I was flipping through the latest Northern Express last night and saw a picture I recognized!

It turned out better than I remember it. I think it holds up pretty well next to the photographs on the page.

And here is the original rendering:

I should mention, this is a proposed building on the Boardman River in downtown Traverse City, MI – part of Tim Burden’s Midtown project.  If you’re interested in the building, give him a call!  If you’re interested in a rendering, call me!

Ran a test animation today on the same scene I used this morning.

Sun rise to sunset in under 10 seconds.

Testing some materials, lighting, tree models, etc.   Wanted to see how realistically I could create a “natural” scene.   I’m pretty pleased with this first attempt.  On with the testing!

(click the image to enlarge)