"Tom Melly" <tom### [at] tomandlu co uk> wrote in news:3bfb7786@news.povray.org:
> "Coridon Henshaw" <che### [at] sympatico ca> wrote in message
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>> Columns. Inspired by a photo of an abandoned water reservior.
> Nice - the one in Istanbul?
It's the Balmain reservior in Sydney. The original photo is at
http://www.orchy.com/underworld/SLIDE41.HTM
Simon Lemieux <Sim### [at] yahoo com> wrote in news:3BFBB8F0.E3ACB386
@yahoo.com:
> Instead of using lights, can't you use radiosity? That might end up
> taking just as much time but might improve the quality of the render?
I tried that. The scene rendered faster but completely lost its
atmospheric feel. I'm going to stick with lights at the moment.
"Andrew" <ast### [at] hotmail com> wrote in news:3bfbbc91$1
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> Very nice image! I like the water, although an isosurface might have
> looked better where it meets the columns.
The render time is bad enough as it is without an isosurface. If anything
I'll use a function heightfield--basically all the benefits without quite
as much of a time hit.
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