I had this idea of playing with scale and having normally large scenarios, taking place in much much smaller spaces. The still was taken on my D610 with lighting coming from two Godox T685 speedlights shooting through two 60 x 60 softboxes. I then used the camera to shoot a panoramic hdri from that exact location to extrapolate lighting reference. I made the dogfight in Houdini and used the hdri to light the scene so that it has the same lighting that the model and cup had. I then comped it in Photoshop. CNC would be greatly appreciated.
A stronger sense of sunlight on the planes and clouds would sell this better, I think.
Sorry for responding so late. Thank you very much for the critique. That makes a lot of sense.