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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: The Lookout
Date: 13 May 2017 07:23:59
Message: <5916eccf@news.povray.org>
An image loosely inspired by C.J. Cherryh's trilogy The Faded Sun.

In total, three different height_fields have been used. The central 
height_field (with the peak) itself consists of a union of three copies, 
each scaled differently along the y-axis, in order to show more 
differentiation in the different levels, especially the peaks and the 
sub-horizontal surfaces.

Proximity patterns used for the landscape textures.

-- 
Thomas


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From: Kenneth
Subject: Re: The Lookout
Date: 13 May 2017 08:00:00
Message: <web.5916f511f2972df9883fb31c0@news.povray.org>
Nice! I especially like the foreground darker landscape and its rocks.

I *still* haven't tried using a proximity pattern; it's on my (long) to-do list.


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From: omniverse
Subject: Re: The Lookout
Date: 13 May 2017 08:40:00
Message: <web.5916fe06f2972df99c5d6c810@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> An image loosely inspired by C.J. Cherryh's trilogy The Faded Sun.
>
> In total, three different height_fields have been used. The central
> height_field (with the peak) itself consists of a union of three copies,
> each scaled differently along the y-axis, in order to show more
> differentiation in the different levels, especially the peaks and the
> sub-horizontal surfaces.
>
> Proximity patterns used for the landscape textures.

Makes it a good dry parched land, yet hinting at water someplace.

As with most pictures posted here I look at least twice, which is why I noticed
the lizard the 2nd time. At least I'm guessing that's a lizard. The avian flock
was taking all my attention away from it.

Bob


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: The Lookout
Date: 14 May 2017 02:48:08
Message: <5917fda8$1@news.povray.org>
On 13-5-2017 14:37, omniverse wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> An image loosely inspired by C.J. Cherryh's trilogy The Faded Sun.
>>
>> In total, three different height_fields have been used. The central
>> height_field (with the peak) itself consists of a union of three copies,
>> each scaled differently along the y-axis, in order to show more
>> differentiation in the different levels, especially the peaks and the
>> sub-horizontal surfaces.
>>
>> Proximity patterns used for the landscape textures.
>
> Makes it a good dry parched land, yet hinting at water someplace.
>
> As with most pictures posted here I look at least twice, which is why I noticed
> the lizard the 2nd time. At least I'm guessing that's a lizard. The avian flock
> was taking all my attention away from it.
>
> Bob
>

Have you seen the film 'Turner', about the famous painter? There is a 
scene where Turner shows his "Hannibal crossing the Alps" to a visitor 
and his father asks the visitor: "Have you seen the elephant?"

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-snow-storm-hannibal-and-his-army-crossing-the-alps-n00490

-- 
Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: The Lookout
Date: 14 May 2017 02:49:25
Message: <5917fdf5$1@news.povray.org>
On 13-5-2017 13:59, Kenneth wrote:
> Nice! I especially like the foreground darker landscape and its rocks.
>
> I *still* haven't tried using a proximity pattern; it's on my (long) to-do list.
>

I use Edouard Poor's method as one of the more comprehensible.

-- 
Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: The Lookout
Date: 14 May 2017 03:47:07
Message: <59180b7b$1@news.povray.org>
On 13-5-2017 13:59, Kenneth wrote:
> Nice! I especially like the foreground darker landscape and its rocks.
>

I forgot to add that this effect is for the most part the result of the 
atmospheric media applied, as the landscape textures are very similar to 
each other.

-- 
Thomas


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