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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby someguy » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:29 pm

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Boeing 377 over British Columbia (using METAR)
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby Trez » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:13 am

LOOKS JUST LIKE A PAINTING! i like (keep forgetting to make a like button!
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby someguy » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:52 am

The trick is playing with the magnification and view position until all the cartoonish fgfs roads and rivers are out of the frame, and disabling the skydome shader. Oh...and starting with a great-looking model! :)

Unfortunately, mountains just don't look very good with the standard 2.4 textures, and I haven't gotten around to finding better ones yet.
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby kyokoyama » Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:02 am

I will see if I can incorporate those ideas into one last submission...

In the meantime, Someguy, your submission gets my first Like sign!

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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby fmg » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:17 am

Flying in the Alps. Started from Saanen, Switzerland in the evening and heading south.
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby adrian » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:32 am

An old one, and doesn't really fit the challenge conditions, but I still like it:

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(Tatra mountains)
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby Sealbhach » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:43 am

I love your third one, fmg.

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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby fmg » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:52 pm

Sealbhach wrote in Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:43 am:I love your third one, fmg.


Thanks!

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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby spitfirebruce21 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:50 am

CRJ-200!
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby Figaro » Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:06 pm

I must say, Lachlan, I've seen better from you. This one is mere seconds before impact, isn't it? ;)
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby spitfirebruce21 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:48 am

No, it may look like it!
but no, I was actually like easily 500ft above the peak.....
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby Sealbhach » Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:32 am

spitfirebruce21 wrote in Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:48 am:No, it may look like it!
but no, I was actually like easily 500ft above the peak.....


That must have been reassuring for the passengers. Is it Mount Rainier?

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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby spitfirebruce21 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:19 am

No, i dont know, its in New South Wales in Australia!
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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby someguy » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:09 am

One more, this time a T-2C north of Gustavus, Alaska, in crummy winter weather:

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Re: Screenshot Challenge: Mountains

Postby Thorium » Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:58 am

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