A few tweaks were made to get the image closer to final in appearance. 
Most notably was changes in radiosity settings that sped up render time 
significantly

http://www.dpalbum-online.com/mraiford/povray/images/1113?size=4

3200x2400 Render Time: 1d 18h 52m 43s

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Michael Raiford <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> A few tweaks were made to get the image closer to final in appearance.
> Most notably was changes in radiosity settings that sped up render time
> significantly
>
> http://www.dpalbum-online.com/mraiford/povray/images/1113?size=4
>
> 3200x2400 Render Time: 1d 18h 52m 43s

nice!

--Ralph

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"Michael Raiford" <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote

> A few tweaks were made to get the image closer to final in appearance.
> Most notably was changes in radiosity settings that sped up render time
> significantly
>
> http://www.dpalbum-online.com/mraiford/povray/images/1113?size=4

Very nice but I'm not too crazy about the weird coloring in the label. As
far as the execution of the concept goes, some variations I can think of:

* Making the checkered floor the actual floor of the museum and placing the
(bigger) sphere without pedestal on it.
* Adding the Utah teapot (ok, strictly speaking not a raytracing staple but
neither is the Cornell box). OK, the Stanford bunny will then feel left out.
Add some fur on it and include it too (see
http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/people/faculty/greg.turk/bunny/bunny.html , 2nd to
last image) <g>
* Making the Cornell box bigger, maybe turn into a small room
* Putting the Wet Bird in a window of the museum (without any label) instead
of a frame to suggest some surrealism. Maybe adding some blinds (but no
shadow cast from them on the "view").

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Anonymous wrote:
> "Michael Raiford" <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote
> 
> 
>>A few tweaks were made to get the image closer to final in appearance.
>>Most notably was changes in radiosity settings that sped up render time
>>significantly
>>
>>http://www.dpalbum-online.com/mraiford/povray/images/1113?size=4
> 
> 
> Very nice but I'm not too crazy about the weird coloring in the label. As
> far as the execution of the concept goes, some variations I can think of:
> 
> * Making the checkered floor the actual floor of the museum and placing the
> (bigger) sphere without pedestal on it.
> * Adding the Utah teapot (ok, strictly speaking not a raytracing staple but
> neither is the Cornell box). OK, the Stanford bunny will then feel left out.
> Add some fur on it and include it too (see
> http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/people/faculty/greg.turk/bunny/bunny.html , 2nd to
> last image) <g>
> * Making the Cornell box bigger, maybe turn into a small room
> * Putting the Wet Bird in a window of the museum (without any label) instead
> of a frame to suggest some surrealism. Maybe adding some blinds (but no
> shadow cast from them on the "view").

In terms of weird coloring.. Do you mean the stylesheet?

Gah! Yes -- the Utah teapot would have been a great idea. D'oh. Actually 
after I submitted the image I thought of that. As for the bunny... Hmm, 
Half-melted dripping off the edge of the pedistal? :) I remember some 
fluid sims involving said bunny as a (melting) chocolate bunny.

Heh, I like the idea of a "Cornell Room" Possibly a nice plush chair?

One of these days, I'll implement. I was close enough to my concept, 
this time that I'm happy with the image.

-- 
~Mike

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