Stephen Bell <ste### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
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> > It's supposed to be ice. I considered adding a brick normal but
> > thought that would remove the 'not of this world' feeling. Looking
> > aain, I think the ambient is too high.
>
> Yes, I think the ambient is the problem.  Where is the light source?

One behind the camera to the right, one at the top of the tallest tower

> It
> looks like the end of the bridge is very bright. Is it at the base of the
> castle?

Yup, guess it's reflecting the castle

> How did you make your ice?  Is it just a transparent block with
> ior, or did you use some media effects?

No media (too slow at this point.)

> I think it would look more like ice
> if you gave the ice a bit of white media effect (bubbles in the ice?) and
> cast the light up onto it, maybe from several spotlights around the
castle.

Will try

> That's a nice landscape heightfield.

Thanks. Each mountain is a seperate height field, all created in vue
d'espirit

>Now I finally see what the northern
> lights were for.  :-)
>

Yup <grin>

Gail
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