More 3D Photorealism

What prompted me to write about the 2003 iSpec film was this incredible 2009 film by Alex Roman that I discovered today. It's quite amazing to say the least. It was also created using 3ds Max but coupled with the $1000, V-Ray renderer. While watching it, I had a hard time believing it was (almost) completely computer generated. There were some filmed elements such as the skies, photographer and birds, but everything else was rendered in pure 3D.

It runs 12½ minutes long but it's worth a watch, in particular, in full screen.