Long ago, I posted an RSOCP...except that I don't think that the plane
was checkered...and I just posted it as a link to a website, which is
long gone now.

Anyway, in the spirit of penance, I present you with a Reflective Sphere
On a Checkered Landscape.

-- 
William Tracy
afi### [at] gmailcom -- wtr### [at] calpolyedu

You know you've been raytracing too long when anyone has ever told you:
"WOW!!! You make 3D images on your computer?!" or something similar.
    -- Stephan Ahonen

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William Tracy wrote:
> Long ago, I posted an RSOCP...except that I don't think that the plane
> was checkered...and I just posted it as a link to a website, which is
> long gone now.
> 
> Anyway, in the spirit of penance, I present you with a Reflective Sphere
> On a Checkered Landscape.

William,

Nice variation on the traditional theme! Some brave soul should create a 
website showing every RSOCP variant ever produced with POV.

Hmm, I'm trying to remember whether or not I ever posted a RSOCP, but 
I'm drawing a blank...

Sam

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Cool!
That's really a nice one!
One's gaze is attracted to the landscape view inside the reflection.
Phew.  :-)
And I was afraid to break with *the tradition* of first posting a RSOACP. :-)

>Nice variation on the traditional theme! Some brave soul should create a website
>showing every RSOCP variant ever produced with POV.

That would be a very interesting site. Who volunteers for that?

Regards
                             bluetree

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Congratulations on creating a unique variation on a theme I thought had 
been pretty much exhausted.

I mostly lurk on this NG, but now I think I need to post a RSOCL of my 
own.  I have something that I can put together that will look pretty neat.


William Tracy wrote:
> Long ago, I posted an RSOCP...except that I don't think that the plane
> was checkered...and I just posted it as a link to a website, which is
> long gone now.
> 
> Anyway, in the spirit of penance, I present you with a Reflective Sphere
> On a Checkered Landscape.
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

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stbenge wrote:

> 
> Nice variation on the traditional theme! 

It *is* nice.  Well done!

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stbenge wrote:
> Some brave soul should create a
> website showing every RSOCP variant ever produced with POV.

  I like this idea. How about suggesting it in p.general?

  People could contribute new images there in a way similar to that one
site which collects images of spherical objects in a standard size.

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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> stbenge wrote:
> > Some brave soul should create a
> > website showing every RSOCP variant ever produced with POV.
>
>   I like this idea. How about suggesting it in p.general?
>
>   People could contribute new images there in a way similar to that one
> site which collects images of spherical objects in a standard size.

Perhaps we could set up p.b.rsocp? ;-) I'm sure we'd get more posts that way.
It'd be like a POV-Ray-only CGSphere type thingy, but with more flexibility.
:-D

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"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.479601676d8acbcc731f01d10@news.povray.org...
>
> Perhaps we could set up p.b.rsocp? ;-) I'm sure we'd get more posts that 
> way.
> It'd be like a POV-Ray-only CGSphere type thingy, but with more 
> flexibility.
> :-D
>

Excellent idea!!

Thomas

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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:07:57 +0100, "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet>
wrote:

>
>"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
>news:web.479601676d8acbcc731f01d10@news.povray.org...
>>
>> Perhaps we could set up p.b.rsocp? ;-) I'm sure we'd get more posts that 
>> way.
>> It'd be like a POV-Ray-only CGSphere type thingy, but with more 
>> flexibility.
>> :-D
>>
>
>Excellent idea!!
>
>Thomas 
>
You realise that means everyone will have to re-submit their entry. Hmm!
Competition. :)

Regards
	Stephen

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"Stephen" <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> schreef in bericht 
news:mk3cp39f24gtkf1ool8nbn08b3rqpvd3s7@4ax.com...
>>
> You realise that means everyone will have to re-submit their entry. Hmm!
> Competition. :)
>

Maybe not necessarily a competition, but just a place to show off these 
amazing creations?

Thomas

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:53:24 +0100, "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet>
wrote:

>
>"Stephen" <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> schreef in bericht 
>news:mk3cp39f24gtkf1ool8nbn08b3rqpvd3s7@4ax.com...
>>>
>> You realise that means everyone will have to re-submit their entry. Hmm!
>> Competition. :)
>>
>
>Maybe not necessarily a competition, but just a place to show off these 
>amazing creations?
>
>Thomas
>
I'm just being silly. Of course not a competition but a history and would be
glad to submit mine.

Regards
	Stephen

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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> schreef in bericht
> news:mk3cp39f24gtkf1ool8nbn08b3rqpvd3s7@4ax.com...
> >>
> > You realise that means everyone will have to re-submit their entry. Hmm!
> > Competition. :)
> >
>
> Maybe not necessarily a competition, but just a place to show off these
> amazing creations?

yes, let's get them all together.  Not too long ago, someone came up with pretty
original take on the theme:  a reflective/thoughtful sphere on a (flying)
checkered plane.  That should be there! :D

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I was just thinking of that one.  The idea should be that it is a very 
deliberately constrained theme, but people are free to interpret it in 
any old bizarre way they want.

I'm working on something that could be made into an RSOCL entry, and 
I'll be happy to contribute when I have something.

nemesis wrote:
> "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
>> "Stephen" <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> schreef in bericht
>> news:mk3cp39f24gtkf1ool8nbn08b3rqpvd3s7@4ax.com...
>>> You realise that means everyone will have to re-submit their entry. Hmm!
>>> Competition. :)
>>>
>> Maybe not necessarily a competition, but just a place to show off these
>> amazing creations?
> 
> yes, let's get them all together.  Not too long ago, someone came up with pretty
> original take on the theme:  a reflective/thoughtful sphere on a (flying)
> checkered plane.  That should be there! :D
> 
>

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Rick Gutleber wrote:
> I'm working on something that could be made into an RSOCL entry, and
> I'll be happy to contribute when I have something.

For what it's worth, the original is RSOCP for Reflective Sphere On
Checkered Plane. I called mine "RSOCL" because it's a checkered
landscape. :-)

Anyway, thanks for the kind words, everybody. I put this together as
kind of a throwaway image, so I'm impressed that people like it.

-- 
William Tracy
afi### [at] gmailcom -- wtr### [at] calpolyedu

You know you've been raytracing too long when your family thinks you are
avoiding them.
    -- Quietly Watching

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William Tracy <wtr### [at] calpolyedu> wrote:
> For what it's worth, the original is RSOCP for Reflective Sphere On
> Checkered Plane. I called mine "RSOCL" because it's a checkered
> landscape. :-)

I think you should call it RSOCP. After all, it is a Reflective Sphere On
Checkered Plain.

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