This is a test for a seascape on a cloudy day. The goal was to make it fairly realistic, avoid any repeating wave patterns, and make it quite light so that it renders fast. This scene renders in under 30 seconds a frame on a dual E5410 Xeon workstation.

This is a work in progress of a Bird Feather Rig that will be implemented eventually on a 3D Bald Eagle. To keep things as simple as possible, a custom build bezier curve takes the role of animating the feathers using only 4 controls.