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From: stbenge
Subject: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 00:38:00
Message: <47b130b8@news.povray.org>
Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I've posted an image to these newsgroups. I can 
never seem to finish my projects...

The rock formation is composed of two isosurfaces: one for the head and 
another for the body. Each portion has it's own png file to give the 
impression of character.

The scene was rendered in two passes. The second pass adds the bloom 
effect. Low radiosity and high isosurface settings were used.

The whole thing rendered in just under ten minutes, thanks to the low 
radiosity settings.

Questions and comments are welcome, as always~

Sam


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 00:50:00
Message: <web.47b1328488cac559cb801e460@news.povray.org>
man, you're about as amazing a trickster as Rune!

those stereographic povray scenes, the luminous bloom and now this... how about
a rendering of Mount Rushmore next? ;)


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From: triple r
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 01:00:01
Message: <web.47b1358288cac559ae42298f0@news.povray.org>
stbenge <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> It's been a while since I've posted an image to these newsgroups. I can
> never seem to finish my projects...

You're not the only one.  Excellent work though.  Has an effect you don't see
too often in POV-Ray.  Kinda like this one.

http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2005-10-31/elements.jpg

Keep it up.

 - Ricky


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From: stbenge
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 01:34:21
Message: <47b13ded@news.povray.org>
nemesis wrote:
> man, you're about as amazing a trickster as Rune!
> 
> those stereographic povray scenes, the luminous bloom and now this... how about
> a rendering of Mount Rushmore next? ;)

Thanks. No on the Rushmore idea. I find the whole prospect a 
spirit-crushingly boring one. Unless I did something to the of the 
presidents...

Sam


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From: stbenge
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 01:42:32
Message: <47b13fd8@news.povray.org>
triple_r wrote:
>> It's been a while since I've posted an image to these newsgroups. I can
>> never seem to finish my projects...
> 
> You're not the only one.  Excellent work though.  Has an effect you don't see
> too often in POV-Ray.  Kinda like this one.
> 
> http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2005-10-31/elements.jpg

My first impression upon seeing Tek's image was that it was photo. Then
I thought, wait, those rocks somehow resemble the granite pattern. Then
I remember seeing the entry some time ago :)

> Keep it up.

Sure will. Here's another version of the same image, this time with a
little chromatic aberration and film grain (rendered in POV, sans bloom).

Sam


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From: triple r
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 02:05:00
Message: <web.47b1441a88cac559ae42298f0@news.povray.org>
stbenge <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> Sure will. Here's another version of the same image, this time with a
> little chromatic aberration and film grain (rendered in POV, sans bloom).
>
> Sam

An impressive combination of effects.  Now you just need too much unsharp mask ,
excessive channel-dependent noise-reduction -- oh, and some of that hideous
purple digital-camera bloom -- and you'll have yourself a real photo.

 - Ricky


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 07:55:01
Message: <web.47b196ef88cac559d095e2bf0@news.povray.org>
"triple_r" <rre### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> You're not the only one.  Excellent work though.  Has an effect you don't see
> too often in POV-Ray.  Kinda like this one.
>
> http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2005-10-31/elements.jpg

yeah.  I wonder where's Tek...


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From: Jeremy M  Praay
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 09:01:10
Message: <47b1a6a6$1@news.povray.org>
"stbenge" <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
news:47b130b8@news.povray.org...
> Hi everyone,
>
> It's been a while since I've posted an image to these newsgroups. I can
> never seem to finish my projects...

Me neither.  :-)

> Questions and comments are welcome, as always~

I love this!  The "formation" has a lot of character built into it, but it 
still leaves the viewer believing that it's just a natural rock formation. 
Nothing appears to be "man-made" or artificial.  Very nice.


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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 09:19:57
Message: <47b1ab0d$1@news.povray.org>

> My first impression upon seeing Tek's image was that it was photo. Then
> I thought, wait, those rocks somehow resemble the granite pattern. Then
> I remember seeing the entry some time ago :)
> 

You know you have been raytracing too long when you see a render and 
instantly know what patterns were used.

It would be more worrying if you could recognize the isosurface function 
by looking at a shape, though.


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From: Jörg 'Yadgar' Bleimann
Subject: Re: Man of the Ages (100k jpeg)
Date: 12 Feb 2008 12:27:01
Message: <47b1d6e5$1@news.povray.org>
High!

stbenge schrieb:

> The rock formation is composed of two isosurfaces: one for the head and 
> another for the body. Each portion has it's own png file to give the 
> impression of character.

Impressive... the rock texture reminds me of the sandstone cliffs at 
Bamiyan, Afghanistan, the site of the former giant carved rock Buddha 
statues blown up by the Taliban in 2001 - or even of the Buddhas themselves!

See you on www.khyberspace.de!

Yadgar


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