verry verry kewl love the lighting and the placement of the ships

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Excellent!

Man, I can't wait til I get a chance to see this on a non-laptop screen. It's simply awesome. The angle you've chosen for this shot is far better than any I could have imagined. The way you have the Defiant flying close-up to the camera adds a LOT to the dramatic effect of the scene. And then add to that all the Bajoran (or are they Maquis?) fighters. The tilt of the station relative to the camera also makes it a little more dramatic.

As for the lighting, I think the ambient light is still a little high. Or maybe it's not and you just had to add another light source so you could actually see the ships in the foreground. Either way, I think the non-primary light source could use to be a little darker. And maybe it's just me, but I think the light on the Ambassador is a little bright. It kinda seems to wash it out a little so you cant actually see the ship that well. But perhaps that's just personal taste.

Oh, and I'd like to compliment you on the texturing on the outer docking ring. I dunno if I have exact words to fully describe that, other than to say it just looks really well done.

As a closing statement, I'd have to say I like it about twice as much as the first one. As cool as it was to have the Defiant docked at the station, it looks way better to have it flying in at this angle.

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Awesome. Another favorite. Is there anything you do I don't like?!

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Magnificent as usual.

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Okay, now that I'm looking at this on a good monitor, ignore my comment about the Ambassador being washed out by too much light. Instead, if there's anything that's too bright, it's the Defiant, but even that's probably fine as is. Also, the ambient light/second light source/whatever it is definitely too bright.

Man, I hate laptop screens.

Wow killer work man. Very complex stuff. I like the ship coming in on the side to adds a pretty cool touch and makes you feel like your more in the image to a point. Pretty cool man.

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wow... my favourite part of this is the defiant, i love the warp nacelle and the colour / lighting there, it is perfect.

only thing i would say is that there is way too much light in the scene. in space you almost always have only a single light source, the nearest star, and if you check out any ST episode the ships are always bright on one side and really dark on the other.
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the images here show what i mean. even when the ship is mostly fully lit, if there is any shadow, the shadow is black. the few images there that have more even shadowing don't look nearly as good.

oh, and the background starfield nebula doesn't do the foreground justice.

i remain amazed at your modelling / texturing.

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Brilliant. But maybe play a bit with the lense options. The defaint dosen't look big enough.

I like the angle, it really helps to make the scene. That, and the warm blooms around all the engine nozzles make it feel very soft and warm instead of harsh and cold.