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Published: 2009-08-02 22:16:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 4396; Favourites: 65; Downloads: 49
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I've had this one planned for quite some time. It's based on the 4th season STNG episode "The Wounded".The Enterprise is on patrol along the Cardassian border and is being attacked by a Cardassian Galor Class patrol ship. Of course she is more than capable to defend herself against Gul Macet.
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Background: Starfield created in PS.
Meshes: Enterprise-D by Prologic9, Cardassian Galor Class by Ed Giddings
Composition: Created background picture. Scene, lighting setup and rendering in LW. Composed final piece in PS. All effects, phaser, shields, lights, glows etc. PS.
Total time approx. 10 hours of which 8 hours render time (tests incl.). 54 layers in PS.
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Comments and critique welcome as usual. Full view recommended. Enjoy.
Updated August 2011.
Changed image to wider format, worked over blendings, phaser blast, added some highlights to the hull of the Enterprise (Bussard collectors, phaser discharge) and added +5% brightness to the Galor class. Also increased glow of the Enterprise deflector.
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Comments: 20
One of the best episodes of TNG.
There was always one thing that I couldn't get my head around when the Dominion War arc swung into gear, the shields.
In TNG, VOY, and early DS9, starships shield were shown like in the picture above, a bubble seperate from the hull. Move on to the main battles of the Dominion War, and suddenly ships are blasting away at each other with hits causing explosions and debris as if the shields weren't there (yet lines like "Shields at 53%" are regularly heard.
I know the explosions make the battles more dramatic, but no plausible explanation for the change is given, especially as in First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis the shield bubble is still shown present and correct (Insurrection is also set during the Dominion arc).
What do you think?
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The best explanation I can give you, isn't a Star Trek one, but one of production. Since the Dominion war was the start of using CG models more and more, and since production is limited cost wise and time wise, I'm sure it would have been far to complicated, and long-winded to animate shields and have shields react realistically. You could end up with 30 minute long space battles at that rate, and that just wouldn't work. Shields are also not easy to animate, even now, so, my best guess is, that without shield effects it was just a lot simpler, and that's why they did that. Everything else I'd blame the writers...
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When in doubt, always blame the writers!
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It's often, sadly, the truth. Not because they're bad, but because they don't know the show half as well as your average fan most of the time.
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Perhaps they should hire some "in the knowledge" fans to point things out for them. I know I'd be willing to to help out.
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Yeah, I agree. But they likely won't, perhaps to prevent nitpicking, or to keep the stories fresh. I mean some of the writers certainly know their stuff, but occasionally there are gaffes the size of a Dyson Sphere...
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The currents films are full of gaffes as well...the major being the altered timeline itself. If things were altered by Nero's actions, then how come events before his arrival are different as well?
I've got a copy of both the Encyclopedia and Chronology books, and they both highlight the error of the new films.
And before anyone says anything, the Chronology was actually written in order for Star Trek writers to reference it's contents; to prevent errors from occurring. The book was then published for the general public.
This makes the Chronology book's contents canon (which makes Star Trek: Enterprise non-canon).
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I'm not even mad at 'Enterprise', that even made sense to a certain extend. They even touched on the 'creative genetics' approach the Klingons chose to pursue which explain the difference in make-up of TOS and the later Star Trek shows. I also liked the entire story arch explaining the Vulcans rediscovering the way to their telepathic ways that we have come to understand.
The new movies are just a mess. That's all there is to it.
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Very nice work. The lighting brings the hull of the Cardassian ship to life and the composition / point of view gives a real sense of movement.
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Thanks. Likewise! I guess if you enjoy what you're doing it turns out alright.
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Havent seen this episode, but this artwork looks nice – and also kinda retro, this time its perhaps the brownish colour; but I like that.
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Haven't changed the colours. If ever you watch the episode, you'll recognize the scene - hopefully. 
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Beautiful, dude! The Wounded, one of the best in TNG.
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Yes, it's one of the best episodes. Shame they hand't worked out the proper Cardassian uniforms back then!
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Or the spoonheads just change uniforms as fast as the Feds do
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