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A Starship Polaris story

There she was, anchored onto the greyish-brown cage of an orbital drydock, her hull now darker and more grungy than it was before the maiden flight. Even though she was less than a year old, she was a war veteran. Nothing less could be expected from the name "Polaris".
David Metlesits looked at her from the warm inside of the shuttlecraft Strelka as the tinly shuttle flew toward her mothership. The Captain was alone, he was tired and felt decades older than he actually was. Given the days-long de-briefing sessions and the trials he was subjected to, this was no small wonder.
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Deep stellar seasby *davemetlesits

Digital Art / 3-Dimensional Art / Scenes / Spacescapes

I always thought that ST ships are alwas overlighted. Okay, we need to actuall see the ships on screen but IMHO this is how the deep space scenes should have been done.

Ambassador by ScifiArt

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*Tuishimi Nov 5, 2012

I wish I could fave something twice. Still love this every time I see it on my favorites slide show...

~hawkins006 Oct 18, 2010

I'd have to agree with you're statement for lighting on ST ships. On another note, I really wish that this class was featured more in DS9 in battles, oh well.

*davemetlesits Oct 19, 2010

I have to agree. The Ambassador was a really nice design, it's a shame we only saw her two or three times.

~Nuclear-Fridge May 30, 2010

This is a great 'TMP' style picture. Really gets across that 'in the deep dark' feeling that was lacking in later films & shows... like the hideously fuzzy blue Ent-D in early TNG.

*davemetlesits May 30, 2010

There is this ages-old ongoing question on why are Trek ships are always so brighly illuminated.

~Nuclear-Fridge May 30, 2010

Ah, if it was stated that USS Hero-Ship was in a system... no problem.

It was when it was supposed to be 25 light-years from the nearest sun that it gave me a headache. Come ON!

Like all those scenes when the 1701-D was nose to nose with the Borg Cube or a Warbird -- at a distance of 200 meters.

~Pyre-Vulpimorph Jun 28, 2008

The over-illumination of starships in sci-fi shows is a common theme. Also, when the ships are *supposed* to be hundreds or thousands of kilometers apart, but appear to the viewer to be only a few hundred feet away, is another common problem. YES, we need to see the ships without squinting too hard, but it bugs people like me.