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  Re: A more successful render (~120KB)  
From: Cousin Ricky
Date: 11 Oct 2006 19:15:01
Message: <web.452d79d0e7485ee643a5e2560@news.povray.org>
Ger <No.### [at] ThankYou> wrote:
> The color of water is determined by what's underneath it because water by
> itself is colorless. Have a look at a swimmingpool :)

Swimming pools are tricky to judge.  Every one i've ever seen is *painted*
baby boy blue.

Water is colorless at the shallow depth that Orchid is rendering.  However,
water absorbs light differentially by wavelength.  Red is the first to go,
and green fades as you go deeper.  If your body of water is deep enough, it
will show blue all by itself.  (Otherwise, the oceans would be the color of
basalt and diatomaceous earth.)


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