Are there any free HDRI plug-ins for maya 4.5?

I like the caustic effect in the water. Is that a texture or actual lighting effects? Good work.

I actually do it as a semi-hobby. Works well when trying to pick up a girl.:bgreen:

amazing model man...I was expecting a lot from it, and you exceeded the expectation.:D

yeah....the whole thing definately is fake...just the same as www.manbeef.com was.

wow that's funky...almost seems like motion blur not DOF

I really like it....although I'm probably biased since my hobby is astronomy. Have you seen the moon texture that comes with 3d Studio MAX? That's a really nice moon texture. You should look into...

is it just me or is anyone else lost?

wow...it's really lookin amazing...the mud on that last render looks so believable. I like the 2 layers of mud idea. it looks like you went through some wet, watered down mud, then went crashing...

There's probably a lot of people that come here and read but don't post. You also have to register if you want to see the image attachments on the forum, so that probably drives people to sign up too.