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  Re: On the streets...  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 8 Mar 2009 08:46:10
Message: <49b3be12@news.povray.org>
"Cousin Ricky" <ric### [at] yahoocom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.49b0337cdf6b06f285de7b680@news.povray.org...
>
> Some points:
>
> - The scene is too dark.  I had to lower my monitor gamma to see the girls 
> as
> more than just vague blobs.  I can't even see the leftmost wolf at my 
> usual
> setting; it just poofed out of the blackness when I adjusted the monitor.
> (Note:  I try to set my monitor to 2.2, but with a viewing-angle-dependent 
> LCD
> with a wayward white point, I may be off.)

Well, I am pretty sure about my own gammas, so I don't know what I could do 
about that.

>
> - The street light looks_likes are too dim.  They should be considerably
> brighter than what they're illuminating.

Yes. I can increase the ambient used for simulating the bulb 'flare'. I 
based this however on a street light close to my house.

>
> - With that style of bulb enclosure (called a sag-lens), you won't get 
> much of a
> light cone--at least not in real life.  Sag-lenses will give you a "dark 
> cone"
> pointing upward, with a lot of light everywhere else.  Full cut-off 
> lenses,
> flush with the fixture, will get you your light cone, along with the 
> grateful
> appreciation of the neighborhood amateur astronomers.

Yes, I know. Tried it. Was not happy about the result. So, I just prefer 
this, which is not real world simulation, but that is not my purpose anyway.

>
> - The girls appear to be on the defensive.  They need to assert their 
> alpha
> dominance, or the wolves will not treat them very hospitably.  Remember, 
> Homo
> sapiens rules!  (Of course, the times I was chased or attacked by 
> domesticated
> wolves I was too scared to remember anything other than RUN!, which is the
> worst thing you can do when being chased or attacked by domesticated 
> wolves.)
> (Note: do not try this with bears or big cats.)

He he! Yes, absolutely true. I am afraid, the girsl have to learn that 
lesson. However, be sure that in my view, they will not be eaten. Otherwise, 
I would not have any other scenes to do with them. :-)

Thomas


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