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.

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.

The reflective material, mercury maybe, sags under it's own weight, and dents the surface without breaking the surface tension.

Image transmitted back from an exploring rover on an alien planet.

A sight that can never be seen in reality.

This one started out with a blue sky, no mountains, and no lake. It changed slowly, and ended up much better than what I thought I was making.

Freezing mist clings to every surface, painting the world white.

Rain captured at the last moment, before becoming mud.

I drew the bump map (planet surface) in Photoshop, and spent too much time trying to get it just right, because only 10% shows up in the final image.