Global Warming Close Up

I like the overview better. The feeling of being lost in the rising sea comes through better. Such close up views somehow asks for some sign of decay. That's how I see it. You're invited to disagree.

ditto.. I echo the comments I made of the other version. It reminds me not to leave my computer running needlesly. The other scene is more effective though because it allows us to see more of the environment, which gets your point across better. There are cleary multiple hidden radial light sources in this scene. The only thing I will say here is that the ambient expression of the textures of the bridge and other elements look fine in this case because you are not going for realism. Ambient expression is EXACTLY RIGHT to show the illumination of the occupied rooms within the buildings, but not for the exterior of the buildings or ANYTHING ELSE really. If you want to make it look more real, I suggest only using ambient when it is absolutely necessary. Real life never apologizes for it's shadows. In low lit scenes like this, ambient tendencies really stick out. P.S., is that a tower under construction? Cool if it is, because that's what it looks like to me.