Some distant hills added in the background and a bit more contrast in
the sky. Not sure it's a big improvement. I'd like to make the distant
hills look more sunny, but I've not been able to figure out what is
needed to achieve that.

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Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80004005'  System resource exceeded.

I can navigate on your pages ! :-((

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_Light_Beam_ wrote:
> Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80004005'  System resource
> exceeded.
>
> I can navigate on your pages ! :-((

Sigh... Not again. It has just been down for three days a few days ago,
and now already again. There's not much I can do about it unfortunately.
Try again tomorrow or in a few days time.

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The hills in the background give a better idea that
the egg is standing. About the sunlight on the distant
hills: Perhaps you should pick a different position
for the sun, even if you have to create lightgroups
to disconnect the lighting from background
and foreground. As long as the two suns don't
oppose, it shouldn't be obvious.

It could help to lower the ambience values for the
hills, so that their shadows are really dark.
And sometimes some very little specular highlights
do wonders!

I'm wondering though if the graininess of the image
is intended or a side-effect of the compression?

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Email: Tim### [at] gmxde

> Some distant hills added in the background and a bit more contrast in
> the sky. Not sure it's a big improvement. I'd like to make the distant
> hills look more sunny, but I've not been able to figure out what is
> needed to achieve that.
>
> Rune
> --
> 3D images and anims, include files, tutorials and more:
> rune|vision:  http://runevision.com (updated Oct 19)
> POV-Ray Ring: http://webring.povray.co.uk
>
>
>

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Tim Nikias v2.0 wrote:
> Perhaps you should pick a different position
> for the sun, even if you have to create
> lightgroups to disconnect the lighting from
> background and foreground. As long as the two
> suns don't oppose, it shouldn't be obvious.

I'll try that.

> It could help to lower the ambience values
> for the hills, so that their shadows are
> really dark.

They already have ambient 0. I even tried with negative ambient values,
but it didn't help any. It just looked odd.

> And sometimes some very little specular
> highlights do wonders!

I'll have to experiment with that.

> I'm wondering though if the graininess of the image
> is intended or a side-effect of the compression?

It's intended.

Thanks for the feedback!

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Nice work rune

For some reason I find this scene a little disturbing (which appeals to my
taste)

One addition I would suggest is a disturbed tree (all pointy and menacing)
dunno why just feel it would fit the mood.

I dont know if you are basing this scene on the Golden Ratio but it does
seem a little evident... just wondered.

I feel a Zazzle picture coming on ;)

Dave

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> Some distant hills added in the background and a bit more contrast in
> the sky. Not sure it's a big improvement. I'd like to make the distant
> hills look more sunny, but I've not been able to figure out what is
> needed to achieve that.
>
> Rune
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>

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Davey B wrote:
> For some reason I find this scene a little
> disturbing (which appeals to my taste)

:P

> One addition I would suggest is a disturbed tree
> (all pointy and menacing) dunno why just feel it
> would fit the mood.

I see your point, but it wouldn't fit with my symbolic idea with this
image. The world outside the egg is supposed to be good, bright and
without limits, as opposed to the confinement of the egg. In the newer
version I have posted, this is more apparent, with the sunnier hills and
the addition of the birds.

> I dont know if you are basing this scene on the
> Golden Ratio but it does seem a little evident...
> just wondered.

Not really, just trusting my intuitive eye for image composition... ;)

> I feel a Zazzle picture coming on ;)

Dunno... Maybe. :)

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I like it, it reminds me of a similar illustration I saw for a science
fiction story many many moons ago in Omni Magazine, but it is so far back in
time that it eludes me.

Alex

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> Some distant hills added in the background and a bit more contrast in
> the sky. Not sure it's a big improvement. I'd like to make the distant
> hills look more sunny, but I've not been able to figure out what is
> needed to achieve that.
>
> Rune
> --
> 3D images and anims, include files, tutorials and more:
> rune|vision:  http://runevision.com (updated Oct 19)
> POV-Ray Ring: http://webring.povray.co.uk
>
>
>

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