet,hence the figure is wearing a helmet and suit(hard to see I know)...some artistic license was taken for dramatic effect,but who's to say what would be possible out there in the cosmos! As always,your comments are valued and appreciated!

Wonderful. Makes me want to play Halo.

I like the moons the best in this.

fantastic work!