1) HDRi with bright sun + 2) HDRi background becomes one single colour

Question

1) is there any chance you could supply the HDRi harbour you used? i have tried with a different HDR apparently with a bright sun and i cannot get close to the nice sharp shadows you have nor imitate your high contrast lighting effect

2) for some strange reason my background has now become one single colour. if i rotate my HDRi as you showed, the single colour changes but i never get to see my HDRi as i used to nor as you show. i must have knocked one (or more) controls, but despite a long search, i cannot see what i have done wrong.

yours,

julian darley

Answer 1 · 2019-01-31T16:35:55Z

Kent Trammell replied January 31, 2019 4:35pm

@julianmyst Which version of Blender are you using?

Answer 2 · 2019-01-31T16:39:32Z

j

replied January 31, 2019 4:39pm

hi kent, i am using B2.79.

jd

Answer 3 · 2019-01-31T16:55:58Z

Kent Trammell replied January 31, 2019 4:55pm

Here's the HDRI I used: https://www.openfootage.net/hdri-360-port-syros-greece/

I'm stumped about the world environment appearing as a solid color..can you take a screenshot for me?

Answer 4 · 2019-01-31T17:28:19Z

j

replied January 31, 2019 5:28pm

thx for the HDRi. i've only just discovered openfootage.net, thanks to your rendering course, which i have just started.

here is a screenshot, now using the port syros hdri:

thx,

julian darley