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GLBIn the lap of the Lion (CLOSED)
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By the look of the trees in the background, this scene reminds me of the Savanna and Africa, if this was your intention too : )
(I'm not really sure, if it's the trees close to lion in the background, the mangrove tree's roots or the little pond, it gives you the illusion that the lion is somehow giant compared to the surroundings at first glance). I wish you best with this adorable good work.
(I'm not really sure, if it's the trees close to lion in the background, the mangrove tree's roots or the little pond, it gives you the illusion that the lion is somehow giant compared to the surroundings at first glance). I wish you best with this adorable good work.
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dwindt
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Mon, Jul 15, 2024I'm glad you're seeing what I am attempting to portray about the African environment. Especially at this time of the day; the early hours of the morning. When it is cool, the veld (open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa) is often blanketed in a layer of mist. The vegetation, in summer, is a wash of lush greens but in winter, the veld is bone dry and dusty. Very dangerous for veld fires but also excellent camouflage. Due to the haze caused by the rising sun refracting through the morning mist and the shades of the flora and fauna; during any season, it is both difficult to judge distance or recognise the various shapes in your immediate surroundings.
The Umbrella Thorn (Acacia tortilis), varies dramatically in size, reaching heights from 5m to 20m and can reach a span of 8m to 13m. The foreground Acacia trees are in the canopy of the watering hole's vegetation; therefore, their growth would be stunted. Additionally, only the well rooted trees would survive the summer flash floods. The Acacia trees in the mid to far ground, are old and weathered and obviously taller than those under the bush canopy. The low-lying saplings and branches have been stripped away by buck and goats. Goats uncontrolled, will strip an environment into erosion, as they will even devour the roots of edible plants.
Your horizon plain, in this image, is very low therefore, difficult to judge distance. One can see that there is a mid-ground but no ground between there and the disappearing viewpoint, just beyond the distant mountains. In the background of the render, there is a koppie (small hill) and a mountain range; hence the discolouring of the mist beyond the Acacias. The lion's front legs are squatting on the water's edge but his hind quarters are approximately 30cm higher than the water's edge and front paws and almost at his natural height. He is also silhouetted by a stark white background making him very prominent in the scene.
I am playing with your senses, as the water reflection and the scene is giving you a 6-point perspective of the image and not just a 3-point perspective and therefor making you feel you are lower down in the scene.
Depicting the Acacia tree along with the Mangrove tree is a play on licence, suggesting the lion’s habitat use to stretch from coast to plateaus, where the Acacia tree thrives. The watering hole is free of man-made refuse, suggesting a time before Africa became over populated. Before man hid behind numbers and the comfort of weapons, Africa was a sparsely populated. Those not familiar with the land, choose to stay away. In the 16h00’s, the Dutch occupied the Cape horn as a half way station for sailors rounding the treacherous waters south of Africa. It was only in the 18h00s that the Zulu’s moved south and the Boer and English intercepted each other in-between; that there became sufficient numbers to confront the perils of the harsh environment. 2 centuries later and it’s still one of the most dangerous places on earth.
So no! Not the Savannas but rather Africa as a whole.
I won’t make a habit of dissecting the renders I do because I would write a book about it. My mind travels as I become immersed in the plot but I didn’t want your valid suggestion to mislead the viewer.
Setting foot on this land is a thrilling adventure, from coast to wild coast, disguising it’s perils in the alure of beauty.
The Umbrella Thorn (Acacia tortilis), varies dramatically in size, reaching heights from 5m to 20m and can reach a span of 8m to 13m. The foreground Acacia trees are in the canopy of the watering hole's vegetation; therefore, their growth would be stunted. Additionally, only the well rooted trees would survive the summer flash floods. The Acacia trees in the mid to far ground, are old and weathered and obviously taller than those under the bush canopy. The low-lying saplings and branches have been stripped away by buck and goats. Goats uncontrolled, will strip an environment into erosion, as they will even devour the roots of edible plants.
Your horizon plain, in this image, is very low therefore, difficult to judge distance. One can see that there is a mid-ground but no ground between there and the disappearing viewpoint, just beyond the distant mountains. In the background of the render, there is a koppie (small hill) and a mountain range; hence the discolouring of the mist beyond the Acacias. The lion's front legs are squatting on the water's edge but his hind quarters are approximately 30cm higher than the water's edge and front paws and almost at his natural height. He is also silhouetted by a stark white background making him very prominent in the scene.
I am playing with your senses, as the water reflection and the scene is giving you a 6-point perspective of the image and not just a 3-point perspective and therefor making you feel you are lower down in the scene.
Depicting the Acacia tree along with the Mangrove tree is a play on licence, suggesting the lion’s habitat use to stretch from coast to plateaus, where the Acacia tree thrives. The watering hole is free of man-made refuse, suggesting a time before Africa became over populated. Before man hid behind numbers and the comfort of weapons, Africa was a sparsely populated. Those not familiar with the land, choose to stay away. In the 16h00’s, the Dutch occupied the Cape horn as a half way station for sailors rounding the treacherous waters south of Africa. It was only in the 18h00s that the Zulu’s moved south and the Boer and English intercepted each other in-between; that there became sufficient numbers to confront the perils of the harsh environment. 2 centuries later and it’s still one of the most dangerous places on earth.
So no! Not the Savannas but rather Africa as a whole.
I won’t make a habit of dissecting the renders I do because I would write a book about it. My mind travels as I become immersed in the plot but I didn’t want your valid suggestion to mislead the viewer.
Setting foot on this land is a thrilling adventure, from coast to wild coast, disguising it’s perils in the alure of beauty.
drjivago
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Mon, Jul 15, 2024Wow, this was more than I expected. You seemed to sum up Africa and its wildlife in these paragraphs : ) Thanks for this useful info.
Much appreciate your feedback and the amount of time you put into this.
Much appreciate your feedback and the amount of time you put into this.
dwindt
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Mon, Jul 15, 2024Lol...I had to condense what I said Dr"J"! I started writing a book. One thing reminded me of another and so on. I battled trying to keep it according to what you had said. I was off on a holiday, then on patrol, then in a helicopter and and.....my never resting mind .
