Finally got my entry done. I had originally planned to render it in Bryce (set it up in DS & use the bridge to transfer it to Bryce); but I was running out of time.
During the war in Afghanistan; 158 Canadian soldiers were killed during combat duty. The repatriated bodies were flown from Kandahar to the Canadian Forces base in Trenton, Ontario where they were reunited with their families. The convoy of vehicles then drove down Higway 401 to Toronto. Along this route; on every overpass & by every exit, police; ambulance & fire service personnel would park & pay their respects to the fallen, along with ordinary citizens who would hang Canadian flags off the bridges. They would often line up hours before the convoy passed in both summer & winter.
Well, I’ve tried to use ray-traced shadows and the result is a bit better but still the shadows do not show on the ground, I do not understand why…
Something’s borked with distant lights &skydomes;. You can set the skydome to not cast shadows; but it’s still blocking the distant light from casting them on the scene. one workaround is to do a multipass render (one with the skydome & one without).
Whenever I use Fober’s The Hills, I turn off the built-in sky dome completely and use a different one entirely, usually Fuseling’s Spacedome, also available at ShareCG.com.
As part of the attempt to seize the Gallipoli Peninsula in order to suppress the Turkish defences guarding the Dardanelles, military landings were made at Cape Helles at the southern tip of the peninsula (the main landing) and on the west coast near Ari Burnu. At this secondary objective two Divisions of the ANZAC Corps landed over 1 kilometre north of their planned objective (Gaba Tepe) and in the darkness and confusion of the early morning faced rugged and difficult country. Units mixed up on their arrival rushed inland and became separated from the main force, which came under growing fire from the Turkish defenders. While Turkish reinforcements arrived, the ANZAC position became increasingly precarious as the assaulting force failed to secure their initial objectives. Falling back on improvised and shallow entrenchments the ANZACs held on for a crucial first night. By that first evening 16,000 men had been landed; of those over 2,000 Australians had been killed or wounded.”
Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_at_Anzac_Cove
“By 3 May, the casualty figure was about 8,500 including 600 from the Royal Naval Division. Of this figure, about 2,300 were killed in action or died of wounds.”
This is my first attempt at posting a picture, so I hope it is a valid entry.
I wanted to keep the picture simple and struggled to get the required 10 free items.
My grandfather was in Egypt training with the Australian infantry and would have been at ANZAC Cove on that fatefull day except for his commanding officer knowing he was a young man for the country (rural/farming area) and had a friend in the artillary division so when he was forming the troops for the invasion, he asked my grandfather if he wanted a transfer to be with his friend.
As part of the attempt to seize the Gallipoli Peninsula in order to suppress the Turkish defences guarding the Dardanelles, military landings were made at Cape Helles at the southern tip of the peninsula (the main landing) and on the west coast near Ari Burnu. At this secondary objective two Divisions of the ANZAC Corps landed over 1 kilometre north of their planned objective (Gaba Tepe) and in the darkness and confusion of the early morning faced rugged and difficult country. Units mixed up on their arrival rushed inland and became separated from the main force, which came under growing fire from the Turkish defenders. While Turkish reinforcements arrived, the ANZAC position became increasingly precarious as the assaulting force failed to secure their initial objectives. Falling back on improvised and shallow entrenchments the ANZACs held on for a crucial first night. By that first evening 16,000 men had been landed; of those over 2,000 Australians had been killed or wounded.”
Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_at_Anzac_Cove
“By 3 May, the casualty figure was about 8,500 including 600 from the Royal Naval Division. Of this figure, about 2,300 were killed in action or died of wounds.”
Wow! Some very nice entries in the last few days…very moving renders.
Best of luck to all the entrants.
I haven’t been around the forums much most of this month (thankfully, for a very good reason). The past year has been a struggle to find a full time job after the company I spent 25 years with packed up and left the state. 3 weeks ago I accepted a full time job that I am extremely happy in. This Thanksgiving season I truly am very thankful for this new stage in my life’s journey and the challenges that it brings.
As part of the attempt to seize the Gallipoli Peninsula in order to suppress the Turkish defences guarding the Dardanelles, military landings were made at Cape Helles at the southern tip of the peninsula (the main landing) and on the west coast near Ari Burnu. At this secondary objective two Divisions of the ANZAC Corps landed over 1 kilometre north of their planned objective (Gaba Tepe) and in the darkness and confusion of the early morning faced rugged and difficult country. Units mixed up on their arrival rushed inland and became separated from the main force, which came under growing fire from the Turkish defenders. While Turkish reinforcements arrived, the ANZAC position became increasingly precarious as the assaulting force failed to secure their initial objectives. Falling back on improvised and shallow entrenchments the ANZACs held on for a crucial first night. By that first evening 16,000 men had been landed; of those over 2,000 Australians had been killed or wounded.”
Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_at_Anzac_Cove
“By 3 May, the casualty figure was about 8,500 including 600 from the Royal Naval Division. Of this figure, about 2,300 were killed in action or died of wounds.”
This is my first attempt at posting a picture, so I hope it is a valid entry.
Welcome to the Freebie Challenges, druc! The first few are always the most difficult to find the freebies for - after a while, you get a feel for what’s available and the time it takes to find something drops off quite a bit.
Your entry is simple, powerful, and moving; exactly what I was hoping for when I proposed this month’s theme. And your links are all valid.
ENTRY ACCEPTED.
(And now I’ll send a PM to the folks who’ve entered over the last few days, to let you know where the entry gifts are…)
