Posted on September 24, 2007

• I’ve been receiving a lot of requests lately to post a widescreen or updated version of “Haiku”. No problem, right? Actually, yes. Haiku was created back in 2000 with an older version of Lightwave using a water shader that from a company that is no longer updating their software. Long story short, I couldn’t seem to render it and have it look exactly like the 2000 version.

  So I decided to do a new version. This was a tough call for me though. The original “Haiku” is probably my favorite image out of all that I have done and I didn’t want to redo it unless I was certain it could be improved. Whether or not I have succeeded is up to you now. The 2007 version is up on the new images page.

  I’ve added some reflected trees and sky to the surface of the water and for these reflections to be visible I’ve darkened the rocks under the surface.

  It’s always tricky messing with an old favorite (as I found when updating “Chamelea” earlier this year). I hope you like the new version at least as much as the old one.

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Posted on September 18, 2007

• I’ve added a poster version of “Dispersion” to my Zazzle collection.

Posted on September 17, 2007

• I’ve added a poster version of “Circumpolar” to my Zazzle collection. If you have any comments or suggestions on images you would like to see as posters, please feel free to leave a comment below.

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Posted on September 15, 2007

• I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “The Shrouded Desert” to the gallery this morning.

Posted on September 13, 2007

• I got the distinct impression, from both reading the comments and looking at the ratings, that “The Shrouded Desert” was not a favorite. Ok, they can’t all be winners I guess. Still, I didn’t want to leave it as is so I went back and changed it up a little and rendered a new version. The camera angle has changed, as has the atmosphere. I’ve removed a lot of the extra peaks and I’ve added some vegetation to help with the sense of scale. All in all, I like this one better than the original (which will go to the Pickle Jar). I hope you agree!
• Thanks for all the kind birthday wishes! My Mom watched the kids so Jessie and I could go into Chicago and spend the day. It was a great birthday!

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