I like it, but the atmospheric effect is a bit too strong, IMO. I would use
less bright scattering and maybe some perturbation (read: turbulated bozo in
density color map). What your entry lacks is contrast to me. You're using
assumed_gamma 1, aren't you? Now, I know it's considered a *must have* for
realistic lighting scenes, but I personally could never get good contrasts
with it. Instead of playing with radiosity settings or light_sources, I
would slightly increase the assumed_gamma (1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4...) until you get
a good contrast (the lit parts should be a bit brighter and the shadowed
parts a bit darker IMO).
Other than that... 5 hours?! Hey, you could try and use better radiosity
settings, couldn't you? ;-)

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>   I made a third entry to the competition. Check it out.
>
> --
> #macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb
M()}}
> N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
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JRG <jrg### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
: I like it, but the atmospheric effect is a bit too strong, IMO.

  I noticed that too, but not until the image was half-done. I was too lazy
to start over. It looked ok in a small image...

: Other than that... 5 hours?! Hey, you could try and use better radiosity
: settings, couldn't you? ;-)

  I could, but then I would probably get splotchiness, which would make it
look bad.

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#macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -

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JRG wrote:
>You're using
> assumed_gamma 1, aren't you?

Oops, forget it. I've just downloaded your scene and you're not using
assumed_gamma at all.

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Jonathan.

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Btw, someone else has made a couple of povray entries to the competition.

  They look quite good, although the lighting is a bit "washed out" and lacks
a bit of depth (probably because he used max_recursion 1 and brightness 7).
Still great entries. They really help removing the bad fame povray has
among "pros".

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N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -

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