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Some of you may remember my attempt in 2017 to capture the feeling of Rock Raiders through photos. I commented that though some of the pictures that time around were interesting, I wasn't able to achieve the exactness when it came to matching the aesthetic as I had hope. Well, I had some time and the will to again make another attempt these past two weeks when I again had access to my LEGO's. With a bit more forethought and planning, and gathering some more tools, I produced the below images. I feel this attempt did a significantly better job in capturing the aesthetic of the Rock Raider world - though the exact extent of which I will leave up to you all. The two things I would like to explore in the future, if I have time and the ability, would be to feature the electric fence (I had meant to but ran out of time) and include power paths. The lighting for power paths is a little more tricky but I'm sure I can find a way, if it doesn't end up looking too awkward. Hope there's some images here that everyone can enjoy. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7 Image 8 Image 9 Image 10 Image 11 Image 12 Image 13 Image 14 Image 15 Image 16 Image 17 Image 18 Image 19 Image 20 Image 21 Image 22 Image 23 Image 24 Image 25 Image 26 Image 27 Image 28 Image 29 Image 30 Image 31 Image 32 Image 33

Daaayum I love these so much, thank you for taking the time to share them! Image 18 is definitely my favourite, the colour grading and composition and setup and everything just perfectly captures LRR for me. I also like the choice of environment, the tall blocky walls kinda match the very grid-like nature of the game. How'd you get some elements to glow? Is there a directed light on them, or hidden LEDs in them, or Photoshop work, I can't figure it out.

So many of these are so good that it's hard to pick a favorite. Maybe #24? It's the iconic crystal. #5 is really good too. I love the atmosphere and composition. Really nice work all around.

These shots look absolutely amazing, very well done! Images 16 and 17 stand out with the gloomy lighting and sense of terror at the presence of a monster, action stations lighting blanketing the caverns. Image 17 in particular looks just so good with the glowing eyes, looming around the corner. I could go on but again, these are fantastic and I'm so glad you put this together. Looking forward to seeing Power Paths and Electric Fences in the future, should you do those as well.