[OL-FB1] Londa Bay

[Franco Clarke]

Londa bay was quiet in the early hours of the new day. The sea lapped at the hulls of the silent ships riding at anchor in the harbour. From a tavern on the shore came the sound of music permeating through the night and adding to calm of the scene.

A small Oleon warship was moored near the flotilla of merchantmen it had escorted, silent except for the lone guard stood rigidly on the deck. The waves splashed on the hull, whilst the moon reflected off the water on the ship's white hull. As the guard turned to look toward the shore, someone climbed out of the water, crawling up the side of the ship and onto the deck. His black cloak made him all but invisible in the dark. He reached for his belt and grasped a knife, slightly glistening from the seawater still dripping from it. With a silent stride he came up behind the guard and plunged the blade through the man's heart.

The guard slumped and the man dropped the knife and disappeared through the deck hatch. He reappeared a few minutes later stuffing a manuscript inside his cloak, and sprinted to the railings leaping into a dinghy which had pulled up alongside the warship. The dinghy nosed away from the larger ship and began to glide away across the water.

Ten minutes later the calm of the bay was shattered as the Oleon ship was lifted from the sea and torn into three pieces as the power magazine detonated. Flames lit up the other ships as the burning wreckage slipped under the waves.

This story mostly came about after I built a replacement for the Saler from its parts, which turned out pretty ugly. However, I decided it could be put to use, even if it had a rather short service life! I also wanted to do some night scenes since all the stuff I've done so far has been during the day, which is fine up to a point but I wanted a little variety! I'm not sure how the photos have come out, and I would appreciate some comments!

[Kwatchi]

I can barely make anything out on your night-time pics 1 and 3. Can you lighten them at all?

[TitusV]

I really like the second and third image!

[Franco Clarke]

I can barely make anything out on your night-time pics 1 and 3. Can you lighten them at all?

They are quite hard to make out. I have tried to brighten up the first without ruining the night time effect, is this any better?

As to the third picture there isn't much to make out except the fire!

Edited June 16, 2016 by Franco Clarke

[SilentWolf]

I definitely like the attempt at a night time build. I will agree they are hard to make out but I was able to do so on my computer by lightening them myself. The lightened one helps a lot. I like the town in the background. Gives a great depth.