// POV-Ray code for a reflective sphere hovering over a checkered plane under a blue sky

// Global settings
#version 3.7;

global_settings {
    assumed_gamma 1.0
}

// Camera settings
camera {
    location <0, 2, -6>
    look_at <0, 1, 0>
}

// Light source
light_source {
    <2, 4, -3>
    color rgb <1, 1, 1>
}

// Background (blue sky)
background {
    color rgb <0.5, 0.7, 1>
}

// Checkered plane
plane {
    y, 0
    texture {
        pigment {
            checker color rgb <1, 1, 1>, color rgb <0.2, 0.2, 0.2>
        }
        finish {
            ambient 0.2
            diffuse 0.8
        }
    }
}

// Reflective sphere
sphere {
    <0, 1, 0>, 1
    texture {
        pigment { color rgb <0.8, 0.8, 0.8> }
        finish {
            reflection 0.6
            ambient 0.2
            diffuse 0.8
        }
    }
}