question about shadows and transparent objects....and water

[mdi]

Hi all,

im working on a tropical island at the moment for one of my clients, its all pretty simple stuff...sandy island, trees, water etc..


the lighting is sun/sky



if you look at the super large tree the shadow cast on the sandy ground is a nice tone, as the shadow passes into the water the shadow becomes very dark, unnaturally dark I think

Also, where the water intersects the island, there are tiny lines (shadows?) being cast

If I turn off "cast shadows" on the water it changes totaly, and looses the transparent effect.

if It cant be fixed, no biggy....thank god for photoshop

[DaForce]

hmmm odd. Gonna take a stab in the dark with this and suggest lowering the shadow bias. But another zero or 2 in there.

And I assume you have affect shadows ticked for the water?