Sander <san### [at] stolscom> wrote:

> In article <3A9### [at] darwincwruedu>, Geoff Wedig says...
>> Well, I just saw the thread on Chris Huff's portal patch, so I thought I'd 
>> post this.  This is one type of image that would be much easier to do with 
>> such a patch, I'd imagine (though the patch doesn't allow light to pass 
>> through)  It would certainly be faster than my method.
>> 
>> Speaking of which, my method isn't a camera trick.  I can place the camera 
>> wherever I like and the scene doesn't go funky, up to and including the other 
>> side of the doorway.
>> 
>> So what do folks think so far?  I'd like to increase the realism if possible, 
>> because, somewhat counterintuitively, the more real I can get this, the less 
>> real it'll seem.
>> 
>> Geoff

> I have been looking for a door like this for a long time now: wouldn't 
> it be nice to really find one? 
> Reminds me of a nice short story where one could get a ticket for a 
> journey to the land of eternal summer and happiness; you were herded 
> into a shabby shack and had to wait for a long time before the journey 
> would begin; the impatient chap got bored and left, and as he  was 
> returning into the rain he just could see the others leaving through 
> another door into the sunshine... Of course he was too late and he got 
> no refund.

Well, I've seen similar sorts of work done in drawings and paintings and the
like.  It's a good concept, and it speaks to us.  But that's easy.  To
render it, now that's a challenge. ;)  IMO, of course.

Geoff

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