> Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me how the sun was made in this
> image.

With tender, loving care...and dance hall disco lighting! ;)

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H. E. Day wrote in message <01c021e8$74f64600$2e7889d0@daysix>...
>Added trees, water, and a sun.
>Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me how the sun was made in this
>image.


A lens flare, media, a glow, a bright spot on the sky_sphere, a black hole
warp of some pigment, an image map, a spherical texture layered over the
sky, or a non-linear transformation of a sphere.
Or perhaps post-processed in with Photoshop

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"H. E. Day" wrote:
> 
> Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me how the sun was made in this
> image.

Another layer with transmit > 1 ??

> Enjoy.
I do.

Bouf.

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H. E. Day <Pov### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
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> Added trees, water, and a sun.

Pretty.

> Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me how the sun was made in
this
> image.

Megapov+ glow?

Gail
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"Mark Wagner" <mar### [at] gtenet> wrote :
>
> A lens flare, media, a glow, a bright spot on the sky_sphere, a black hole
> warp of some pigment, an image map, a spherical texture layered over the
> sky, or a non-linear transformation of a sphere.
> Or perhaps post-processed in with Photoshop

    Man! I was gonna guess those. Plus a couple others but now my thunder
has been stolen and I shall go sulk.

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Much improved! This image really has the effect of placing you there now.

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I don't think anyone here got it.  Wagner might've but I stopped reading
after the first two lines. :)  


Just checked.  Nope, no one guessed correctly.  So here it is...No, wait I
think I'll leave you hanging a bit longer.  Here's a clue:  It uses
Megapov's abillities, but doesn't need to in all situations.
:->
Good luck, and thanks for all the replys.  I'm going to enhance this image
a bit more, I think.

H.E. Day
<><

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"H. E. Day" <Pov### [at] aolcom> wrote...
> Added trees, water, and a sun.
> Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me how the sun was made in
this
> image.

It looks like it could be a specular (or maybe blinn?) highlight.  The last
time I saw this done, I think the person used a very long transparent
cylinder that connected the light source with the camera.  The highlight
showed up on the inside of the cylinder, producing a nice, soft flare effect
very much like this one.

Also, I think a similar effect could possibly also be created with a
highlight on a large object behind the light source, such as a large
transparent sphere.

-Nathan

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"Nathan Kopp" <Nat### [at] Koppcom> wrote in message
news:39c84720$1@news.povray.org...
|
| "H. E. Day" <Pov### [at] aolcom> wrote...
| > Added trees, water, and a sun.
| > Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me how the sun was made in
| > this image.
|
| It looks like it could be a specular (or maybe blinn?) highlight.  The
last
| time I saw this done, I think the person used a very long transparent
| cylinder that connected the light source with the camera.  The highlight
| showed up on the inside of the cylinder, producing a nice, soft flare
effect
| very much like this one.

If it is indeed done that way then the person you're referring to is Samuel
Benge, the guy that did many good things with isosurfaces (tutorial also) as
you might recall.  BTW, he's still in limbo I guess, away from the internet
awhile now.

Bob

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> Just checked.  Nope, no one guessed correctly.  So here it is...No, wait I
> think I'll leave you hanging a bit longer.  Here's a clue:  It uses
> Megapov's abillities, but doesn't need to in all situations.
> :->
> Good luck, and thanks for all the replys.  I'm going to enhance this image
> a bit more, I think.
>
> H.E. Day
> <><

I think it is a 2 sided texture with a bright point or spot light behind it.

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