"Trevor G Quayle" <Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> "alphaQuad" <alp### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
> >
> > Today I tried to find a suitable replacement for my Lego water:
> >  <web.49472c24399f7e1d778c150@news.povray.org>
> >
> > I could not. I was able to make some watery chrome.
> >
> > I'd love to see someone find something better than f_ridge for the Lego pool.
>
> The water probably doesn't look that bad.  The issue with water that makes it
> interesting looking it what is available to reflect.  Your sky and background
> is rather simple which ends up making the reflection very simple and chromey
> looking.
>
> I always point out that reflective surfaces only look as good as what is
> available for them to reflect.
> (see :
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/message/%3Cweb.464c611a4ef76416c150d4c10%40news.povray.org%3E/#%3Cweb.4
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> c611a4ef76416c150d4c10%40news.povray.org%3E
>  for an example)
>
> -tgq

Again, but with an environment map rather than plain sky.

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