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OZx Releases Grand Canyon and KGCN

Like Bruce, you cannot appreciate it unless you wide-angle out and focus on the scenery rather than the airplane. but like Scotsman, it really needs to be flown in a very good VC to really enjoy the virtual experience. Tremendous OZx crew, just tremendous. All screens done this morning using Active Sky 6.5 and FSGenesis 9.6-meter mesh. Texture resolution in FSX is set at 10-meters.

Thank you very much Mr. Piglet for the Mooney, it is my favorite gad-about in FSX.

Caz

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There is a little something something coming within 48 hours as well which will complement the scenery , created by none other than Holger Sandmann ;)
 
Now a spot of Wyoming, death valley and the "Close Encounters" peak...

But no. I have been flying this area a lot recently and it is simply too pretty to get away from
 
The Oz Grand Canyon and mesh is an amazing treat, especially since it is free. I love flying in this new scenery. Since this has been an area of interest for some time, I purchased the Taburet version earlier this year.

In the next sequence of pictures I show some comparisons. It would be difficult to choose one over the other, but one seems better in some respects and vise versa.

In the first pair of pictures the Taburet scenery extends further east than does the Oz. This area is near the White Knolls plateau region. Here the Oz scenery (Left picture) does not exist and only the default scenery shows.
 
This pair of shots shows a significant difference in color. The Oz scenery (Left picture again) is much more realistic in my opinion. It seems that the authors of the Oz scenery may have masked out detail just beyond the rim. Near the rim are pink colors fading befond the rim to default textures.
 
This is the Grand Canyon Villiage area and beyond the airport. The Oz photo (Left picture) seems to have less detail on the slopes especiaaly in the dark brown bands that run horizontally in parallel with the top of the rim and one another. Perhaps the source of the photos is different and the Oz picture may be in more in shadow. I like the Taburet shot better except that it is washed out compared to Oz.
 
This pair of shots shows dramatic differences. The Oz pic (Left) shows significant color and is very realistic in places. However there again are the dark brown areas that show no detail. The Taburet pic is very washed out and disappointing. It would be interesting to know where the original photos came from to produce the sceneries and what techniques each author used to color and tweak the images. In any case it must have been a significant effort and both are very much appreciated.

I'm early in my viewing of the Oz scenery, and I'm sure I'll be very much impressed as I continue to explore it. More than likely I'll use the Oz scenery the most and use the Taburet scenery for the eastern area of the canyon not included in the Oz scenery.
 
:applause::applause: Wow Great Shots !!

It has been sometime since I have flyed the G-Canyons, this is some great textures, I have been flying all day - Suberb textures and scenery !!

Thx Jaykae.....

Cheers !! :ernae::applause::ernae:
 
Excellent comparison shots there mate, Taburet's version is great as well but ours is accessible for everyone as said because it is free plus it has KGCN :) :)

@Egor, you are welcome mate :friday:
 
JayKae said:
Excellent comparison shots there mate, Taburet's version is great as well but ours is accessible for everyone as said because it is free plus it has KGCN :) :)

@Egor, you are welcome mate :friday:
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I won't be shy about it, with the sole exception of coverage, yours looks far superior to Taburet's! :ernae:
 
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