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Nature Screenshots! (BIG and NUMEROUS pictures!)
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mezzoprezzo
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UK river
Good evening everyone.
Nice to see that this thread is still going strong.
@BobCass
Bob,
Here's a more tranquil river scene.
None of that mountain rough and tumble over here
, although I did see a few like yours in the Italian Alps this summer
Cheers
Casper
Good evening everyone.
Nice to see that this thread is still going strong.
@BobCass
Bob,
Here's a more tranquil river scene.
None of that mountain rough and tumble over here
, although I did see a few like yours in the Italian Alps this summerCheers
Casper
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Stationbeem
Over 60's Club
Nice to see you back Casper. Up to your outstanding quality as usual.
Regards Dave.
Regards Dave.
mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
@Dermmy
@Stationbeem
@BobCass
Hi Andy, Dave & Bob.
Thank you all for the welcome back.
No more “research” breaks are planned until next Spring, so I’ll be adding to my Routes and regularly dipping into the Forum from now on.
Cheers
Casper
@Stationbeem
@BobCass
Hi Andy, Dave & Bob.
Thank you all for the welcome back.
No more “research” breaks are planned until next Spring, so I’ll be adding to my Routes and regularly dipping into the Forum from now on.
Cheers
Casper
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Stationbeem
Over 60's Club
My thoughts exactly Ed. Have some of Caspers Screenshots as screensavers just to look at the quality of his artistic flair.
mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
Rural 1960s UK
9F empty goods temporarily shatters the peace and quiet of the English countryside.
Deane’s cows seem to be totally unperturbed by the commotion!
That bridge, by samplaire, has to be one of my favourites. Nice and grimy with great textures, and a great contrast to all of the nice foliage by Trundra and jankvis.
Thank you to all of the great content creators.
Cheers
Casper
9F empty goods temporarily shatters the peace and quiet of the English countryside.
Deane’s cows seem to be totally unperturbed by the commotion!
That bridge, by samplaire, has to be one of my favourites. Nice and grimy with great textures, and a great contrast to all of the nice foliage by Trundra and jankvis.
Thank you to all of the great content creators.
Cheers
Casper
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Casper you know I love your screenshots and the foreground in that is just awesome: the murky texture under the bridge contrasting with the brilliant splash of colour through the arch, the foreground composition is great but
[nitpickmode]the perspective on that backdrop just isn't right, it needs rotated a bit or something[/nitpickmode].
I'm not even sure if it IS the perspective but there's something about it that just isn't as convincing as the rest of the shot......
Andy
[nitpickmode]the perspective on that backdrop just isn't right, it needs rotated a bit or something[/nitpickmode].
I'm not even sure if it IS the perspective but there's something about it that just isn't as convincing as the rest of the shot......
Andy
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mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
Hi Andy.
Thanks for the comments.
(BTW, the foliage technique in the foreground was plagiarised from the guy that runs that bridesnightie.com site!)
I hadn’t noticed the backdrop problem. I’ve had another look and tweaked. It’s not one whole backdrop, it’s five curved ones, overlapped and laid across the top of the far hill ridge.
I’ve made them rollable in their config.txt files so that I can adjust the angle and appropriately slope them into the hillsides. I’ve now rolled just the two end ones so they taper into the baseboard, avoiding an abrupt straight edged end.
I’ve added a few bits of foliage at the foot of the backdrops to break up the join line.
The dark green thin hedge spline also looked too straight, so I’ve twisted that a bit. I’ve also changed some of the texturing. Some of the background greens were a bit too straight and regular, so breaking them up a bit might improve the overall impression.
Here’s the long shot again, (with different loco). Any better?
Added observations following preview prior to posting.
The dark green hedge spline looks too dark and might be better re-laid in a lighter colour or fence.
The distortion illusion remains. It could be due to the bridge, which is not straight. It has been perfectly made by samplaire with the arch angled at 45deg, but the camera angle I've taken the image from makes it look 90deg. I'm wondering if that might just be the problem. The angles of the retaining walls could be fooling the eye. I've been covering up various bits of the screen to try to isolate the problem and that looks a possible cause. A fresh look at it later is probably a good idea.
Thanks for the comments.
(BTW, the foliage technique in the foreground was plagiarised from the guy that runs that bridesnightie.com site!)
I hadn’t noticed the backdrop problem. I’ve had another look and tweaked. It’s not one whole backdrop, it’s five curved ones, overlapped and laid across the top of the far hill ridge.
I’ve made them rollable in their config.txt files so that I can adjust the angle and appropriately slope them into the hillsides. I’ve now rolled just the two end ones so they taper into the baseboard, avoiding an abrupt straight edged end.
I’ve added a few bits of foliage at the foot of the backdrops to break up the join line.
The dark green thin hedge spline also looked too straight, so I’ve twisted that a bit. I’ve also changed some of the texturing. Some of the background greens were a bit too straight and regular, so breaking them up a bit might improve the overall impression.
Here’s the long shot again, (with different loco). Any better?
Added observations following preview prior to posting.
The dark green hedge spline looks too dark and might be better re-laid in a lighter colour or fence.
The distortion illusion remains. It could be due to the bridge, which is not straight. It has been perfectly made by samplaire with the arch angled at 45deg, but the camera angle I've taken the image from makes it look 90deg. I'm wondering if that might just be the problem. The angles of the retaining walls could be fooling the eye. I've been covering up various bits of the screen to try to isolate the problem and that looks a possible cause. A fresh look at it later is probably a good idea.
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That made me laugh out loud!
I still find the backdrop trees less convincing than individual models, but the second attempt would not have provoked a comment had it been posted first (wow, that got convoluted)! I also agree that the central hedge is too dominating, but now we are in superultranitpickmode!
I hadn't even noticed the bridge issue till you pointed it out, but now that you have - yes, it does look distinctly lopsided and I suspect that you are right - it is an issue of the camera exactly aligned along the right-hand retaining wall.
One other glaring anomaly - thirty years have passed between the gleaming Garter Blue A4 and the grimy black 9F - trees have fallen and others grown in their place - hedgerows have crept across fields - but none of the bloody cows have moved!
Love the shots Casper! Truly, I love the shots....
mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
Hi Andy.
You make an interesting, but potentially erroneous point regarding the locos. It is possible that a 9F and Mallard could have run at the same time, the latter, I believe, having been on a LCGB railtour in 1963 on the Waterloo-Exeter route. The 9Fs remained in service until 1967. I lived in Salisbury during that period and still have some old photo’s of the 9F (and many others!), but sadly missed Mallard on that railtour.
However, with even the smallest time change, the points regarding the foliage and static cattle are entirely valid.
In the never ending quest for perfection, I have therefore re-vamped the scene to a fictitious 30 years later in the Southern rural UK after Nature has taken her course.
I’ve taken on board the constructive and humorous criticism. I hope this screenshot addresses and corrects the earlier anomalies.
Updates:
I don’t think you’ll find much wrong with it now!
Cheers
Casper
You make an interesting, but potentially erroneous point regarding the locos. It is possible that a 9F and Mallard could have run at the same time, the latter, I believe, having been on a LCGB railtour in 1963 on the Waterloo-Exeter route. The 9Fs remained in service until 1967. I lived in Salisbury during that period and still have some old photo’s of the 9F (and many others!), but sadly missed Mallard on that railtour.
However, with even the smallest time change, the points regarding the foliage and static cattle are entirely valid.
In the never ending quest for perfection, I have therefore re-vamped the scene to a fictitious 30 years later in the Southern rural UK after Nature has taken her course.
I’ve taken on board the constructive and humorous criticism. I hope this screenshot addresses and corrects the earlier anomalies.
Updates:
- Distant backdrops changed to “real” trees.
- Central hedge spline replaced with individual trees and foliage to improve and ‘age’ the hedgerow.
- Foreground foliage and all ground textures changed to reflect the passing of time.
- All cattle removed.
- A few derelicts added to enhance the over grown, abandoned look around the bridge area. (It’s a rare thing for me to delete any of Deane’s assets, so it’s only fitting to appropriately replace them).
I don’t think you’ll find much wrong with it now!
Cheers
Casper
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Dinorius_Redundicus
kuid 68213
LOL!
Welcome back Casper, we missed you.
Since the Americans have appeared on the scene, I can only assume the cows have been turned into hamburgers.
And where is your 'signature' beer bottle?
~ Deane
Welcome back Casper, we missed you.
Since the Americans have appeared on the scene, I can only assume the cows have been turned into hamburgers.
And where is your 'signature' beer bottle?
~ Deane