I like the first pic a lot. The pigment of the stones is very convincing.
Did you use your own macro for the heightfields, or Povray's?

 -Shay

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> I love you work.

Thanks!

> One piece of constructive criticism is in order, though. In the second pic
> the lamp shades blend in with the walls too much IMHO. I think it'd be
> better if they were more noticeable

 Yeah, every time I look at it I wish I could fix it... but without my
computer running all I can do is wish. I think the problem with the
lampshades is that the aura around them is too bright compared to the actual
intensity of the glass.

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> Only part that doesn't look like a photograph is the water; the ripples
> look flat.

Yeah, it's just a boring flat plane.

~Sam

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> Great images! I particularly like the first one.

Thank you.

>One thing, though- the
> bricks look a little too round, like pills or something <snip>

If I remember right, I used isourfaces for those. I didn't square the
function enough.

~Sam

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> Wow!! those are beautiful

Thank you Gail! I like your images too :)

> how did you generate the images for the height fields?  They look like
> they could be noise3d

If I remember correctly, I made those  HFs if HF Lab (in the POV-Ray links
section). I think I might have used the bloom function.

> Looks like some medieval cathedral. Those are impresive isosurfaces.
> Are you willing to share the function used?

I sure am, but I have to locate my POV-scenes backup disk to find it. I'll
try to find when I have a chance.

~Sam

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