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Paradise Lost by ~Omicron-:iconOmicron-:

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©2006-2009 ~Omicron-
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i was just sitting in this cafe minding my own business and watching the world go by when suddenly these huge meteorites are filling the sky right? and one sails right over my head and flies out to sea and smashes into the ocean about 40 miles out from the shore. And then like half a minute later this wall of water hits the bay and everyone got swept away, and i was like 'Led Zepplin ruuuulllleeeee'...

-report filed under 'nonsense'-


time: approx 14 hours, 28 minutes, 12.4 seconds
layers: 60
original size: 2400x2000
mugs of hot chocolate consumed: 4


Thank goodness thats done! this one seemed to take forever to get right, especially that bloody meteor trail! quite a marathon, but im happy with the final piece, got the sense of depth and scale that i was after which is always nice, and got a chance to give my incredibly rusty planet making skills a dust off. So yeah, all in all very pleased :p hope you guys like it as much as i do...

stock images from sxc.hu: [link] morguefile: [link] and probably mayang: [link] (cant remember tbh)

comments and favs are very much appreciated (as always!)


Happy New Year!
:D



edit: colour balancing, slight alterations to the starfield, removal of mushroom cloud in distance, little tweak to the water explosion. (thanks Kojima ;) )

edit2: HUGE thanks to for suggesting the DD, and an equally huge thanks to everyone who has :+fav:'d the pic or :+devwatch:'d me, i really appreciate it guys!

Daily Deviation

Given 2006-01-14

Explosions and armageddon scenes are always exciting, doesn't Paradise Lost by =Omicron- just set off your appetite for destruction? (Featured by `alyn)

Comments


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~Kojima2087 Jan 4, 2006, 2:20:32 PM
Amazing work! I love the shadow the comet trail leaves, really sells it. The water burst looks great, but the one further back has a mushroom cloud on top or something. I would have removed that.

Something I noticed was how abruptly the star field stops, like on that straight line. I would fill the sky with stars all the way down to the smaller planet, and then begin fading them out as I went down past the clouds.

Besides that, great piece! "Wish you were here!" :lol:

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~Omicron- Jan 4, 2006, 2:32:47 PM
good point about the starfield, well noticed *runs of to change it* and yeah, was debating removing that mushroom cloud. kinda wanted to see if anyone would notice before taking it out...

i like the suggestion about the stafield, but i really wanted the pic to feel as though you were more 'down to earth' so i wanted the starfield kept simple and minimal

thanks for the comment mate :D
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~Kojima2087 Jan 4, 2006, 2:45:35 PM
your welcome. Point taken on the "down to earth" part. Maybe just bleed it out, instead of the abrupt stop. Also try to keep in mind the left side of the comet trail, there are no start there at all.

After I commented I noticed something else (sorry, I see all the little details)
On your closest water burst thing, the very tip top of it, it cuts of in a straight line. I would round it out, or smudge it, or something. Good day=D

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~Omicron- Jan 4, 2006, 2:55:30 PM
got it, thanks for the constructive comments and the :+fav: :)
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~Kojima2087 Jan 4, 2006, 2:56:49 PM
most welcome, you sure are fast!

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~lordgibby Jan 4, 2006, 3:07:51 PM
Wow, i am inspired. :D
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=jagged-r0cks Jan 4, 2006, 3:34:53 PM
Haha thats AWSOME...


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~Thunorrad Jan 4, 2006, 4:05:33 PM
oh myyyy Gwaaaadddddd.......

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~Omicron- Jan 4, 2006, 4:08:07 PM
heh, cheers for the :+fav: man
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~Omicron- Jan 4, 2006, 4:08:20 PM
thanks very much, im glad you like it, and thanks for the :+fav:
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January 4, 2006
1.2 MB
1000×1200

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Camera Data

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
KODAK DX3600 DIGITAL CAMERA
1/512 second
F/5.6
6 mm
Feb 18, 2003, 12:31:14 PM

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