Posted on September 9, 2014

I was never really happy with the clouds in my original “Moonshadow” render. For this update I wanted to simulate a real “moonshadow” with the clouds (some still lit by the sun and some are in shadow).

You may notice that quite a bit of this scene as adapted from “The Green Flash“. I put a lot of trial and error work into achieving those atmospheric/beach effects and I didn’t want to re-invent the wheel for what would essentially be the same environment.

You can think of this piece as a companion to “The Green Flash” if you’d like, taking place a bit further up the beach 😉

As with the original Moonshadow, I’m sure a lot of people would prefer there be no human in this piece. I may provide such a render later, once I am happy with the “final” settings.

Let me know what you think!

I also wanted to mention that we have moved on to our 6th Thank You Card design!

Help me get to 20,000 Members by the end of the year by signing up or renewing today!!

Posted on September 9, 2014

I’ve added a new version of “Hokkaido” to the Members Gallery this morning. This new render is available for both single and multiple-screens (up to triple 4K).

I would also like to mention that Members who have more than two years remaining on their accounts will no longer see the “Sliding Sale” message. The sale has been a success so far and am much happier having more Members who paid less than fewer who pay more.

To that end I have set a goal of 20,000 active Members by Jan 1st 2015. There are 17794 active Members currently so that number isn’t out of reach. Help me out and sign up or renew today!

Posted on September 9, 2014

I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “The Dreamer” to the Members Gallery. I have to admit I almost like the cropped 16:10 middle of this one better than the single-screen render I posted. Try it for yourself by choosing the image that matches your vertical resolution and select “Center” when you set it on your desktop.

Posted on September 9, 2014

Here’s an updated version of “The Dreamer” which builds upon the whale theme but makes it a bit more abstract. Let me know what you think!

Posted on September 9, 2014

This piece was inspired by a photo I saw of Hokkaido’s famous “Blue Pond”.

Believe it or not The Dreamer and this scene sprang from the same root, even though they couldn’t be more different tonally.