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.

This image rendered for three days on 4 computers before crashing, and losing all the work. I rendered again at wallpaper sizes only, just to get it online. I may never try rendering a commercial version of this one again.

A splash of color for your desktop.

Rain captured at the last moment, before becoming mud.

Life in the instant of a raindrop. Take a picture, it will last longer.

I used a volumetric cube to create the hazy effect of the pool, and terrains for the waves. The dolphins and boy were made using Poser.