I posted here since the person who made the thread invited others to post their work. But for the record, yes, I have expressed interested in helping out with Diaspora as an animator in the past.
The render I posted has 30% motion blur. I specifically reduced it so it would be aesthetically pleasing and we could notice the details of the ship. Even 40% blur made it look well...blurry. So I went for "cool looks" more than realism for this one.
As for the stars, yeah perhaps they could be a tad brighter. I usually breakout and composite shots. But this was a quick single-pass test shot so it'll look worse than a multi-pass composite that's been tweaked to look nice.
Neuman, all suggestions are welcome. That's why I post my work here and in another 4 or 5 sites. Feedback is what allows people to get better. And I'm especially interesetd in getting feedback from the highly talented folk here at Diaspora.
I will look into changing the overlay text in rendered images to make it look better.
Please do keep the feedback coming
It's appreciated.