"LanuHum" <Lan### [at] yandexru> wrote:
> "MichaelJF" <mi-### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> > Playing around with media to model a sunrise I came up with the following image
> > finally.
> >
> > And yes, there are people trying to walk a rope between hot air balloons. They
> > rely on their parachutes.
> >
> > For the balloons I took an IRTC-Entry by Neil Alexander as starting point.
> > Image_maps of Earth and Mars are from NASA of course.
> >
> > Enjoy and best regards,
> > Michael
>
> Beauty!!! Sun! Very Beauty!!!

Many thanks from Germany to Russia!

Best regards,
Michael

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clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> Am 09.08.2015 um 19:06 schrieb MichaelJF:
> > Playing around with media to model a sunrise I came up with the following image
> > finally.
>
> The media, trees and far-off balloons look gorgeous!
>
> > And yes, there are people trying to walk a rope between hot air balloons. They
> > rely on their parachutes.
>
> I think the tightrope walker is a bit too large; maybe 70% of its size
> should be a better fit.
>
> > For the balloons I took an IRTC-Entry by Neil Alexander as starting point.
> > Image_maps of Earth and Mars are from NASA of course.
>
> I'm not so happy with the Earth, Mars, red-white striped, and
> yellow-orange banded balloons; they look as if they didn't receive any
> sunlight, while instead glowing on their surface.
>
> If this is supposed to be glow from the propane burners, it should be
> (1) darker, (2) more coloured, and (3) be more intense near the bottom
> of each balloon. One way to achieve this might be to place light sources
> at the propane burner locations with proper distance-based falloff, and
> use arse... um, I mean, backside illumination on the balloon skins
> ("diffuse X,Y" or, better yet, "diffuse albedo X,Y", where X+Y < 1).

Many thanks for your comments.

One has to make compromises in CG. The walker is 2.10 m in height. Huge but not
impossible. The main problem I saw was the rope and the balance pole. They are
/* very */ much thicker as they should be. But invisible otherwise. And still
the anti-aliasing has problems with them. But increasing the the anti-aliasing
recursion depth yielded problems with the general lighting. So I had to meet a
compromise.

For your suggestion of arse illumination I have to study a little bit more. But
not with this image. I like it, and it will be as it is.

Best regards,
Michael

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Am 09.08.2015 um 20:34 schrieb MichaelJF:

> One has to make compromises in CG. The walker is 2.10 m in height. Huge but not
> impossible. The main problem I saw was the rope and the balance pole. They are
> /* very */ much thicker as they should be. But invisible otherwise. And still
> the anti-aliasing has problems with them. But increasing the the anti-aliasing
> recursion depth yielded problems with the general lighting. So I had to meet a
> compromise.

You might give UberPOV's stochastic anti-aliasing mode a try.

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>
> Enjoy and best regards,
> Michael
>

That is no bad, Michael

Might go as far as saying it is AWESUM

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Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> >
> > Enjoy and best regards,
> > Michael
> >
>
> That is no bad, Michael
>
> Might go as far as saying it is AWESUM
>
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

Thank you very much, Sir ;-)

Michael

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On 8/9/2015 8:04 PM, MichaelJF wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>>>
>>> Enjoy and best regards,
>>> Michael
>>>
>>
>> That is no bad, Michael
>>
>> Might go as far as saying it is AWESUM
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>       Stephen
>
> Thank you very much, Sir ;-)
>

My pleasure. :-)


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On 8/9/2015 6:26 PM, clipka wrote:
> and use arse... um, I mean, backside illumination

;-)
I see what you did.
Alternative spelling: erse :-)

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     Stephen

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"MichaelJF" <mi-### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> Playing around with media to model a sunrise I came up with the following image
> finally.
>
> And yes, there are people trying to walk a rope between hot air balloons. They
> rely on their parachutes.
>
> For the balloons I took an IRTC-Entry by Neil Alexander as starting point.
> Image_maps of Earth and Mars are from NASA of course.
>
> Enjoy and best regards,
> Michael

Good metaphor, although some would say a moon-textured balloon needs to go
between the others :P

The lighting is nice and moody, too, especially near the middle of the image.

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I'm not quiet sure if I can enter the image into the actual TC-RTC competition.
First the link to the topic is only the connection about a journey which is a
bit weak.

But a weak link to a topic is not really my problem. Ian has a very constructed
link this round as well IMO. But Normand still has the Earth as a Balloon.

Otherwise there are only three entries so far.

What to do? Suggestions are welcome!

Best regards,
Michael

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On 8/10/2015 8:40 PM, MichaelJF wrote:
> I'm not quiet sure if I can enter the image into the actual TC-RTC competition.
> First the link to the topic is only the connection about a journey which is a
> bit weak.
>
> But a weak link to a topic is not really my problem. Ian has a very constructed
> link this round as well IMO. But Normand still has the Earth as a Balloon.
>
> Otherwise there are only three entries so far.
>
> What to do? Suggestions are welcome!
>

Without discussing it. Go for it.

Discussing it:
It would be a shame if you did not enter the image as it is so good.
It is a mistake to think that similar images are not wanted. They are, 
it makes comparison easier. If the topic was Balloons everyone would 
have a balloon image.
You have carte blanche to use your imagination.


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     Stephen

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