Jack Sawyer Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Mark Abdey gave me the inspiration to modify may PTA settings. So I modified the clouds to make the shadows darker and the ground a tad lighter in sunshine. This was in Brazil today, real weather with ASN, it was SWNV, Aerodromo Nacional Aviacao to SBAN, Anapolis Air Base. I forgot how good the detail is in South America! Very dense cities and frames rock solid at 30 FPS, locked. I love the juxtaposition of the sunlight with the cloud shadows in this one. This one is beautiful, methinks anyway. Everything now seems so much lost and green. Thanks @Mark Abdey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Great shots Jack. Very nice settings indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 These look just fine to me also Jack , nicely done my friend . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, flyingleaf said: Great shots Jack. Very nice settings indeed. Thanks Karl! What a delightfully beautiful area this is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, BradB said: These look just fine to me also Jack , nicely done my friend . Cheers John Thanks John! South America has not been visited by me much since it was released. I think I need to explore more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 This looks very, very nice Jack. I really like where you are going with your cloud shadows -- they are just so real!!! I realize that this is personal aesthetics , but do you have the ability to increase contrast just a bit. If you can, then bringing it up a little would add some "pop" and depth to your shots. You might need to back off a bit on the cloud shadows a bit if you find a setting that is pleasing. But of course you realize my friend that you really let yourself out in open on this one. Every one has an opinion on this and the one constant is that it is just our individual opinion and nothing more . Cheers R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauriebe Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Great set there Jack. The change of settings seems to have made quite a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 First of all, your pics do look good. Personal suggestion: try terrain saturation + 0.1, terrain diffuse lighting - 0.1. It's really down to personal taste I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 hour ago, renault said: This looks very, very nice Jack. I really like where you are going with your cloud shadows -- they are just so real!!! I realize that this is personal aesthetics , but do you have the ability to increase contrast just a bit. If you can, then bringing it up a little would add some "pop" and depth to your shots. You might need to back off a bit on the cloud shadows a bit if you find a setting that is pleasing. But of course you realize my friend that you really let yourself out in open on this one. Every one has an opinion on this and the one constant is that it is just our individual opinion and nothing more . Cheers R Thanks R! I wouldn't even know how to adjust the contrast. All I did was load Mark's ini file and look at, write down some settings and set mine to them. Then I tested and found the ground was too bright so I lowered it. You're right, it's all personal taste, on my screen the look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, lauriebe said: Great set there Jack. The change of settings seems to have made quite a difference. Thanks Lauriebe! I like them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Captain Lars said: First of all, your pics do look good. Personal suggestion: try terrain saturation + 0.1, terrain diffuse lighting - 0.1. It's really down to personal taste I think. Thanks Lars, I'll give it a shot, just made some flights and shut down the PC though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftwd Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Your settings look great Jack, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Nice shots Jack, your clouds look good!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Fine set these Jack. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Fantastic set of shots Jack and looking good regards EMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 nice set of shots Jack, the thing is we all see things differently and all have different set ups and monitors.....I have only installed set by Matt Davies as I really don't understand what it all changes so good on you for having a go and experimenting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Looking good Jack! But the sunny ground textures look a little pale on my monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 It looks good Jack. One suggestion: turn on 'Vegetation Receive' in P3D's options/lighting/shadows. At the moment your trees glow when in the shade of cloud and terrain shadows. Other than that, it looks bright, fresh and clean, just keep playing around. I don't have one fixed PTA profile as I like different looks at different times, locations and moods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 They look really good Jack but there again your images always do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 11 hours ago, ftwd said: Nice Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 9 hours ago, adambar said: Your settings look great Jack, well done! Thanks Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 9 hours ago, lifejogger said: Nice shots Jack, your clouds look good!!!!!!!!! Thanks John! AS4 and ASCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Fine set these Jack. cheers Iain Thanks again Iain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 6 hours ago, European Mountain Man said: Fantastic set of shots Jack and looking good regards EMM Thank you Stewart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 6 hours ago, wain71 said: nice set of shots Jack, the thing is we all see things differently and all have different set ups and monitors.....I have only installed set by Matt Davies as I really don't understand what it all changes so good on you for having a go and experimenting... Thanks Wayne, I have his preset as a base but modified first with some of Adam Banks' settings and now added to that Mark Abdey's. It's over my head too so I take screenshots of my settings before I mess with things and save them under different names too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 5 hours ago, paulb said: Looking good Jack! But the sunny ground textures look a little pale on my monitor? Thanks Paul, after subsequent flights I made a slight modification to eliminate this, checked it over Catalina and now it looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Mark Abdey said: It looks good Jack. One suggestion: turn on 'Vegetation Receive' in P3D's options/lighting/shadows. At the moment your trees glow when in the shade of cloud and terrain shadows. Other than that, it looks bright, fresh and clean, just keep playing around. I don't have one fixed PTA profile as I like different looks at different times, locations and moods. Thanks Mark! I will do exactly that as soon as I get back to running P3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 3 hours ago, VH-KDK said: They look really good Jack but there again your images always do! Thanks Martyn, and gosh, you're embarrassing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Jack, the shots under the clouds and the shots with mixed cloud and sun worked really well for me. The bright sunlight was a bit too bright, but then I have to wear dark sunglasses to compensate for glaucoma and macular degeneration, so I think that my two cents worth may actually be worth only a penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Jack, the shots under the clouds and the shots with mixed cloud and sun worked really well for me. The bright sunlight was a bit too bright, but then I have to wear dark sunglasses to compensate for glaucoma and macular degeneration, so I think that my two cents worth may actually be worth only a penny. Thanks Rodger, I changed it the other day to lessen the brightness. I too have glaucoma but they drilled laser holes in my eyes five years ago and pressure normal so far. Sorry to hear you have this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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