Greetings,

For those interested in this sort of thing...this is the result of
another sunset exercise in MegaPOV (actually, only the HF texture really
depends on the patch). The object was to simulate distorting the effects
of atmospheric refraction on the sun disc near the horizon.

Post processing note: Probably because of the low viewing angle (and I
don't know what else) there were some white speckles (cracks?) in the
HF. These were removed. 

- Abe

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>Greetings,
>
>For those interested in this sort of thing...this is the result of
>another sunset exercise in MegaPOV (actually, only the HF texture really
>depends on the patch). The object was to simulate distorting the effects
>of atmospheric refraction on the sun disc near the horizon.


How did you do that?

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Excellent, excellent work!

Jim

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Abe <bul### [at] taconicnet> wrote in message
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> Greetings,
>
> For those interested in this sort of thing...this is the result of
> another sunset exercise in MegaPOV (actually, only the HF texture really
> depends on the patch). The object was to simulate distorting the effects
> of atmospheric refraction on the sun disc near the horizon.
>
> Post processing note: Probably because of the low viewing angle (and I
> don't know what else) there were some white speckles (cracks?) in the
> HF. These were removed.
>
> - Abe


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"TonyB" <ben### [at] panamac-comnet> wrote in message
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| How did you do that?

I'll guess it's a plane placed beyond the HF with a gradient y normal map having
a more perturbed pattern near the horizon than above it.

Bob

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yep source us guy...?
particularly, more of the sun affect... i don't like to use mega unless
necessary...
most interesting affect... yes...


TonyB wrote:

>
> How did you do that?

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Hi,

This is really amazing! Very, very good.

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Regards,
Sander


Abe <bul### [at] taconicnet> schreef in berichtnieuws
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> Greetings,
>
> For those interested in this sort of thing...this is the result of
> another sunset exercise in MegaPOV (actually, only the HF texture really
> depends on the patch). The object was to simulate distorting the effects
> of atmospheric refraction on the sun disc near the horizon.
>
> Post processing note: Probably because of the low viewing angle (and I
> don't know what else) there were some white speckles (cracks?) in the
> HF. These were removed.
>

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I echo Jim and Sander's comments.

I cannot be sure of your intentions but will
none the less say this:

The echoing of the sun's 'waves'  with those
of the MegaHF's 'waves' is bold and ambitious.

No matter what your goal the quality of
this sun is strikingly real.
You are to be congratulated.

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Very very nice.  Just curious, does the method you used imitate nature?  If
so, that's awesome, and educational.  If art imitates nature, I've found
that you can make many more things look like they do in real life, and
usually you can use that sort of in more than one setting.  "Ray-tracing
philosophy, by cadman."

Abe <bul### [at] taconicnet> wrote in message
news:3893C060.27C130BC@taconic.net...
> Greetings,
>
> For those interested in this sort of thing...this is the result of
> another sunset exercise in MegaPOV (actually, only the HF texture really
> depends on the patch). The object was to simulate distorting the effects
> of atmospheric refraction on the sun disc near the horizon.
>
> Post processing note: Probably because of the low viewing angle (and I
> don't know what else) there were some white speckles (cracks?) in the
> HF. These were removed.
>
> - Abe


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Abe wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> For those interested in this sort of thing...this is the result of
> another sunset exercise in MegaPOV (actually, only the HF texture
> really
> depends on the patch). The object was to simulate distorting the
> effects
> of atmospheric refraction on the sun disc near the horizon.
> 
> Post processing note: Probably because of the low viewing angle (and I
> don't know what else) there were some white speckles (cracks?) in the
> HF. These were removed.
> 
> - Abe
> 
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>  [Image]

Very much like those holiday postcards.
It misses something...
Ah! Text! 
"Greetings from... POV"?
"My friends just downloaded POVray and all they traced me was this lousy
postcard"?

(not meaning I think this is a lousy image! Au contraire!)

I like the distorted effect, the colour and glow seem allright too.

Remco

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Very cool wavy sun effect.

-Mike

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