Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> On 7/12/2017 8:36 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> > This is more of a conceptual image to me than anything else. I wanted -
> > among other things - to explore 3dclouds.inc.
> >
> > It may surprise you to read that the lower half of the image rendered in
> > about one hour while the upper half took about... 48 hours, or more as I
> > rendered that part in blocks using Continue. Despite the fact that the
> > clouds and the (media) atmosphere do not mix: they are separate objects.
> > /That/ would have been even more speed killing. Rendered separately
> > (clouds or media) the image renders within a couple of hours.
> >
> > I guess that the cloud build-up (here 50 planes) is the basic culprit.
> >
> > Nonetheless, you may or may not appreciate the scene ;-)
> >
>
> That's quite a render and appreciated.

I 2nd that. I remembered stacked planes for clouds was a speed-up over media,
guess I'm wrong.

> But what is that white cloud structure, just above the centre point of
> the image?
> It looks a bit like a Poser prop. ;)

Asteroid or irregular satellite of the planet, I suppose. I had looked around
the sky to piece it all together because I thought it was a ghostly figure at
first.
I also see what looks like a guy in a hoody holding a briefcase, standing among
the skeletons. Maybe not and just an illusion?  ;)

Bob

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