"Nekar Xenos" <nek### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:15:07 +0200, Anthony D. Baye
> <Sha### [at] spamnomorehotmailcom> wrote:
>
> > So I've been working on this for several months now (off and on) and it's
> > nowhere near finished.
> >
> > The problem I'm having is that even with the crummy radiosity settings I
> > used on
> > this render, it took several days.  The reason for this, I think, is the
> > combination of the lighting and the water (I know the water needs work).
> >
> > I've been experimenting with pure radiosity for lighting, but I'm having
> > trouble
> > getting good illumination from flames. I've tried pumping the emission
> > (media)
> > as high as 1200, but as soon as I try to add color to the flames the
> > light all
> > but vanishes.
> >
> > I hadn't really wanted to show this off yet, but I need help with the
> > lighting.
> >
> > This render uses conventional lighting but, as I said, it was slow.
> >
> > Regards,
> > A.D.B.
>
> Are the spirals parametrics?
> Lanuhum also complained about long render times with parametrics.
>
> --
> -Nekar Xenos-

The columns are isosurfaces.

The render time for the columns is nothing compared to the water when the
lighting is turned on.

Regards,
A.D.B.

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