Monday, June 18, 2012

EXPERIMENTING WITH RENDERING

So a while back I started working on Google Sketch Up. It was easy to use (relatively) and allows me to take things I have sketched out on paper to fruition. This is what I got when trying to see how far I could take it.





So after getting this done I wanted to try make them as real as possible, I first worked with Shaderlight for Sketch Up. Here are the results




Didn't like the feel much so downloaded Kerkythea which is open source and I feel very good and has an amazing Materials Repository, and lights that can be directly accessed from Sketch Up.
Heres what happened with KT





The renders looked a lot more realistic and I loved them. All in all it was a Good Experiment. My lovely Brother just introduced me to Blender so trying my hand out at this will post the results as soon as I have them.

SKIES OF KENYA: Mai Mahiu Road at Sunset







These were taken on the road from Lake Elementatita to Nairobi using the Mai Mahiu Escarpment Road. It looks out onto the Great Rift Valley and is one of the most panoramic views I have ever seen They were taken through car door glass so may not be that clear. What do you think of them?

SKIES OF KENYA



This is one of my latest photos from my Skies of Kenya series. This was taken in Rongai, Kenya at around 5.30pm