Reply With QuoteVery very pretty. Is that snow on the water or surf or????
Here by the way is a political map of the same region...
Sigurd
Photorealism to strive for
Given that some of the forum members here like to go for photo realistic look in their maps. I thought I would share this image of the Iberian Peninsula. It beautifully displays many different types of terrain, plus I think it’s just a pretty picture to share.
This image has the resolution of 1km per pixel by following the following link you can find the same picture and similar once down to a resolution of 250m per pixel.
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/
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Gorkamorka
Very very pretty. Is that snow on the water or surf or????
Here by the way is a political map of the same region...
Sigurd
Last edited by Sigurd; 02-16-2009 at 01:46 AM.
I believe those would be clouds.Originally Posted by Sigurd
Great image, I know that NASA has a huge repository of these sorts of pictures. Great for inspiration.
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The White on the land is snow. You can see how it has sharp bits/fractal look. It's all the mountains separating the valleys.
The white over the sea are clouds. They have a more even flowing look. Also tend to look a bit like waves. Yes those are cloud waves in the atmosphere. Created by turbulence of air going over mountains and gravity waves.
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Gorkamorka
Very cool pic...thx for posting.
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I would love to get that kind of realistic detail in a map.
gorgeous pictures
The sharp clarity blows me away, something that maybe one day I can get to.
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That was the word I was looking for but couldn't quite manage to verbalise.
It has incredibly sharp clarity. I especially like the mountains and the fractal shape of the snow. It's almost like looking at a drawing of mathematical fractal curve.
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Gorkamorka
It's utterly amazing...almost but not quite a painting.
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