On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:16:57 -0400 P Brewer wrote:

> My wife and I do some amateur photography, and have done a good job of
> decorating our house with prints. The dining room has been an issue though.
> I would love to put a three or four panel image up showing a large solitary
> oak tree in winter, summer, fall, and spring. I can imagine it quite well,
> but can't seem to find a good subject despite always keeping my eyes open.
> 
> I was thinking this weekend, heck, why not make my own reality. I'm getting
> the hang of semi photo-realistic renderings with lots of detail in POV. I
> may as well put it to good use.
> 
> Here are the fruits of my labor so far. I think I've got something that's
> pretty close to realism for the focus of my image. I was hoping to get some
> criticism it.
> 
None from me. It is really great!

> It's an xfrog model with texture maps applied. Rendered with a little
> radiosity and one light source. One problem I'm having is getting the look
> of filtered light through the leaves. I get some unrealistic dark spots
> under the canopy. Making the leaves partially transparent doesn't seem to
> do much unless I over do it. Then the leaves on the fringe are too
> transparent. Any ideas?
> 
> Also, I mentioned above the 4 seasons idea. What can I do to differentiate
> spring from summer? I'd like 4 distinct images. I was thinking a foggy
> picture for spring with some small patches of snow?

In summer I expect a tree with lots of green leafs. In spring I expect
small leafs with buds. In winter: If therer were leafs I were in Florida.

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