Good start!

> I'm almost happy with it but for some things:
> 1. The reflections in the ball. Maybe it is that there is nothing to
reflect
> in the upper part (except for the lights). Suggestions anybody?

(If you are using 3.5) Try using fresnel type variable reflection (my
favourite!) use conserve_energy and set ior between maybe 1.2 and 1.4 (play
around til you get what you want.  As others said, don't use ambient greater
than 0 (unless you really want to of course).  Adjust the diffuse value
instead.

> 2. There are some radiosity artifacts under the ball. This is my first
> radiosity only scene, so I could really need some advice here.
> 3. There are some moire patterns near the corners (jpg compression took
away
> some of it). What are good aa settings for getting rid of them without the
> render taking ages?
Not much advice to give here that hasn't already been given.

BTW here is one of the very first images I ever made after discovering POV.
The Image has a date stamp of 12/8/1997.  Perhaps I should redo the image
sometime using the new techniques. (I don't have the source anymore though)

-tgq

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