renault Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just a few ..... We visited Lanzarote many, many years ago now. A absolutely fascinating place. I remember having a very memorable meal at a restaurant having the most innovative oven I have ever seen. Lanzarote is volcanic, and the heat is still very close to the surface. So the restaurant excavated a large hole about 4 m across and about 20 m deep. There were grills placed at different levels where the meat was placed and a pulley an hook system to retrieve the food when it was done. Just to explain how hot the ground was, the restaurant used a shovel to lightly scrap up some "topsoil" rock around the perimeter of the oven and asked if you could hold some in your hand. Foolishly I said , "of course" ..... lasted about 5 seconds! Incredibly hot So on with some screenshots All are XPlane and TE Canary Islands and are straight from the "V" key to here. No post processing allowed Hope you enjoy my little journey Cheers Pete Nice remnant of a volcanic cone just off to the left .... The "black stuff" is called Picon. It is volcanic ash from volcanic eruptions in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is very widespread and usually black, although by Playa Blanca it takes on a reddish hue. It is put onto fields by the local farmers to help their crops. It prevents soil erosion (Lanzarote is incredibly windy), works well as a weed barrier, helps to prevent evaporation (Lanzarote depends completely on rainfall for all its water), and actually helps to water the soil . The stones warm during the day and cool at night , absorbing moisture from the night air. In some parts it is mined , then graded to ensure a uniform stone size. The village of Yaiza and the Caldera Riscada Up close and personal .... Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Facinating story and stunning set of shots Pete . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeaglefire Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 what an unusual landscape, Pete your shots & story capture the ambience of Lanzarote - very interesting. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 But - and my post on the topic at length in the XPL Discussion topic - is that the colours are just very very wrong. Much too green, no pink and red around Timanfaya etc. Lanzarote is just NOT this colour - in any light. And those white spots (decals) - terrible. Hopefully Tony will be addressing this soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Interesting set Pete, atmosphere is way 'cleaner', but land is darker, than I am getting in the Canary's As I said, interesting BTW, who produces your sky /weather/clouds? TTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Great shots and thanks for the information!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Fantastic shots !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 XP looks interesting That livery is great Pete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Some image tweaking at Lanzarote. I had been bothered by hazy XP11 shots & have reduced the haze by moving the weather out further, & reducing a 'Fog' parameter in the Parnik Advanced Rendering Tool, that I am using. In the 1st shot the left half is 'default' XP11 & the right half is after I increased brightness, & reduced the red slightly & pulled fog back. The 2nd shot is a bit pale IMHO & is tweaked the same as the RHS of the 1st shot. I think Pete, looking at your shots, if I was going to tweak them I would be considering easing back the Green. (Of course none of this accounts for individual color blindness & screen color balance. What you see may not be what I see) TTM (XP11.51) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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