Christoph Hormann wrote in message <3AE45D0A.76EA69BD@gmx.de>...
> Wlodzimierz ABX Skiba wrote:
> > global_setting{
> >   radiosity{recursion_limit 5 brightness 1.2 normal on}
>
> recursion_limit 5 is probably quite unnecessarily high

thanks

> >   max_intersections 255
> >   max_trace_level 255
> >   photons{count 20000 gather 20,100 autostop 0}
> > }
>
> I don't see the photons

that's my problem

> and where is the light source?

sorry for cutting
sky_sphere{pigment{gradient y color_map{[0 color blue .6][1 color rgb 1]}}}
light_source{<-30,30,-30>color rgb 1}

> Negative ambient? never used something like that

radiosity setting are inspired by gilles
// Message-ID: <398EE231.F90E52DC@inapg.inra.fr>
// Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 18:22:09 +0200
// From: Gilles Tran <tra### [at] inapginrafr>
// Newsgroups: povray.text.scene-files
// Subject: Radiosity test file #2

> maybe try less transmit,
> some light fading, less diffuse, more specular.

thanks

> It really looks quite promising, but i would probably rather start with a
> standard glass finish and try to modify it step by step.

thanks again, good idea

ABX

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