>>>Are you sure radiosity adds anything to nearly transparent objects?
>>
>>Have a look at #4 and #5. You see how pitch black they are? That's how
>>this image looks without radiosity. With it, the image is so much
>>brighter...
>>
>>Also, if you look carefully, you should notice that where the letters
>>touch the ground, it's slightly darker there. (I'm still fiddling with
>>the rad settings.)
> 
> Believe it or not but I'm a radiosity buff when there are surfaces which
> diffuse iteratively light.
> Maybe here you have a skysphere?

Well, there's a bright blue plane above the floor with ambient=1. ;-)

> Did you try a remote bright (even over rgb 1... I usually use 1.5 to 1.8 )
> point (or small area but render would get longer) light with an extra
> shadowless large arealight?

Hmm... maybe I could try a parallel light? Then the distance wouldn't be 
significant. (Plus I wouldn't get that annoying effect with the 
reflections changing angle like that.)

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