Mediterranean landscapes.

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I'd love to see some mountains in Norway, Greece and North Africa. Italy has its mountains and you can't omit Greece then. Ages ago I thought of some additional textures for the map, i.e. fields around the villages. I wonder if that is possible at all.
 
Alrighty, will add mountains to norway, greece and morocco.



Meanwhile, some cypress trees.

Cypress.png


I also want to make some olive trees, but i need a decent photo of its leaves to make a texture. To anyone living in the Mediterranean, if there are any olive trees where you live, then i would be greatfull if you would take some high resolution pictures of its branches and leaves.
 
Wow this is really awesome.
I have been in Andalusia during two weeks, and from what I have seen on the road, the most common trees in these Meditterranean areas (from Andalusia to Southern France) are these pines:
The Alep pine:
normal_pin-bord-de-falaise-cap-canaille.jpg

The Parasol pine:
pin1.JPG

And the Maritime pine:
arbre_landes_pin_maritime_golf.jpg
 
It's really great to see people working on regionally appropriate landscapes, and some of these pictures are really beautiful.

Just a couple of thoughts:

* The appearance of a specific species of tree can change dramatically depending on where the tree is. Isolated trees will spread out to take advantage of their open view of the sky, while trees in a stand will tend to grow upwards to compete with other trees. A tree on a windswept crag may be twisted and stunted compared to another tree of the same species in a different environment.

* As best as I can recall, naturally-growing palms are quite rare in Europe and North Africa. They will usually occur in places where they have been deliberately planted -- ie, in orchards or groves.

* Stone bridges, as beautiful as they may be, were also quite rare -- at least over major rivers. The building of an arched stone bridge was a major event which required massive expenditures, but which could transform the trade routes in a particular region. A bridge of lashed-together boats, or more likely a ferry or a ford, would be much more common in isolated areas for really significant river. You might find stone bridges over smaller rivers along former Roman roads or other major axes of transportation, although again I suspect that a ford would be much more common.

* Even in the 13th century, a lot of Europe was still wetland: coastal salt marshes, inland bogs, fens, etc.
 
Nice comment. Indeed natural palms are extremely rare in Europe and northern Maghreb. I think we should remove them from Mediterrannean random maps, and let them for some towns, castles, etc.
 
Al-Mansur, do you have any pics of distant Mediterranean landscape, i mean forests, group of trees, etc. similar to this one you posted
arbre_landes_pin_maritime_golf.jpg
 
Hey guyz, back after a looong break.. :razz:
...Some new plants for the meditarranean terrain.....i'm not sure what plant this is, i made this based on a reference pic i had saved a longtime ago.
Critics/suggestions please :smile:  (i noticed the seams problem with the first one, i'll fix it soon)
They are meant to be small trees, around the height of a man)
Pine_Meditarranean.png

and, am still looking for photos of olive branches, if any of you can help?
ntb_15 said:
Does anyone have any good photos of olive tree branches to make a texture out of? Most of the pics i found with google are way too low resolution, or are too far away from the tree.
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ntb_15 said:
...i'm not sure what plant this is, i made this based on a reference pic i had saved a longtime ago.
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Maybe the plant was a Tamarix like these:
http://www.mgalberi.altervista.org/tamarix.html
http://www.creaplantas.cl/product.php?id_product=21231

It's really nice when it's covered of flowers.

For the olive, these can help you?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Olivo_trano.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vggDyEW1fC0/TSmVqVh9O-I/AAAAAAAACPA/zdOgLd-cI-w/s1600/olivo+%25284%2529.JPG
http://cegliemessapica.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/ulivo-di-contrada-genovese.jpg
http://aguilardelafrontera.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/p1020003.jpg
http://www.guideturisticheliguria.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2-Ulivo-in-fiore.jpg
http://www.leroghete.it/adottare/0019.jpg
 
kuauik said:
welcome back buddy,glad you have rejoin our two man team :smile:
great work on the trees :razz:
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Thanks bro :mrgreen:
Feels great to finally get back to the virtual world! :razz:

Dromel said:
For the olive, these can help you?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Olivo_trano.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vggDyEW1fC0/TSmVqVh9O-I/AAAAAAAACPA/zdOgLd-cI-w/s1600/olivo+%25284%2529.JPG
http://cegliemessapica.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/ulivo-di-contrada-genovese.jpg
http://aguilardelafrontera.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/p1020003.jpg
http://www.guideturisticheliguria.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2-Ulivo-in-fiore.jpg
http://www.leroghete.it/adottare/0019.jpg
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Not quite, i am looking for close-up photos of olive branches, like these pics.
Leaves0042_1_thumbhuge.jpg

Leaves0114_thumbhuge.jpg

So that i can make a texture out of them. But thanks for taking the time to help out. :smile:
 
I can't see the pics in the spoiler, but if i have time i will make some photos to my trees when i go back home this evening. :wink:
 
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