> > It seems to be focal blur week this week, so I'll ask a question too :) When
I
> > use focal blur in a scene with really bright spots, it seems as if POV-Ray
> > doesn't use the real brightness, but the clipped values.  For example: a
> > blurred spot with a brightness > 1 doesn't look any different than a blurred
> > spot with a brightness = 1.
> Not sure I understand you.  You say you want a stronger white?
uhm...
I want to see the bright spots in the blurred parts of the image.  Now they just
get blurred as if they only have a brightness of 1

> > That's too bad, because I really like the effect
> > in photographs where focal blurred lights produce bright circles.
> You mean lens flares?
No, not lensflares.
Wait, I'll search for an image...
http://www.binghamton.edu/home/updates/lights.jpg
You have the lensflare, which produces a glow around the lights, but the
out-of-focus lights in the back look like bright circles.
I don't think that has anything to do with lensflare.

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;#while(C<50)sphere{G(b,e),.1pigment{rgb G(k,l)}finish{ambient 1}}#local C=C+1
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