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From: Drax7
Subject: Obligatory first post
Date: 3 Feb 2005 16:00:01
Message: <web.4202905aca2759cc47d614ce0@news.povray.org>
I'm getting back into raytracing after having played with DKBTrace many many
years ago. Here is the requisite reflective sphere on a checkered plane. It
was sunset when I rendered this, so I mounted a few extra lights for
illumination. :-)

- Jim


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From: Marc Jacquier
Subject: Re: Obligatory first post
Date: 3 Feb 2005 17:18:07
Message: <4202a31f$1@news.povray.org>

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> I'm getting back into raytracing after having played with DKBTrace many
many
> years ago. Here is the requisite reflective sphere on a checkered plane.
It
> was sunset when I rendered this, so I mounted a few extra lights for
> illumination. :-)
>
> - Jim

Welcome back then :)
Hope you'll enjoy numerous new features in POVRay ;-)
Marc


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From: Jim Charter
Subject: Re: Obligatory first post
Date: 3 Feb 2005 18:14:00
Message: <4202b038$1@news.povray.org>
Drax7 wrote:
> I'm getting back into raytracing after having played with DKBTrace many many
> years ago. Here is the requisite reflective sphere on a checkered plane. It
> was sunset when I rendered this, so I mounted a few extra lights for
> illumination. :-)

And a subtle reference to Pixar, perhaps :)

That sphere looks like it just landed.


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From: Drax7
Subject: Re: Obligatory first post
Date: 3 Feb 2005 19:05:00
Message: <web.4202bc0647be7f6d47d614ce0@news.povray.org>
Jim Charter <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote:
> And a subtle reference to Pixar, perhaps :)
>
> That sphere looks like it just landed.

Yeah, I thought about having cords on the lamps. But then I decided to try
to make it look more like a tourist attraction. You can't tell unless you
look close closely (at least at this resolution), but there are hex bolts
mounting the lamp bases to the ground. So, no, it didn't just land - it's a
permanent attraction. It's just been extremely well maintained.

- Jim


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