EMAIL: avara4@comcast.net NAME: Al Vara TOPIC: Architecture COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT. TITLE: Fallingwater COUNTRY: USA WEBPAGE: none RENDERER USED: Vue d'Esprit TOOLS USED: Adobe Photoshop to convert to JPEG RENDER TIME: 7h59m23s HARDWARE USED: 400 mHz Celeron IMAGE DESCRIPTION: American's most famous architect is Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1934, at the age of 67, he started a project to build a vacation house that is renown for its architectural harmony with nature. It is located deep in the woods, near Bear Run, Pennsylvania. A distinguishing feature is a stream running through the inside of the house, ending with a waterfall. Appropriately, the home is named Fallingwater. DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: The shape of the house was put together using photos from the Web as a guide. The waterfall is made from elongated water textured terrains. The fieldstone walls are color modified brick texture with a touch of turbulence added. The foliage consists of standard Vue objects, with some tricks to increase their fullness without having to deal with an overwhelming number of polygons. Selecting a suitable water texture was a challenge. The final choice heightens the serenity and avoids the viewer's eye being led out of the picture. Playing with the individual objects ambient lighting provided the color balance and focus.