"s.day" <s.d### [at] uelacuk> wrote in message 
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> This is my IRTC entry for this round (almost) I didn't have a lot of time 
> so
> it is quite simple. Testing my theory that if you use high enough quality
> settings and plenty of focal blur even the simplest image can look good.
> The final entry is still rendering only difference is I have toned down 
> the
> specular highlights on the strings as they look too fake. The image takes
> about 3-4 days to render at 1600x1200 due to blur_samples being set to
> 500.. Even with this there is still a bit of graining on the image.
>

Very nice, I love the texturing.  Great brushed metal on the tuning keys.

> I have already spotted a mistake, funny how you miss these things until 
> you
> have spent 3 days rendering but I seem to have messed up the rotation of
> the right hand side top string.. Oh well don't think I will get another
> copy rendered before the deadline so it will have to stay like it.
>

That's why I rarely get quality renders out.  Halfway through a 24hour 
render I stop it to change something.

> Rendered with megapov using my Museum HDRI probe and one area light.
>

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