Tide Pool Render Finished

I think this will be the last render.

It took about 36 hours to render at 6000x6000 pixels. I may do some cleanup in post, but NO MORE RENDERING!

Tide Pool progress - Almost Done

Ok. Had to zoom out a little to fit everything in. 

Also made it cooler color in the water. Added anemones and another shell. Worked on the shoreline foam. I think it's about done. Maybe a few adjustments on the water and sand. Still thinking about a rock wall on the left. What else?

Tide Pool WIP

I added the seaweed, a sea urchin, a horseshoe crab, a small school of fish, some random bubbles. I also moved some things around a bit and brought in the shoreline.

I think it's still getting better, but I don't want to clutter it too much. I still want an anemone or two if I can squeeze them in. The shell is getting lost; I need to boost the color and maybe add another shell. I also still want to churn up the water on the shoreline a bit more. Please keep the suggestions coming. Thanks!

The Star of the Pool

More work on the star...

I'm thinking maybe a horseshoe crab and/or some anemones. Maybe a fish or two. Seaweed? Any other suggestions?

Red Starfish

Here's where I'm at on the starfish. Added a lot of environment and better lighting. Oh and the starfish has red knobbies now.

I think I upped the realism quite a bit. I worked longest on the foam, but it's really subtle.

Desert Story

This is a render I did a little over 10 years ago that I updated and re-rendered today. I was trying to take a snapshot of a point in time in a desert mini-drama. A discarded or lost canteen lies on the desert floor having spilled it's water. As the water seeps into the sand, a sprout starts growing there. A lizard is scrambling toward the plant to get water or maybe eat the plant--the cycle of life. But how did the canteen get there? What happened to the owner of the canteen? What's going to happen next?