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From: Aaron Gillies
Subject: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 01:03:39
Message: <3f45a42b@news.povray.org>
Well, obviously, it is a POV-Ray image ...

I was playing around with lighting this evening, trying to think
of how to make light "work" and blend into a scene appropriately.

The immediate flaws that come to mind are the specular
highlights and the regularity of the focal blur pattern.
I believe I can fix the focal blur using MLPOV, though.

Any comments, suggestions?

Aaron

Aaron Gillies
x3rxes[&]yahoo.com
New York City


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From: Hugo Asm
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 03:41:19
Message: <3f45c91f@news.povray.org>
> I was playing around with lighting this evening, trying to think
> of how to make light "work" and blend into a scene appropriately.
> Any comments, suggestions?

I see mostly darkness.  :o)   Are you sure, you weren't inspired by the
recent power outrage?

Regards,
Hugo


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From: JC (Exether)
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 04:51:29
Message: <3f45d991@news.povray.org>
I'd bet for a POV image. The lighting seems photorealistic but the focal 
   blur has this special povray look, in this case the field depth seems 
to be artificially narrow.

I personally have troubles using focal blur, I never manage to have the 
settings I want. It seems that the focus point and the field depth can't 
be set separately. If anyone has a good focus blur tutorial ... :-)

Apart from that, the image is a bit dark, I like it though,

JC

Aaron Gillies wrote:
> Well, obviously, it is a POV-Ray image ...
> 
> I was playing around with lighting this evening, trying to think
> of how to make light "work" and blend into a scene appropriately.
> 
> The immediate flaws that come to mind are the specular
> highlights and the regularity of the focal blur pattern.
> I believe I can fix the focal blur using MLPOV, though.
> 
> Any comments, suggestions?
> 
> Aaron
> 
> Aaron Gillies
> x3rxes[&]yahoo.com
> New York City
> 
> 
>


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From: Hughes, B 
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 04:58:57
Message: <3f45db51@news.povray.org>
"Hugo Asm" <hua### [at] post3teledk> wrote in message
news:3f45c91f@news.povray.org...
> > I was playing around with lighting this evening, trying to think
> > of how to make light "work" and blend into a scene appropriately.
> > Any comments, suggestions?
>
> I see mostly darkness.  :o)   Are you sure, you weren't inspired by the
> recent power outrage?

Yes, I agree that it is rather dark for me here too, but I didn't notice
that until I tilted the top of my notebook's LCD display away a little.
Looked perfect before due to the overbrightening effect the wrong viewing
angle can cause, and yet this still has a photorealism quality. If I
continue to tilt this LCD back that bluish globe turns black and blends
entirely into the background.

You're right, Aaron, it does need something to replace those artificial
specular highlights. Reflection won't do it though, I don't believe, unless
maybe you use high color numbers on a light's look_like object. Not sure
without rendering a similar thing myself.

I like this image despite any shortcomings. Simple, yet eye-catching.

Bob H.


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From: Aaron Gillies
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 07:41:08
Message: <3f460154$1@news.povray.org>
> I see mostly darkness.  :o)   Are you sure, you weren't inspired by the
> recent power outrage?
>

Well. :)

It is supposed to be a night photo, but let me check my gamma
settings to make sure that I'm rendering it the right way.

Aaron

Aaron Gillies
x3xes[&]yahoo.com
New York City


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From: Aaron Gillies
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 08:58:03
Message: <3f46135b$1@news.povray.org>
For those whose monitor settings are such that you can see what is going on,
I have put a large-format, 24-bit PNG file here:

http://www.spondaeus.com/people/agillies/images/three.png

It is about 475k.


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From: Micheal (Mike) Williams
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 14:38:57
Message: <3f466341$1@news.povray.org>
First add dirt. Smuges on the sphere and lint or somthing on the ground.
Increase the area that is in focus. Add something in background. Even a
night shot will have somthing. The sky at night is not black. More of a real
dark blue.

Hope this helps.


"Aaron Gillies" <no### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:3f45a42b@news.povray.org...
> Well, obviously, it is a POV-Ray image ...
>
> I was playing around with lighting this evening, trying to think
> of how to make light "work" and blend into a scene appropriately.
>
> The immediate flaws that come to mind are the specular
> highlights and the regularity of the focal blur pattern.
> I believe I can fix the focal blur using MLPOV, though.
>
> Any comments, suggestions?
>
> Aaron
>
> Aaron Gillies
> x3rxes[&]yahoo.com
> New York City
>
>
>


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From: Hughes, B 
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 22 Aug 2003 20:20:07
Message: <3f46b337@news.povray.org>
"Aaron Gillies" <no### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:3f46135b$1@news.povray.org...
> For those whose monitor settings are such that you can see what is going
on,
> I have put a large-format, 24-bit PNG file here:
>
> http://www.spondaeus.com/people/agillies/images/three.png

Thanks for that, it's my new Windows wallpaper. Helps to see what amount of
tilt to use for my notebook LCD.
:-)

Just now noticed a tiny reddish bump on the ground at front and right of the
object. Possibly a very blurry bluish one further away, or closer to the
camera along the same line from the object.


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From: nospam
Subject: Re: A Photograph or POV?
Date: 24 Aug 2003 19:20:50
Message: <3f493ea3.4151232@localhost>
What sort of pigment are you using for the floor in
this image?


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