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  Re: First WIP with roman glasses  
From: MichaelJF
Date: 29 Oct 2012 15:50:01
Message: <web.508eddd61e07ec67b5573d150@news.povray.org>
"Cousin Ricky" <rickysttATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
> "MichaelJF" <mi-### [at] t-onlinede> wrote:
> > > moderate DOF is great for small scale objects, plus it provides good
> > > anti-aliasing:  without it, those edges are terribly sharp... :p
> >
> > Thanks for your answer, but I'm only a statistician. What does DOF mean? I think
> > it is not "degrees of freedom".
>
> "Depth of field," or focal blur in POV-Ray terms, makes the most sense in this
> context.  A larger aperture makes the scene appear smaller; houses and cars can
> be made to look like toy miniatures with a large enough aperture.  With no focal
> blur at all, the aperture is infinitely small.

Hm, I'm a little bit puzzled. There is no focal blur in this scene. It's just a
first WIP for old roman glasses, buried two thousand years in the ground.

Best regards,
Michael


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