A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

[Skulli]

Having not played this game a long time, it has one thing in common with every other game I ever played....I just love taking spectacular screenshots of my "main" and using them as the background on my PC.

I would be most grateful to anyone who can suggest where they believe are the most impressive locations in Skyrim to screenshot your favorite character mounted and/or dismounted and why.

Much obliged.

 

[samgurl775]

Is you screen name based off of Morrigan from Dragon Age? If so that's awesome, she's my favorite video game character ever.

As for good screenshot locations - Anywhere in the Rift. There's a path off the main road on the way from Riften to Shor's Stone (right before the fort there, can't remember the name) that has some beautiful trees.

 

[Skulli]

Is you screen name based off of Morrigan from Dragon Age? If so that's awesome, she's my favorite video game character ever.

As for good screenshot locations - Anywhere in the Rift. There's a path off the main road on the way from Riften to Shor's Stone (right before the fort there, can't remember the name) that has some beautiful trees.

Thanks!

Actually, I picked Morrigan from the Crow Goddess in the Alchemyst book series. I'm heading off to the Rift now!

 

[Nuitari]

Morrigan the Crow goddess from the Alchemyst series and from the Dragon Age series are both based on the original crow goddess from Celtic mythology.

 

[Skulli]

Morrigan the Crow goddess from the Alchemyst series and from the Dragon Age series are both based on the original crow goddess from Celtic mythology.

Yup! My ancestry is Scot/Irish too.

 

[Nuitari]

Yup! My ancestry is Scot/Irish too.

Ah another one. Yes we are everywhere with madness in our veins and a permanent predisposition to playfulness about us.

 

[Raetac]

Do you have Dawnguard? Inside the area for Fort Dawnguard is quite pretty

 

[Skulli]

Do you have Dawnguard? Inside the area for Fort Dawnguard is quite pretty

I'm waiting until I level a bit more first but Dawnguard is my final destination for certain.

Just curious, once I buy it, do I get some quest or something to send me to a new area and reveal it's location? Yes, I am a recovering WoW player, so this would be me best guess.

 

[Raetac]

You get a NPC run up to you and gives you the quest.

Your not alone when it comes to been in rehab from WoW. I lost 5 years to the game till I had to give it up. Thankfully that was easier than giving up cigarettes. Got both of those licked and I can say I have achieved two difficult tasks in life.

 

[ShenziSixaxis]

It depends on what sort of screenshot you want. Skyrim has locations that offer just about any sort of screenshot you want.

Personally, I like the Rift with the Skyrim Flora Overhaul. It is GORGEOUS. link

Falkreath was always a gorgeous hold, so I recommend it as well.

Sometimes there is also just luck in getting an awesome screenshot.
link1, link2, link3, link4, link5, link6, link7, link8, link9, link10, link11, link12, link13

I also recommend you know three console commands:
tm - removes the HUD and menus; input it again to turn it off
tfc 1 - free roaming camera that also 'freezes' the game; input it again 'tfc 0' to turn it off
fov [value] - changes the field of view (used here in the last two images); type just "fov" to put it back to default

Any questions, feel free to ask; all the linked screenshots are mine.

 

[Skulli]

Thanks for that! I wish I'd been aware of `tm when I first started.

 

[sticky runes]

What about the hot springs area on the eastern part of the map (sorry I can't remember the name of the location) but it's kind of a swampy looking area with some geizers shooting out of the water. Very nice looking water effects, looks lovely during the day.

Personally, I like to take pics of my characters in torch-lit caves, because you often get nice lighting which makes 'em look sexy.

 

[Chowder138]

I've found the Reach to be a really beautiful place, especially around dusk and dawn. It looks really cool when the clouds are around the mountains.

Here's a link to a couple of the screenshots I took in the reach a while ago.

imgur: the simple image sharer

 

[Chowder138]

It depends on what sort of screenshot you want. Skyrim has locations that offer just about any sort of screenshot you want.

Personally, I like the Rift with the Skyrim Flora Overhaul. It is GORGEOUS. link

Falkreath was always a gorgeous hold, so I recommend it as well.

Sometimes there is also just luck in getting an awesome screenshot.
link1, link2, link3, link4, link5, link6, link7, link8, link9, link10, link11, link12, link13

I also recommend you know three console commands:
tm - removes the HUD and menus; input it again to turn it off
tfc 1 - free roaming camera that also 'freezes' the game; input it again to turn it off
fov [value] - changes the field of view (used here in the last two images); type just "fov" to put it back to default

Any questions, feel free to ask; all the linked screenshots are mine.

A word of warning: If you use TFC, expect to be unable to attack once you get out of it. The only fix is to quit the game.

 

[ShenziSixaxis]

A word of warning: If you use TFC, expect to be unable to attack once you get out of it. The only fix is to quit the game.

...

What.

Then how have I been able to take over a thousand screen shots without issue? That's entirely untrue; just input the code again and everything goes back to normal.

 

[Chowder138]

...

What.

Then how have I been able to take over a thousand screen shots without issue? That's entirely untrue; just input the code again and everything goes back to normal.

In my experience, using TFC works fine, but once I put it in again and go back to normal I can't attack. Might not happen to everyone, but it happens to me.

 

[Skulli]

I used TFC prior to the warning here, and once I typed out of it, me and that black bear tussled just fine!

 

[Chowder138]

I used TFC prior to the warning here, and once I typed out of it, me and that black bear tussled just fine!

Alright, well I guess it's just me.

 

[rittz]

If you can manage to get to a high area when the aurora borealis is active, and/or when both moons are out and positioned right, I bet that would make a lovely screen shot.

 

[Skulli]

Picture a raven haired Nord in homemade daedric armor and a hawt companion in Nightingale armor on or around Shadowmere on an assassination spree for the Dark Brotherhood.

The twin moons, maybe over a wooded cemetary would be priceless!