Jim Charter spake:

> Stefan Viljoen <spamnot@ wrote:
>> A simple experiment with some mixed and matched surfaces with overblown
>> caustics. As usual, not exactly what I intended, but there are some nice
>> color variations in the caustics at least...
>> 
> 
> The right foreground shape seems to have created the most dramatic ones.

Hmm - could be.
 
> I would suggest concentrating on just one or two shapes, perhaps arrayed
> in a pattern.  The texture on the ground plane is nice but I don't think
> it is helping this picture.  What if it was applied to tiles and the
> tiles form the ground plane?

Good idea - I didn't do much more complicated than the admittedly boring
plane, since I wanted to focus on the caustics. But I do think tiles would
have looked nicer as well.
 
> I keep picturing the foremost shape arranged on a shiny black surface
> with maybe a lower camera angle for some reason.

Even that was a compromise, I admit. I dad to wriggle and fiddle to fit all
the objects in the chosen field of view angle. 

But thanks for looking! I'll see if I can rework what I have into something
a bit more pleasing...

Regards,

-- 
Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician / Programmer
Polar Design Solutions

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