Rainy Day

[dennisekk]

This was a personal project. Trying to recreate a wet scene. Comments are welcomed.

Dennis

[Da_elf]

well executed.

[joconnell]

Yikes!

Two things:

The image is a bit too sharp overall, a tiny bit of post depth based on a zdepth channel would knock a little bit of the cg edge off this.

The glows are too fake looking - this post has a really nice run down of it. http://atomicfiction.com/2010/08/29/glow-madness/

Otherwise you've got something that fools me as a photograph, really great work.

[alexyork]

great mood and lighting. i like that the interior warm light is subdued - quite unusual.

but... your perspective irritates me! If you're going for some kind of hand-held candid camera look then it's almost too well-shot and well set up for that. Something less "professional" would probably work better. But if you're going for the "professional photography" look then the 3 point is very off-putting. I would really just keep your target straight and make it work that way, or go a little more "extreme" with the angle so it's more clearly in that end of the spectrum. This is a real bug bear of mine... sorry. Perspective must be deliberate and controlled, always, for me.

I agree with joconnell that you need some subtle distance atmosphere/fog to give depth. Just lifting the black point in the distance would work well. It would enhance the idea of a misty/wet atmosphere and help to draw the eye.

I also think that (somewhat psychologically) everything is leading me to the left road - the car is heading there and the warmest interiors are there, further drawing the eye - yet there's nothing particularly interesting there. Maybe a bollard/pillar on the corner of the road in the foreground would do it, I don't know. Or something brighter/unique inside the warm area to the left. Maybe someone entering that area across the road.

Very, very nice though...

[simmsimaging]

Gastown has never looked so clean Overall it's good IMO. I agree with John's feedback, and would add that some time spent in post adding some wear-and-tear, and grunge would go a long way towards adding realism, but it's quite good.

/b

[joconnell]

This might be worth a look so?

http://www.enrichpro.com/en/richdirt/index.html

[dennisekk]

Thanks for all the feedback.

joconnell
I rendered a zdepth pass but couldn't quite get the mist to look right. I will revisit the mist and try and blend it into the image.
I didn't want the buildings to be too dingy but I agree with your point. I'll take a look at the link - thanks.

Alex
Thank you for your comments. I work in an engineering firm where camera perspective, mood, and flow of an image is not emphasized so hearing comments like this really helps(this was a personal learning project) I agree that the images leads you to the left only to leave you hanging. The edge of the sidewalk on the left is just off frame and could easily be added to the image. I'll continue to revise the image. Thanks for the comments.

Dennis

[Drawehn]

Great image. The mood is excellent.

I agree with Alex that your chosen perspective doesn't do the quality of your image any justice. Might be worthwile just trying out a few different camera angles for something that works better...

[wxyz]

Beautiful work

[snivlem]

Perfect, except the foreground water looks a little too clean and sharp. I'd expect it look more like this:

[rmejia]

Beautiful rendering!

[deflix]

Yes its a lovely piece. I agree with Joe regarding the final 5% (espc th lights need to be fixed) but don't feel bothered about the composition or asset placement - I far prefer images to feel natural, rather than the annoyingly contrived approach taken by so many peeps, and feel your camera achieves this.

[PIXELBOX_SRO]

i like it quite a lot and dont really mind the camera.
However i have problems with the water relections....you can see it on the house int he back being reflected on the road....if you have done that in post, its shoudl be horizontally flipped.