First Image
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Coen,
I'm not sure have you feel about us posting images but if its OK maybe down the track we could have a gallery?An old SU image rendered with Kerkythea. Still a lot of work to do on it...but hey, I'm still learning!
Stu
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I'll be first to comment on the first image then
Really like it. Always a bit wary of 3D foliage as it can look a bit fake - but not in this case.
My only query would be on the chosen viewpoint. My personal preference is for either realistic eye-level, or a more extreme over-head perspective. I feel perhaps this falls somewhere in between - although it does showcase the main element of the design (which I also like). Nice to see a K render without the grainy artifacts too.
Good stuff Stu
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Stu, nice image...again! Guess something about the composition hits me too. I think it's the battle (or maybe the marriage) between the horizon line and the roof plate...?
Anyway, tell me about the bush with the white flowers...image cell? 3d?
Best, Tom.
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Thanks Guys.
What's this about camera position
.......I thought it would be obvious that this shot was taken from the penthouse of the five storey building across the road! 
Seriously, my emphasis is on the landscape rather than the architecture so more often than not I shoot from a bird's eye perspective.
From a Kerkythea purist's point of view this image is pretty average and there is a lot I have to learn about PR rendering. But as a fairly quick and simple post SU render, for presentation to a Client, it's not too bad.[Just realised we have a proper galley now....Coen is moving fast]
Stu
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stu,
great work but the convergence of perspective lines is troublesome. I would make the observer look to a point parallel to the ground or use the 2-point perspective feature of SU.
regards.
p.s.: I am crossing may fingers waiting for the guys at Kerkythea to port it to Mac.
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That is looking good, the perspective point is a little troublesome, but is probably but is something that can be sorted without to much fuss. I was wondering how long an image like this takes to render Stu? I know it's dependant on the specific hardware configurtion, so I would like to know what spec machine you're using as well.
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Thats good news Coen!
Juju, these are taking about 25 min. to save via SU2KT and about 1hr. to render....which is about as long as I would like it to take to fit into my workflow. This is without bump mapping [still learning] and all the other tweaks which could blow out the time considerably. But for images to impress my Clients rather than my Rendering Peers its a pretty easy track.
My aging computer......2.6 P4, 1 Gig Ram, 128 average Nvidia card.Thanks for the imput, guys re. perspective......the attached has been brought a bit more down to earth.
Stu
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Lovely Stu!
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Stu,
That's pretty nice especially for 1 hour's render time - I think that image is very effective and I'm certain your clients will love it. It looks very relaxing. I really like the materials on the house, and the windows look just about right. The plants (obviously what you are really concerned with) look really quite good - especially the farther back they go, this looks very complete, which I have a lot of trouble with finishing a render...nicely done.P: Shaun Tennant
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Thanks Shaun.
This particular model is an oldie I have been tarting up to put on my website.
The job has actually been built.
It was an interesting job...the Clients were newly arrived Vietnamese with virtually no English.
We communicated via translators [a different one every time] pointing at pictures and body gestures, nods and head shakes. In the end it was win/win all round.BTW if any Mods want to move this thread to the Gallery, please do.
Stu
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