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2 Oct 2024 16:30:05 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Map of the World  
From: Simon de Vet
Date: 9 Apr 2000 22:02:17
Message: <38F1362D.67AE80F3@istar.ca>
Justin Whitton wrote:

> On Sun, 09 Apr 2000 17:57:24 -0300, Simon de Vet <sde### [at] istarca>
> wrote:
> >Little something I stumbled upon.
> >
> >Just a white sphere on a white plane, lit by two point lights encased in
> >tiny filtering spheres with photos spherically mapped onto them.
> >
> >A simple scene, but a remarkable final image... I was surprised when I
> >saw it!
> >
> >The photo is of the canadian tunrda in summer.
> >
> >Simon
>
> I've got to have this as a back drop (and I'm usually a single colours
> backdrop man :-) . Is there a high res version available, or can you
> post the source and images to p.b.s-f please?

I'll render a high res version tomorrow.

As for the source, there's really nothing to it. Just the filtering spheres,
the pointlights, and the scenery.

Experiment! I've tried this with a few different photos, and they all look
interesting. Even low res ones look good when they fade out to a blocky
mosaic...


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