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17 Aug 2024 12:13:11 EDT (-0400)
  Re: two lights - one shadow too much  
From: Mike Williams
Date: 3 Oct 2001 01:40:48
Message: <A41LjAAoMqu7EwGq@econym.demon.co.uk>
Wasn't it marabou who wrote:
>
>hello!
>
>there are two lights in the scene. but there is one light that throws a 
>shadow where the other light would eat it with its luminiscence.
>the left light i made with "looks_like" the other one with an 
>area_light. is there a difference? or what is the problem?

Are you absolutely certain that there are only two lights? Some objects
can be clearly seen to be casting three shadows (e.g. the left leg of
the desk).

It's hard to tell, but it looks like the third light source is
positioned beyond the back wall, which would mean that the wall have
no_shadow.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure


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