Mark Abdey Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 My first look at TE US Washington for X-Plane 11 (a little late to the party )... With such a vast area to explore it takes a while to get to grips with the scale of it all, both in distance and the verticality of it, not to mention the variety of landscapes within the region, a lot of which I've not touched on yet. xVision is used in all shots, using one of my own presets. Thank you for looking. And a huge thank you to Mark Halliwell for his kindness and assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Mark, These are fantastic. Is your signature spec still current at i5 2500k etc?........If so, this is terrific for us users with lower spec PCs. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, Torchy821 said: Mark, These are fantastic. Is your signature spec still current at i5 2500k etc?........If so, this is terrific for us users with lower spec PCs. Kev Hi Kev... Yes, the specs listed are current, and I'm getting superb performance over all the TE packages. My main constraint is output resolution which is 1080p but thats still delivers a clean image with decent levels of AA as you can see. All the shots are taken with the settings I use to fly and are not bumped-up for the screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Amazing Mark, we have arrived, the lines between sim and reality are blurring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Hall Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 top shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Halliwell Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Having been so impressed by your creations from TE GB I was expecting you to do a great job with TE WA, but these are even better than I had imagined. Fantastic! And I'm happy that I was able to help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I really like your compositions. Most screen shots focus too much on the plane when the plane is in the shot but your series gives the feeling of flight with having the plane in the shot while creating a focus more on the overall environment. It just gives a different scale to the world below, a bigger more vast one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Fantastic shots Mark. Excellent angles with great sense of immersion. I loved all those sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev D Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Mark Abdey said: Hi Kev... Yes, the specs listed are current, and I'm getting superb performance over all the TE packages. My main constraint is output resolution which is 1080p but thats still delivers a clean image with decent levels of AA as you can see. All the shots are taken with the settings I use to fly and are not bumped-up for the screens. Thanks Mark - that s great news. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Womack Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 These are incredible shots, Mark! Not only is TE gorgeous, but your settings are dialed in perfectly. I love the compositions, too; anyone who loves the dynamic diagonal is a friend of mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Stunning set Mark, you have got me saving money to buy xp11 and TE Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooze Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Fantastic, thanks for sharing, would it be possible to say what sky textures and environment software you are using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!! R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Can you guys please stop teasing us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Great shots any chance you can share your C vision presets and settings etc - please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldboy43 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hi Mark thank you for beautiful shots. Cheers Karoly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caluma65 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 These are sensational. Cheers, Calum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike707 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Mark Abdey said: xVision is used in all shots, using one of my own presets. Excellent shots. Would you mind sharing your preset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpilot Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Absolutely fabulous shots Mark. Where can we find your latest xVision preset?! Also, what cloud/weather settings do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I'm sure you've all heard it before, but "Shut up and take my money..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Amazing shots Mark , congrats to you for being back on the team . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusilier Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 is this the only product orbx has time to move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Pugwash Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Grand set of shots indeed...Can’t wait to explore this amazing scenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 20 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Amazing Mark, we have arrived, the lines between sim and reality are blurring. Cheers Jack and yes indeed. 20 hours ago, Ken Hall said: top shelf Thank you Ken. 18 hours ago, Mark Halliwell said: Having been so impressed by your creations from TE GB I was expecting you to do a great job with TE WA, but these are even better than I had imagined. Fantastic! And I'm happy that I was able to help... Very nice of you to say so Mark 17 hours ago, Kilstorm said: I really like your compositions. Most screen shots focus too much on the plane when the plane is in the shot but your series gives the feeling of flight with having the plane in the shot while creating a focus more on the overall environment. It just gives a different scale to the world below, a bigger more vast one. 17 hours ago, Traveller said: Fantastic shots Mark. Excellent angles with great sense of immersion. I loved all those sights. Thank you, this is very immersive scenery. 16 hours ago, Bill Womack said: These are incredible shots, Mark! Not only is TE gorgeous, but your settings are dialed in perfectly. I love the compositions, too; anyone who loves the dynamic diagonal is a friend of mine! Ah, the good old Dutch angles... or something similar. Thanks Bill, I'm delighted you like the caps. 16 hours ago, Taph said: Stunning set Mark, you have got me saving money to buy xp11 and TE Washington Cheers Taph... scrape those pennies together, it'll be well worth it 16 hours ago, Mooze said: Fantastic, thanks for sharing, would it be possible to say what sky textures and environment software you are using? Cheers... In these I am using Vivid Sky for cloud and sky textures, which you can dl for free at x-plane.org. 14 hours ago, renault said: Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!! R Thank you Renault. 14 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Can you guys please stop teasing us No! 14 hours ago, paulk said: Great shots any chance you can share your C vision presets and settings etc - please Hi Paul... the xV preset is basically the same as the one linked here... I'm constantly making changes though, although mostly minor tweaks. Mark Abdey XPXV1.7.xvs 12 hours ago, oldboy43 said: Hi Mark thank you for beautiful shots. Cheers Karoly Cheers Karoly 12 hours ago, Caluma65 said: These are sensational. Cheers, Calum Thank Calum. 11 hours ago, Mike707 said: Excellent shots. Would you mind sharing your preset? Hi Mike... added a few post above 11 hours ago, cyberpilot said: Absolutely fabulous shots Mark. Where can we find your latest xVision preset?! Also, what cloud/weather settings do you use? Hi Cyber... see a few posts above I'm using my own weather themes, rather than external apps. 6 hours ago, JohnnyJohnJohn said: I'm sure you've all heard it before, but "Shut up and take my money..." I'm sure the devs are happy to hear it again 5 hours ago, BradB said: Amazing shots Mark , congrats to you for being back on the team . Thank you John 3 hours ago, BobT said: Spectacular! Cheers, it truly is. 3 hours ago, Capt Pugwash said: Grand set of shots indeed...Can’t wait to explore this amazing scenery Thanks Capt... You will love it!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooze Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks for Presets you are most kind. Have you or any one tried X Vision-125 yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, paulk said: Thanks for Presets you are most kind. Have you or any one tried X Vision-125 yet? Yes. Works absolutely fine. No issues at all on 11.33r2 Cheers R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Mark is this the stock PNW or are you using a particular preset? the reason I ask is while the urban areas are very good the rest seems overly contrasty and colors, especially reds and green s appear over saturated. I live smack dab in the middle of this area and, while geographically very accurate, it appears a little garish. Not aimed at you specifically, the other shooters show similar results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 9 hours ago, olderndirt said: Mark is this the stock PNW or are you using a particular preset? the reason I ask is while the urban areas are very good the rest seems overly contrasty and colors, especially reds and green s appear over saturated. I live smack dab in the middle of this area and, while geographically very accurate, it appears a little garish. Not aimed at you specifically, the other shooters show similar results. Hi OND... I'm using an xVision preset in all the shots, and the colouration in these presets is to my taste, although that might not be 100% accurate for the area, which I personally don't know.... and I do like my colours to have a little 'pop'...... It is quite possible to take things the other way if required and tune the settings to match your own expectations and taste. It should also be noted most of the shots are taken with a fairly low sun angle which exaggerates colour and contrast somewhat. You are a very lucky man to live in such an amazingly scenic part of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 oh my word, please please stop showing these shots...my head can't take it anymore.....they look fantastic....need this out as I am now wanting to fly somewhere else besides the UK..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Mark Abdey said: Hi OND... I'm using an xVision preset in all the shots, and the colouration in these presets is to my taste, although that might not be 100% accurate for the area, which I personally don't know.... and I do like my colours to have a little 'pop'...... It is quite possible to take things the other way if required and tune the settings to match your own expectations and taste. It should also be noted most of the shots are taken with a fairly low sun angle which exaggerates colour and contrast somewhat. You are a very lucky man to live in such an amazingly scenic part of the world Thanks for that. Looking forward to the release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Mark your shots are brilliant Please please please would anyone have a minute or two spare to upload some pictures of Vancouver Island (Victoria) and the Gulf Islands. Thanks to anyone you replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Ah here, I give up!!!!! I could never get screenshots like the above. Brilliant stuff as always Mark. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Very happy to see these results & hear your feedback on lower-end PC's. Cannot wait until release day's finally here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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