The original concept was more powdery splashes of color. But in compromising with the contrast I wanted, it ended up looking like damage from an intergalactic paintball war.

Not sure what meaning everyone will associate with this one, but it looks like Australia got the point...

What would your known world look like? Mine would include most of North America, (at least down to Tijuana) but I hope to expand it further.

I kept most of the test renders to experiment with making a slideshow of it's creation. It showed me I rendered over 90 test renders.

A not very likely view from one of Jupiter's moons. I designed this scene really wide, but that made it painful to crop.

This is a fractal image. The spectral lens flare isn't added, it is actully part of the fractal. I am adding a category for fractals, and will be adding several more soon. See the search page to select the gallery.

Under the setting star, where the glow rods grow, the ocean stretches far and we dream of long ago.

The space scenes are the most clicked on in the Sci-Fi gallery, so I will be adding more planetary images. They will probably remain in the sci-fi gallery, as the scaling and positioning of even the most realistic scenes, will still be dictated by composition more than reality.

This one was a trick to balance contrast when seen on different monitors. Some monitors the shadows appear light, others very dark. (luckily, both extremes look good.)