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6 Aug 2024 12:17:27 EDT (-0400)
  Re: highlight question  
From: Rune
Date: 10 May 2002 18:35:42
Message: <3cdc4b3e$1@news.povray.org>
Christoph Hormann wrote:
> This is exactly what i was talking about, in real
> life highlights (which i would define as the bright
> spot appearing on on illuminated shiny surfaces) are
> caused by reflection on the surface.  Whether the
> reflection is blurred or not (in other words how
> rough the surface is) only influences the
> characteristics of the highlight.

With your definition of a highlight, that is correct. I don't know what
the actual definition of a highlight is, but when I see a light bulb in
a mirror I usually don't think of it as a highlight.

Rune
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