Render this in place of the original (might want to save other first) and
you'll see the flare.  Maybe this will help you figure it out from here.

  #declare ShipLoc = <-20,1085,-35>
  #declare ShipRot = <0,0,0>
  #declare CamLoc  = <7, 2, 1>

  camera {
    // postercam settings
    up y*1
    right x*2
    location  CamLoc
    look_at   <0,0,0>  // this was not the same as lens lookat.
    rotate ShipRot
    translate ShipLoc // trouble spot. see below.
   }

   // settings for the Lens Flare Thingy
  #declare cam_loc = CamLoc;
  #declare light_loc = SunLoc;
  #declare lookat = <0,0,0>;  // now the same as camera look_at
  #declare sky_vect = <0,1,0>;

  #declare flare_type = "35mm"
  #declare flare_size = 3;  // increased for better seeing.
  #declare flare_brightness = 1;

 union { #include "nkflare.inc"  // be sure Library_Path= points to all flare
files.
        rotate ShipRot  // here was the trouble...
        translate ShipLoc // needed to align with camera setup.

 }

Bob

"Bryan Valencia" <bry### [at] 209softwarecom> wrote in message
news:3890F5BC.B0BC3B7C@209software.com...
| ok, I added the lens flare thing, But I may have screwed it up...  I am not
| getting any flare effect.
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| Since this is my first time, can someone tell me what I did wrong?
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| > // Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer Scene Description File
| > // File: Space.pov
| > // Vers: 3.1
| > // Desc: A Typical Space Scene
| > // Date: 1/13/2000
| > // Auth: Bryan Valencia
| >
| >
| > #include "colors.inc"   // Standard Color definitions
| > #include "textures.inc" // Standard Texture definitions
| > #include "ship2000.inc"
| > global_settings{
| > radiosity{
| >         brightness 3.3      file://float value that is the degree to which
ambient values are brightened (3.3)
| >         count 100           file://number of rays that are sent out  (100)
| >         distance_maximum 1  // (required) sets the distance in model units
from a sample at which the error is guaranteed to hit 100% (0)
| >         error_bound .4      file://the fraction of error tolerated(.4)
| >         gray_threshold .5   file://grays it down a little, to make your
scene more believable (.5)
| >         low_error_factor .8 file://sets the amount that the error bound is
dropped during the preliminary image passes(.8)
| >         minimum_reuse .015  file://the fraction of the screen width which
sets the minimum radius of reuse for each sample point (.015)
| >         nearest_count 6     file://the maximum number of old ambient values
blended together to create a new interpolated value (6) (<4 for debugging)
| >         recursion_limit 1  file://how many recursion levels are used to
calculate the diffuse inter-reflection. Valid values are one and two. (1)
| > }
| >
| > }
| >
| >
| > #declare Pic= function{
| >   pigment{ marble turbulence 3.35
| >     color_map{
| >       [0 color Black]
| >       [1 color White]
| >     }
| >   scale <.5,.1,.5>
| >   }
| > }
| >
| > #declare R0=1;
| > #declare FUNC1=function {"sphere",<R0>}
| >
| > #declare Planet=isosurface {
| >    function{FUNC1(x,y,z)-(Pic(x,y,z)/10)}
| >    bounded_by {sphere {0,2.2}}
| >    method 2
| >    max_gradient 10
| > }
| >
| >
| > #declare ThePlanet=union{
| >   object{Planet
| >     texture{
| > /*      pigment{checker color Red color Green scale 1/1000}*/
| >
| >       pigment{bozo turbulence 3.409875
| >         color_map{
| >           [0, .95 color Black color Gray]
| >           [.95, 1.001 color Green color Yellow]
| >         }
| >         scale .01
| >       }
| >
| >       finish {phong 0.4}
| >
| >     }
| >   }
| >
| >   sphere{<0,0,0>,1.035 texture{pigment {color Green} finish{ambient
.7} }rotate y*1 scale .99 }
| > }
| >
| >
| > object{ThePlanet scale 1000}
| >
| >
| > #declare ShipLoc = <-20,1085,-35>
| > #declare ShipRot = <0,0,0>
| > #declare CamLoc  = <7, 2, 1>
| >
| >
| >
| > camera{
| > file://postercam settings
| >   up y*1
| >   right x*2
| >
| >   location  CamLoc
| >   look_at   <0,0,0>
| >   rotate ShipRot
| >   translate ShipLoc
| >
| > }
| >
| You have to remove the ship, because I didn't send the file.
|
| >
| > object{Ship2000
| >   texture{
| >      pigment{color White}
| >      finish{Shiny}
| >   }
| >   rotate ShipRot
| >   translate ShipLoc
| > }
| >
| >
| >
| > sky_sphere{
| >   pigment{bozo
| >     color_map {
| >       [0,0.95 color Black color Black]
| >       [0.95,1 color Blue color White]
| >     }
| >     scale 1/500
| >   }
| > }
| >
| >
| >
| > #declare SunLoc=<-5000,1000,-200>*100;
| >
| > file://cylinder{<0,0,0>,SunLoc, 100 pigment{color Red} finish{ambient 1}}
| >
| > light_source{SunLoc color White*5
| >     looks_like{
| >       sphere{<0,0,0>,50000 no_shadow
| >         pigment{color White}
| >         finish{ambient 1}
| >       }
| >     }
| >   }
| >
| >
| >
| > file://settings for the Lens Flare Thingy
| > #declare cam_loc = CamLoc;
| > #declare light_loc =  SunLoc;
| > #declare lookat = ShipLoc;
| > #declare sky_vect = y;
| >
| > #declare flare_type = "35mm"
| > #declare flare_size = 1;
| > #declare flare_brightness = 1;
| >
| > #include "nkflare.inc"
| >
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