"Skip Talbot" <sta### [at] uiucedu> wrote in message
news:3db60b1c@news.povray.org...
> Very nice scene Gail!
>
> I do have a few suggestions that might be of some use.  As stated already,
> the atmosphere is a bit too thick if you are shooting for realism.  The
blue
> glow around the Earth is nice artistic touch though and it shouldn't be
> omitted.  Perhaps you could decrease the radius while increasing the
> brightness of the media.

Will do. I'd been adjusting the atmosphere just before rendering this and I
overdid it
a bit

> As far as the lunar surface is concerned.  I think it should be much more
> brighter, almost like snow on a sunny day.  The lunar albedo gives it
white
> to light gray appearance rather then a dark gray.

Ok

> I think you should keep
> the structures but try moving the dish tower towards the center of one of
> the structure concentrations.  It looks a little funny sitting out there
by
> itself.

Originally the station was also in the foreground, but it showed off the bad
modelling
too much, so it moved away. I'll move the dish to match.

Gail
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