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FSX Screenshots Here!!

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Fall color flight, enjoying the colors while they still remain (before everything turns white!). Flight was around Lake Minnetonka (west of the Twin Cities).







 
Buccaneer

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Finally getting the hang of screenshots that are something more than mediocre - this is the kind of colouration I've seen from you "pros" so, thanks for the inspiration - a long way to go yet, but it's fun to try getting better ...
 
DL - am admiring your screenshots as of late. Make mine look plain and dull. What is your technique? Had "shade" and there is "sweet" but I dislike how they add a step to start up and and also add to bloat-ware and can cause other issues.

Good times doing carrier ops in FSX these days!

expat
 
expat said:
DL - am admiring your screenshots as of late. Make mine look plain and dull. What is your technique? Had "shade" and there is "sweet" but I dislike how they add a step to start up and and also add to bloat-ware and can cause other issues.

Good times doing carrier ops in FSX these days!

expat
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Thanks for the kind works, ex! Those are raw files, not edited.

I get the whole extra addon/complexity issue. And I never found my screens were really up to par on my old pc. So when I got my new PC, I went for quality addons and ditched the peripheral stuff. As late as last week, when I posted here: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?89852-Hot-Overexposed-Textures I was still not happy, then I started tweaking the settings on my monitor - ironically, those made the biggest differences. So now , it's just some good basics:

1) i5 / 660GTX combo. Not earthshattering, but way better than what I had. Bone stock, not overclocked.
2) REX (Texture Direct & Essentials) Stock themes, just pick the darker textures.
3) Steve's DX10 fixer - latest iteration gives G effects, and some improved shading
4) Max Texture Load = 4096

That's about it ...

No emb, SweeFx, etc. Not trashing those tools, I just don't want to spend my time tweaking. I'm finally happy! The only "complaint" I have is the intensity of the sun is still a bit brighter than I'd like, and that's on the lightest/smallest sun texture. Maybe there's a way to tone that down ... don't know. Not sweating it...


For old time sake, here's what consider my "best" FSX screen prior to the rebuild... I know, kind of a yawner, huh! The light/sky was just too bright and lacked depth ...

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An even older one ... a rare moment when things worked well in FS9 ... remember the old days with Kirk's Sabre, even with gigantic pilot and canopy? That thing was a groundbreaker ...

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dvj said:
Pirate eh? Where's your Buccaneers? "Under me bucc'n hat" harr harr harr
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Avast! Back to your keyboard and show me some real screenshots, matey!

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Actually, you are one my "inspiration" screenshotters ... you have more talent in your pinkie then ever I'll have! :ernaehrung004:

dl
 
delta_lima said:
Very nice ej, like the first in particular!!

Where did you get the decorated '121 helmets? Those look very smart!

cheers,


dl
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Helmet is my own work. No problem to share. I did send it to Duckie if he chooses to include it with his repaint.
 
Love the FAW1 Noddy:) Tells you how much I don't care for the FAW2.. I went to fly it a couple of days ago (when Victorious66 was released) and FSX asked me if I trusted the gauges:biggrin-new: I'll stick with the FAW1;)

ATB
DaveB:)
 
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