Bill Hails wrote:
> Orchid XP v2 wrote:
> 
> 
>>I'm having trouble figuring out which bit *isn't* real... which is the
>>idea, presumably. ;-)
> 
> 
> Thanks! that's precisely the idea of course. I personally don't have
> a problem with images of this type, though this one was really just
> a proof of concept using an existing model from an earlier pic.
> 
> I really love the idea of making something that's obviously impossible
> appear real, I guess lots of people into raytracing have the same
> instinct.
> 
This was the earliest impetus for developing raytracing techniques I 
believe.  At any rate it is a lovely image.  I wonder if that lovelyness 
is part of what may seem not quite believeable bacause what we have is 
beautiful, delicate, diffuse, space-creating natural light, together 
with frozen motion.

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