Cycles: trees,rings and a lot of blur

Playing around with cycles in blender 2.64 RC2

1.5 minute render time with 300 samples

and below is the render from lux for same render time

LuxRender and blender

Just started playing around with blender and a freshly installed version of Luxrender. So far, although daunting, I like the accuracy and specificity of Luxrender.

The two renders above took about 12 minutes each

Learning to animate

The video below is the product of about 20 minutes of animating by hand. I've been working on my rendering, lighting and modelling skills yet have shied away from animation. I decided to change that today by self education and practice!

Enjoy

Work In Progress: Old House

A render from a quick modelling session last night.

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