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  Re: my pool table with shinier billiard balls  
From: Eero Ahonen
Date: 16 Aug 2008 11:31:54
Message: <48a6f2ea$1@news.povray.org>
Mike Williams wrote:
> 
> The combination of pin sharp reflections and high focal blur might not 
> be realistic. If there's enough focal blur to fuzz out a ball that's a 
> foot away from the centre of focus, then I'd expect it to affect the 
> reflection of the window that's several yards away.
> 

Nnnope. The point of focus is still on the surface of the ball, 
containing practically an image of the reflected area, so DoF won't 
affect on the reflection - for a camera the reflection is like a photo 
on a stand.

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Eero "Aero" Ahonen
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