This was a recent project I created to try and recreate a Vue like scene in 3ds Max.
The complete image rendered around 4k took around 2 hours to render.
I spent around one and half day working on this image.
Granted the use of trees and plants together in the same area doesn't make sense, though i feel i found a pleasing result. This was also my first real attempts at created such a scene in 3ds Max.
I rendered with Vray 2.5, using a simple day light system. Nothing special for lighting. I might try another version with a HDR, see how it compares.
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