Elden Ring - The Rot & Ruin of Caelid – Rob Haines Creative Space

in game photography

All photos were taken on PS5 in Quality mode with ray-tracing, and post-processed in Affinity Photo. Cinematic angles are the result of looking through the telescope, or crouching in front of a large rock to clip the camera through my character.

A ruined chapel beneath a crimson sky. The earth is tinged an unsettling pink, and glowing embers linger in the air. A shard of grace glows wan in the centre of the ruins.

A cluster of dilapidated wooden shacks in a patch of pale pink earth. The sky above is variegated crimson and speckled with embers. Golden foliage rises into the sky from far off erdtrees.

Melina and Gille sit by a grace at night, Melina's back to the camera. The sky is pale blue, the trees silhouetted and skeletal. The faint silhouette of a tower rises out of the mist in the distance.

A large ragged bird with rows of jagged teeth perches above a cluster of ruined stone buildings. The earth beneath is dry and pink-brown, and beyond the ruins the ground rises into grey coral-like shapes.

Gille stands on a wooden ledge - her cloak distorted by a shimmering bubble - against a pink landscape and a green-grey sky. The moon is large behind the clouds, above a tall stone tower, and a large black bird perches on a bare tree to Gille's right.

A gaggle of shambling humanoid figures on a roughly-paved road. Their flesh is emaciated, zombie-like, and pale light shines from behind them, casting long shadows along the road.

A broken paved road leading to a burning wall, beneath a wide crimson sky, full of drifting embers.

A golden tree rises above burning stone ruins, in a red-brown landscape scoured by rot. Bare trees rise into a crimson sky, and a tower stands tall at the left-most edge of the frame.

A smouldering wall stretches across a desolate pink plain towards a shining distant erdtree. A tall stone tower stands to its left, and the landscape is littered with dead trees and grey-pink coral-like rocks. The dark red clouds overhead are scattered with glowing embers.

A view across a firey orange sky towards a pair of golden erdtrees. The cliffs below are silhouetted against the light, and a dark cluster of levitating rocks rises into the sky.

A curving cliffside path of broken trees and pink-grey earth, towards a cliff-edge keep. To the right, far below, a forest spreads to the foot of a golden Erdtree

The shores of a crimson swamp, where twisted tree-trunks criss-cross the dark-red sky. Pale coral-like lesions climb the tree-bark, and weird growths burst from the wood.

A spectral white candelabra stands in a swamp, against a backdrop of dark, twisted trees, dirty red-brown swamp water and grey cliffs. Beyond, a pair of golden erdtrees stand tall against a firey-orange sky.

A large red rock, around which are clustered soldiers in red and gold uniforms, and a two-wheeled tank with a bronze humanoid face and a flamethrower mouth.

A solitary soldier in a rough uniform and carrying a flaming spear stands on a broken battlement, looking out across a broken landscape.

A teardrop-shaped opening into a purple cave scattered with crystals. A rough wooden shack stands beneath a series of wooden platforms climbing the wall, and in the foreground a rock-skinned humanoid drills into the ground with a piercing blue torch.

A view from a shaded valley of dead trees and uneven stones, across a heavy grey fog towards a large twisted tree spearing the red sky. Ruins can be seen on the skyline.

A sloping hillside of brown grass leading up to a wooden shack, behind which towers the Erdtree. Its radiance shines gloriously down over the scene in golden rays.

A shard of grace within a ruined shack at night. Rain lashes diagonally across the scene, and outside the purple clouds are broken only by distant architectural silhouettes.

A rain-swept hillside at night, looking out over a rocky hillside with scattered spear-like trees. A minor erdtree stands golden to the right of the image.

A merchant wearing furs, a yellow hat and a geometric face mask sits at a bright fire in a ruin. A donkey stands in the night, its face lit by firelight.

A broken down old shack of stone and wood, beneath the golden expanse of an erdtree's foliage. To the right of the building, a campfire casts a warm glow against a donkey.

A winding grey-pink path between ragged trees and coral-like rocks. Rain falls from a grey sky.

A sloping grey hillside of grass and golden trees. A stone wall leads along the top of the slope, towards a vast grey dragon wing emerging from the hillside.

A long-dead grey dragon, lying along a ridge between a grey cliff and the golden light of the Erdtree. Grey coral-like rocks are growing between the dragon's limbs, and the whole scene is framed by a twisted tree.

A long-dead grey dragon, lying along a ridge between a grey cliff and the golden light of the Erdtree. Grey coral-like rocks are growing between the dragon's limbs, and one large wing drapes down across the cliff-face.

A large grey dragon with glowing red eyes, stalking towards the camera through a flurry of red embers.

The head of an ancient dragon, asleep on a grassy slope. It has a single large horn protruding from its nose, and its mouth lolls open. The sky is navy blue and full of embers.

An ancient dragon, awake and angry. Its mouth is wide as it roars, the shockwave making the air shimmer.

Three tiny golden saplings, growing from between the grey roots of an Erdtree. A slope leads upwards, scattered with golden trees; a pale white daylight suffuses the scene.

A variety of Caelid textures, from above. Spindly trees scattered with fungi burst through pink-grey rocky outcrops covered in red sucker-like protrusions. Another swathe of rock is bare aside from grey barnacle-like rings.

Three monstrous dogs with razor-sharp teeth and enlarged heads crouch amongst an outcrop of pink-grey coral-like rocks.

A large black bird with an oversized beak perches on the ridge-line at the top of a variegated pink cliff. The sky beyond is a deep scarlet.

A monstrous dog stalks along a grassy path. Behind, rolling pink slopes descend towards the swamp. The landscape is scattered with twisted, corrupted trees, bare except for strange growths, and in the distance two golden erdtrees gleam against a bright scarlet sky.

A twisted grey-pink tree arching over a path, surrounded by the corpses of monstrous dogs. The sky is clouded in angry scarlet, and pink mist rises from the swamp in the distance.

The corpse of a monstrous dog, dangling from the upper reaches of a tree trunk. The dark wood bisects the image, with the dog's hind legs to the left and its jaws gaping open to the right. The sky beyond is bright shades of variegated orange, silhouetting the horror.

A twisted and warped tree, growing towards the top-left-corner. A pile of monstrous dog corpses prop up the base of the trunk, and a single dog lies draped over the upper trunk, as if flung there by some colossal impact. The sky is pink, but the landscape is washed in grey mist.

The setting sun shines across Caelid, bright god-rays sweeping across the swamp from behind a minor erdtree and a distant fort. A tree surrounded with monstrous dog corpses is silhouetted by the golden-pink light.

A twisted tree surrounded by monstrous dog corpses, at night. The scene feels sad and muted beneath a pale pink sky and suffused by blue-purple mist.

The slopes of Caelid at night. The sky fades from deep purple to a distant pale pink, above the grey towers of a keep. The foreground is slopes of grey-green grass, interspersed with strange trees budding with strange red protrusions.

A view from a high vantage point, across a grimy-red swamp and a clifftop scattered with grey-pink lesions, twisted trees and upsetting red blossoms. A pair of minor erdtrees rise into a crimson sky behind a fort with multiple towers.

The glorious golden foliage of a minor erdtree, rising from the V-shape between a decaying tree and a formation of red-grey coral-like shapes. The sky behind is angry and red.

A graveyard of swords on a rot-infested slope. The memorials are clustered around a central sword, rising vertically amidst the corrupted trees, and the grass in the foreground is patchy grey and red. The top of a golden erdtree can be seen to the right, and the sky above is dark with crimson clouds.

A close-up of a vast tree-trunk, bedevilled with corruption and washed with the glorious radiance of the Erdtree rising from the horizon.

A succession of sweeping tree-trunks, heavy with red-pink lesions, winding and spiralling around each other as they struggle to reach towards the scarlet clouds.

A view across the parched, rotted landscape, towards a tall stone tower, a rock that looks suspiciously like a giant skull, a distant minor erdtree, and a fortified gatehouse. In the foreground, an array of tortured flora struggles upwards.

A pale pink beach at the edge of the swamp of Aeonia, looking out across the dark water into the gloom beyond and a distant cliffline topped with corrupted trees. A single spectral figure sits at the water's edge, facing the swamp.

A large corrupted filter-feeder, standing at the edge of the swamp waters. It shuffles back and forth on a single foot, and it is in the process of expelling a deadly pink mist from one of its many siphons.

A shard of grace shines on a sand bank in the midst of the dirty red swamp waters, partially obscured by an eruption of swamp gas and poisonous waters.

A knight in golden armour emerges from behind a corrupted tree at the heart of the swamp. Red-winged butterflies flock above the red waters, beneath the scarlet sky.

A knight - armoured in gold and with a ragged red cape, and carrying a long-hafted silver scythe - strides through rot-red swamp waters.

A gold-armoured knight with a silver scythe strides through rot-red swamp waters towards a distant fort, silhouetted against the sky.

A glade of sunlit red flowers in the heart of a swamp of pink mist and misshapen trees. A man in ragged armour stands at the lowest point; he carries a large spear wrapped in a red banner.

A red-streaked glade lit by a shard of grace, at night. The twisted trees reach into the blue-purple sky, and in the far distance, a golden erdtree cuts through the gloom.

A golden arc leading to a shining shard of grace, on a sandy bank amidst the swamp. It is night-time, and the red-pink rot and the twisted trees are cast in shades of gentle lilac.

A purple night, speckled with glowing red embers. A splayed, tormented tree heavy with ossified rot, glows in the unending light of the Erdtree.

Two broken down stone buildings, rising from the edge of the swamp, with a twisted tree reaching between them. Bird-like mannekins carrying cutlasses perch on the masonry, and a shard of grace glows from amidst the dying grass.

The interior of a stone tower, its arches lit vibrant blue by a flame on a stone brazier. Beyond the arches, the landscape is rotten with pink mist, and a minor erdtree stands gold against an orange sky.

A monstrous dog stands guard in front of a stone gatehouse. It has a collar of jagged metal, and is looking towards the camera with curiosity.

A monstrous dog sits in front of a broken-down wooden shack, at the top of a gentle slope covered in pink-grey grass. The dog is on its haunches, mouth hanging open.

A winding path up a red-brown landscape. A vast stone skull, pitted with coral-like lesions, rests against the hillside, twisted tree-branches crawling through its eyes and mouth. Ruined stone structures line the clifftops, beneath the light of a minor erdtree.

A broken down church, beneath crimson skies. Weathered stone pillars still stand tall, but the floor is overrun with red wildflowers.

A broken down church, beneath crimson skies. A statue of Marika, her arms cruciform, looks down upon the body of a woman with red hair and rotten limbs, resting near a shard of grace.

A ceremonial stone hemisphere, on a pedestal beneath blood-red skies.

A cave full of purple crystals, lit from above by a shaft of white light.

A small graveyard at sunset, speckled with pink flowers. In the distance, tiers of ruin-strewn cliff-sides fade into the distance.

A small graveyard at sunset, speckled with pink flowers. The sky above is gentle orange, and in the distance, castle battlements may be seen.

A sorceror's tower, battered by rain and shrouded in glowing embers. The doorway is sealed with a magical blue barrier, and the trees lining the path are no longer golden.

A bestial sanctum, lit with flaming braziers and decorated with embroidered blue fabric and statues of beasts, their backs arched. At the heart of the sanctum sits a massive figure, drowned in grey robes.

A red-brick castle courtyard, looking past bare trees and dying grass to a cluster of bodies hung from scaffolds on the ramparts. To the right, a burning torch burns beside an arched doorway, and above, swords dangle like bunting.

A populated castle courtyard, decorated with overhead ropes heavy with dangling weaponry. Spirits of warriors stand ready for a festival, and a familiar wolf-headed warrior warms himself by a blazing fire. Above, the sky is deep blue against the gold of a minor erdtree.

An arrangement of ceremonial chairs arrayed around a stone hemisphere atop a large pedestal, on the edge of the castle battlements. The sky is variegated shades of twilight blue.

Blaidd, a wolf-headed warrior with a two-handed sword across his back, faces the camera with his back to a tall cliff. Atop the cliff stands a fortress, and towering above the fortress is the golden brilliance of the Erdtree.

A humanoid grey wolf called Blaidd, with a grey fur cloak over his armour and a large sword over his shoulder, standing in front of the glorious golden branches of the Erdtree.

A grey cliff-face cutting vertically across the left of the scene, and the moon, glowing with a gentle blue light to the right.

A small archway set into a jagged cliff, with a pair of wooden doors leading into the mountain. A white light shines from below, lighting the rough terraces leading up to the archway.

An underground patch of red-rot swamp lit by piercing blue candles. Trees reach upwards, grasping towards any hint of light, and at the far side of the room, an arched passageway leads deeper in.

A dark cave, partially obscured by red mist. Beyond the mist, a mechanical figure with chained arms lurks amidst the swampwater.

The top of a circular tower, looking past the golden Erdtree to a tower and snowy mountaintops beyond. A large pair of decaying fingers sit in the centre of the tower, around a glowing red rune.