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From: clipka
Subject: Lights on the Water
Date: 23 May 2010 17:37:44
Message: <4bf9a028@news.povray.org>
Ah, at last I found some time again to /toy around/ with POV-Ray rather 
than hack its code!

This one was inspired by an overdose of stackernight.pov regression test 
renders - plus a bit of Google and Wikipedia searching. The moon sneaked 
its way into the picture as a harmless decoration at first, but then 
started inflating its role before I could stop it.

About half a day of SDL coding, and roughly half an hour of rendering.


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 23 May 2010 18:05:43
Message: <4bf9a6b7@news.povray.org>
On 05/23/2010 06:37 PM, clipka wrote:
> Ah, at last I found some time again to /toy around/ with POV-Ray

sslt or backside diffuse on the laterns?

I like it!


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From: Dave Blandston
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 00:05:01
Message: <web.4bf9f9fbcc6f80dcba3fb0f0@news.povray.org>
Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> sslt or backside diffuse on the laterns?
>
> I like it!

I like it too because it's so peaceful. Judging by the reflections on the water
it looks like the lanterns are hollow inside, so my guess is something other
than sslt. I'm also curious about the lighting method. It's very pleasant.

Regards,
Dave Blandston


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 03:28:25
Message: <4bfa2a99@news.povray.org>
Excellent indeed!

Isn't there a Japanese festival with lanterns put floatong on the water?

Thomas


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From: Paolo Gibellini
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 04:19:31
Message: <4bfa3693@news.povray.org>
>clipka  on date 23/05/2010 23:37 wrote:
> Ah, at last I found some time again to /toy around/ with POV-Ray rather
> than hack its code!
>
> This one was inspired by an overdose of stackernight.pov regression test
> renders - plus a bit of Google and Wikipedia searching. The moon sneaked
> its way into the picture as a harmless decoration at first, but then
> started inflating its role before I could stop it.
>
> About half a day of SDL coding, and roughly half an hour of rendering.
Harmonious and peaceful scene, I like it
;-)
Paolo


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From: M a r c
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 10:34:28
Message: <4bfa8e74@news.povray.org>

4bf9a028@news.povray.org...
> Ah, at last I found some time again to /toy around/ with POV-Ray rather
> than hack its code!
>
> This one was inspired by an overdose of stackernight.pov regression test
> renders - plus a bit of Google and Wikipedia searching. The moon sneaked
> its way into the picture as a harmless decoration at first, but then
> started inflating its role before I could stop it.
>
> About half a day of SDL coding, and roughly half an hour of rendering.

Very quiet  and beautiful :)

No smoke? :p
And I won't ask you if you like fried chicken as well? :ppp


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 12:00:40
Message: <4bfaa2a8$1@news.povray.org>
Am 24.05.2010 00:08, schrieb Jim Holsenback:

> sslt or backside diffuse on the laterns?

Backside diffuse. A box clipped_by another box to open top & bottom and 
leave only the surface.

> I like it!

Thanks!


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 12:07:39
Message: <4bfaa44b$1@news.povray.org>
Am 24.05.2010 06:00, schrieb Dave Blandston:

> I like it too because it's so peaceful. Judging by the reflections on the water
> it looks like the lanterns are hollow inside, so my guess is something other
> than sslt. I'm also curious about the lighting method. It's very pleasant.

Some light from the direction of the moon (area_light with all the 
standard bells & whistles, i.e. circular orient adaptive jitter), but 
the main light sources are the candles (again area_lights); the 
illumination of the water below the lanterns is achieved with a greenish 
diffuse plane right below the transparent surface. Radiosity is used, 
but maybe doesn't even play much of a role.


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 24 May 2010 12:13:47
Message: <4bfaa5bb$1@news.povray.org>
Am 24.05.2010 09:28, schrieb Thomas de Groot:

> Isn't there a Japanese festival with lanterns put floatong on the water?

 From my researches, there are several such festivals in different parts 
of the world, though many seem to be using open vessels, or just set the 
candles afloat in the water. The most popular festival using lanterns 
seems to be something in Hawaii (IIRC) - and indeed another annual event 
in Japan, but I'd hesitate to call it a "festival": They're 
commemorating the nuclear bomb attacks, if I gathered it right.


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From: Sven Littkowski
Subject: Re: Lights on the Water
Date: 31 May 2010 04:31:34
Message: <4c0373e6$1@news.povray.org>
Not bad. In fact, quite a good idea!

My only thought is (without having it seen in reality so just guessing) that 
the water surface close around each lamp should be illuminated by the lamp 
light, even if only a little bit and in the color of the light's color.


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