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  Re: The Ringworld revisited (day and night)  
From: SharkD
Date: 15 Jun 2010 22:23:23
Message: <4c18359b$1@news.povray.org>
On 6/15/2010 4:02 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Lightbeam"<st.### [at] freefr>  schreef in bericht
> news:4c16755b$1@news.povray.org...
>> Spin ? ;-)
>
> Yeah... I am not much of an animator, but making the Shadow Squares spin
> gives an interesting effect over the Ring, including the penumbra.
>
> Something I had not really realized before is that the lighting of the
> landscape is extremely flat due to the Sun being at the vertical of the
> landscape. This does not make for very breathtaking vistas I am afraid...
>
> Thomas
>
>

I know you're trying to stay true to the book, but you could replace the 
shadow "squares" with a lattice of some sort that progressively blocks 
more or less light in a gradual manner.

-- 
http://isometricland.com


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