MARINE DOCKS

GENERAL INFORMATION

This HDRI was shot on a cold february day, at twilight. The sky is clear and cold, and the sun has just set behind the mountains. The location is a large parking space outside the Norwegian Ocean Laboratory in Bergen, Norway. The surroundings are a mix of industrial buildings, the fjord, a bridge and in the distance, several of the mountains surrounding Bergen.

Why should you get the full pack?

What's special with this pack is the 32bit backplates, which are shot on the exact same spot as the HDRI, color calibrated to match the HDRI in the render and because of their shared XYZ location, reflections blend seamlessly between backplate and HDRI. All images are shot on a high-resolution mirrorless camera (Sony A7RIII) with a really sharp lens (Sony FE 24-70mm 2.8 GM).

Rendering with this HDRI + backplate set is really fun when adding your own models and shaders. Even a perfectly white or chrome sphere sits perfectly integrated into the backplate and you're left with the creative process of selecting your favorite angle(s), render and tonemap to your heart's content. Change exposure, adjust white balance, fiddle with contrast curves, add LUTS, even apply an ACES render pipeline through OCIO. The HDRI and backplates hold up no matter what and always deliver accurate and photoreal lighting and reflections in your scenes.

The full pack contains the HDRI, 32 backplates in 32bit and matched cameras. For 3dsmax/Vray users it also provides a fully working shadowmatte-scene with seamless blending between HDRI and backplates.