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Published: 2012-01-16 19:46:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 5375; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 172
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Fed up of the frakking Cylons mounting attacks on New Caprica from this nearby inhospitable planet full of natural resources the decision is made to fly a dangerous mission to take away their reason for being there. A small sortie of a Raptor for jamming purposes and two Vipers destroy and collapse the mines . The Cylons are caught off guard but in pursuit ..and they have a plan....-------
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This scene has been in preparation for a while , I had been struggling to get the light balance right , as I wanted the harsh sun but that left the ships very dark in their own shadow , I think the balance is ok now. Let me know what you think.
Enjoy and stay tuned....
vue 10 | 3dsmax | Blender | Photoshop CS5.5 |
Viper by Dr.Sleep; Converted , tweaked and textured by me.
Raptor by Hobbes; Converted and tweaked by me ( with the infusion of my metallic shader under the textures for a better effect)
Resolution 2220x1249
23,381 554 polygons
Render time: 4h18min
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Comments: 20
I like!! it's my favorite serie!!!
I am very nervious with new caprica, I am excited wich the jump of the Galactica on the planet!! It's glorious
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Thank you! And yes BSG is an amazing show/series. That moment when Galactica jumped into the New Caprica atmosphere was spectacular!
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yeah!! adama for president!! xD he is a hero!!
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not bad! just that.. personally i think the aircraft could be comped better into the bg. the harsh shadows on the aircraft doesn't really match the BG? just saying 
cool piece!
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No problem , thanks for the feedback , always appreciated. However I must point out that this is a render with very little postwork , nothing is comped. If you look at the ground terrain the sun is coming from the right with very long harsh shadows, but the camera is focused up at the attack group so the ground is blurred. I was struggling with the harsh sun for a while in the scene tbh, I may have not got it quite right. Thanks for the input tho, will take it onboard for the next scene
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Thanks dood , I always appreciate it when people get involved and give me feedback! You've got some great pieces in your gallery , keep it up !
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Great angle, sense of motion and atmosphere. The lighting is excellent, too.
The only thing that looks slightly off (but that could be an optical illusion) is that the two Vipers appear to be at a slightly different angle (a tad more to port) than the Raptor? It feels as if the Vipers are faving 11 o'clock and the Raptor is facing straight ahead.
Otherwise good work!
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Yeah you noticed that ! They came from slightly different directions as the Raptor stayed out of the bombing process and they regrouped just before this pic was taken 
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Well, since you know about and it's part of the piece, I'll shut up!
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No it's good, I welcome all comments . I animated the flight and camera but then the first render took 4h so I decided against having my PC rendering for a month so I just did this pic! I need to invest in a render farm I think, or some 16 core beast of a PC ! Now to make some money for that...
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Yeah, likewise. I work on a pieced together laptop that's a few years old at present, but hey, all in good time, right?
Alternatively you could always turn down the resolution for a movie. I know HD is kinda the thing, but 640x480 also works well. Maybe even less just for a test on how it looks. Certainly good enough for Youtube or some such.
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Hmm even 720p will shave a couple of hours off it. Good plan. Might do that . Tho I'm probably gonna do a TNG piece now...
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Thank you for the feedback, it looks ok on my calibrated monitor too
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Thank you very much ! Glad you like it !
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