> Mike Raiford<"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 7/29/2011 6:00 AM, s.day wrote:
>>
>> other than the barely noticeable black spots that is one incredible
>> image. Almost indistinguishable from a photo. Great work!
>>
>>
>> --
>> ~Mike
>
> Thanks, I cannot take too much credit for this so far as it is mostly generated
> by arbaro and placed randomly with macros. I am hoping to fill the sky with hot
> air balloons but the trace time is really slow so any changes are taking a long
> time to implement.
>
> I would not mind if the black spots were like the ones on the previous image but
> they appear to be random and often much worse (not what you want to see after
> running a render for several days.
>
> Sean
>
>

During the placement and test phase, replace your grass by a simple 
texture and don't use radiosity. replace the trees by place holders. It 
will be MUCH faster...

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