On Mon, 03 May 1999 10:39:06 +0200, Jan Schaefer <jan### [at] imiseuni-leipzigde>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>this is my first picture I post to this group. I hope it looks not to much like
>the boring but also famous "mirror-ball-on-checkered-plane-thing" ...
>
>It shows a game called Boule. I think they play it mostly in France.
>
>I need some help to brighten the shadows and to improve the ground.
>
>So feel free to comment. Both types of commenting, positive and negative, are
>welcome.
>
>So long,
>
>Jan

Jan,
An interesting subject for a first effort. I wish I had thought of it first!
If, however, you are looking for realism, the boules need to be scratched and
and the grooves a bit deeper.  The ground would be better using a granite
texture to look more like a coarse sand.
e.g.

texture {
      pigment {
              granite 
              
              color_map {
                [0.1 color rgb<3,3,1.5>]
                [0.3 color rgb<2,1.5,1>]
                [1.0  color rgb<1.5,1,0.8> ]
                        } 

             turbulence  0.5
      }
       scale 0.001
       normal{bumps 1 scale 0.001}
       finish { phong 0.8}
}       

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