"FlaPovFan" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
news:web.4666655d40380cde321f20430@news.povray.org...
> Larry Hudson <org### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> > Thomas de Groot wrote:
> > > "FlaPovFan" <nomail@nomail> schreef in bericht
> > > news:web.46650766cda12a7f2cf24cb60@news.povray.org...
> > >
> > >>A combination of borrowed items (tree trunks from Tomtree.inc, boat
from
> > >>Pov-Ray Objects page, background sky)and original ones (palm fronds,
storm
> > >>cloud, island, water).
> > >>
> > >>The fronds were modelled in Anim8or and converted to a Pov-Ray Mesh2
> > >>object
> > >>in PoseRay.  I think Anim8or should be considered as a POv-Ray
modeller
> > >>with an easy learning curve.  It has a scripting language and an
active
> > >>forum.
> > >>
> > >>Also, media scattering type 5, with its "eccentricity" keyword, is a
good
> > >>place to start making interesting Pov-Ray clouds.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, however there are a couple of things that rattle my teeth, so to
speak
> > > :-)
> > > - Dimensions are contradictory: The boat is the size of an ocean
steamer
> > > (almost) compared to the palm trees and the island. It should be
scaled down
> > > by almost 50 to 80% I guess.
> > > - Why are the fronds facing us like windmills ?
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > >
> > I would add the question, why is the horizon tilted?
> >
> >       -=- Larry -=-
>
> Thanks all for the help.  I redid the image with slightly less stylized
palm
> fronds and, of course, a smaller boat.  I straightened out the horizon
also.
>  I tried placing the light behind the storm cloud to add to the effect of
> the type 5 scattering, but it didn't improve the appearance.
>
> Mostly I posted this to see if many other people are using Anim8or to
model
> for Pov-Ray.

I think the palms are much better now, as is the boat. My biggest hangup on
the image is the island and to a lesser extent, the water. I think the water
could be improved by being fully transparent and using media in it's
interior. keeping fresnel reflection though. It's mostly just too blue in
places where it probably wouldn't be.

I'm not quite sure what to suggest on the island, but it doesn't really look
like sand to me.

It's an improvement though. Nice work

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