They say "A picture says a thousand words": So I give you five pictures...

http://speedy.sdsmt.edu/~1305761/images/Art/FountainSquare3.jpg
http://speedy.sdsmt.edu/~1305761/images/FountainCloseup
http://speedy.sdsmt.edu/~1305761/images/Elementaljpg
http://speedy.sdsmt.edu/~1305761/images/lotus01.jpg
http://speedy.sdsmt.edu/~1305761/images/Circle3.jpg

The first image can either be during the day, or at night.  The daylight model
is obviously the simpler one.  The night-time model requires fifteen small
flames in the base of the fountain, illuminating the water from below, and
street lamps around the perimiter, either gas, or oil.

I had an idea for the fountain square that involved many little hanging lamps,
suspended from ropes, or perhaps stone lamp-posts/bollards, I'm still working
out the surroundings.

The third image is something I rendered a LONG time ago, years ago, the
lighting, coupled with radiosity and normals on the walls made it take what
seemed a long time to render (I can't remember which computer I was using at the
time, but it was not my current model)

Image four is the lamp I intend to use in the fountain base.  That alone took
about a week to render.

And Image 5 is a test I did with another scene I'm working on,  The lighting
levels are not nearly sufficient, even though it's supposed to be dark.

Regards,

A.D.B.

"Edouard" <pov### [at] edouardinfo> wrote:
> "Anthony D. Baye" <Sha### [at] spamnomorehotmailcom> wrote:
> > I have some scenes with complex lighting models that render terribly slowly, I
> > would like to find alternative lighting options for these scenes.
> >
> > Does HDRI lend itself to this sort of thing?
> >
> > Fake Lighing, any suggestions?
> >
> > I need reflection, refraction and media effects.  Am I stuck with traditional
> > lighting and week-long renders?
> >
> > I saw some experiments with progressive re-rendering of Radiosity images, a
> > while back.  Any suggestions, ideas?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > A.D.B.
>
> Can you describe the scene in more detail? Are the light internal or external to
> the visible parts of the scene? How do the complex elements (you mention
> reflection, refraction and media effects) interact with each other, the scene
> elements and the lighting?
>
> There may be ways of faking the scene that would give similar results to a
> "real" render, but it really depends on the scene itself.
>
> Cheers,
> Edouard.

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