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My browser says the same when I am here on DAZ website as it is not fully secure, still you don't put any credit cards info on my website so no need to worry about, the moment you click the check out button everything is fully secure. Anyway, I am not allowed to discuss my store things in the forum here you know the rules.
Actually the non secure notice only shows on some pages in the forum. It means at least one of the links, banners or images on that page is from an insecure site, not that the Daz 3D site itself is insecure.
I agree , if you have anything on the page that is not from the same server , browser will show the notice , so no big deal !
Nevermind. I posted in error before throughly reading all posts.
Since I can't link to my website in the forum, here is a link from off site for the freebie:: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rr9akb9e5li17gg/MEC4D_HDRI_Norman_Castle1.zip?dl=0
please don't repost this link outside this thread, enjoy and of course, you welcome to share your renders here
let me know if the new format files works better for you
xox
Cath
P.S the link is active for the next 7 days
Thanks so much Cath! XOXO
You welcome Richard xoxo
Hi Cath,
Many thanks for the latest HDRI freebie. Very generous and kind, and I'm looking forward to your beach HDRI release.
Also, I have just read of your engagement, so send my best wishes to you and your Fiancé, and wish you both much happiness together.
Kindest regards. xx
Thank you so much for the wishes ! and you are more than welcome !
BTW my all Genesis 2 Male products in my DAZ store are on sale 48h flash sales up to 70% , how more you buy how less you pay starting a 50% off , just in case you missed the e-mail.
http://www.daz3d.com/mec4d
it is good oportunity to get my Chinese dude outfit for less, since I am preparing his wife (Manchurian outfit you saw in the Chinese HDRI ) as we speak
Thanks for your support
xoxo
Cath
You have a space at the end of your link so it's giving a 404
Thank you, fixed :)
This may be a siilly question, Cath, but I seem to recall having a set of shaders you did that included bone. I was wanting touse them recently on a V4 skeleton but I coudl not find them not could I find any sign of them in teh store here or your own store.
Simon, I believe what you are looking for was a on-day-only freebie on May 7th 2016 - the download filname was MEC4D PBS SHADERS HUMAN BONES _PROMO.zip if that helps you find them. Original post was here: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/1171281/#Comment_1171281
ETA: Oh and CONGRATULATIONS Cath on the engagement - and thannk you for the recent HDRI freebies too
I had a sneaky feeling it was somethjing like that. I usually keep an archive of my downloads but this one seems to have slipped through the net.
Thank you so much Melanie!
and you more than welcome 
Did you found it Simon ?
Another fantastic HDRI for the collection! I can only keep saying how much I appreciate and love your work Cath, it's people like yourself who make using DAZ so much fun. I know I keep on saying this every time I get one of your HDRI's but I really like this one, it just such an interesting scene in itself with the Castle and the trees and really made me excited to use it! Also being able to add it to a scene works really well and being able to keep the scene's original camera is pretty handy. It's not a massive hassle to deal with things as they were but this does make things just that bit easier which is always a plus. Anyway here is my first render using he HDRI (and it definitely won't be the last) which I hope looks okay to everyone, though I like it so I guess that's the most important thing. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's renders using this great freebie.
Peace and Love
Stuart
Thank you Stuart, happy you like it ! and looks very cool, I like the car placement and nice scales in overal , when you use high ISO it is good to set the Highlight down and Blacks up under tone mapping to give the HDRI more contrast and less washed off effect , even if you don't render canvases it is always better to render little darker renders and edit them up in image editor increasing shadows , it will do wonder to your work, I like very much the Castle set, already submitter for testing the full package , the soft box ambient shadows are cool .
The Castle location is one of my favorite in Verona NJ, I was there on my first date with Will after we had dinner in Montclair , we planned actually to have wedding ceremony there as they charge only $250 per 50 people 4 hours so cheap , commercial Photo license cost also $250 for 4 hours , inside is beautiful in old style of the early 1900 , I was there on Christmas , it have also fantastic view on Newark, Jersey City and New York City all metro area at once in front of you .
Below Christmas in the Castle I wish I made HDRI lol
Love & Light
Cath
Sadly not
I will check Dropbox and see if I still have it
That would be splendid, but no worries if you can't find it.
I have the bones zip package that I downloaded at the time. If you can't find it, Cath, I could send it back to you.
Thank you I just found it on Dropbox , I hope that is : @SimonJM Download link valid only for next 3 days : https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ztlwrtk5fmfcqk/MEC4D PBS SHADERS HUMAN BONES _PROMO.zip?dl=0
Wonderful, thank you - got, installed, archived!
You Welcome Simon !
Done some promo work for my Upcoming Tuscany HDRI Gardens vol.2 , some of the renders include 3D Street of Tuscany by Stonemason in the scene just in case someone wonder that is not in HDRI
I hope you like!
Cath
those are gorgeous
Thank you
Wow the Tuscany Gardens look amazing! I love how well they go with Stonemasons models as well. Thanks for the tip about putting the highlights down and the blacks up as well. I have loads of trouble getting shadows the way I want even with postwork so that should help a lot!