EMAIL: preddym@ucs.orst.edu
NAME: Mark Preddy
TOPIC: Science Fiction
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
RENDERER USED: povray 2.2, povray 3.0e for Windows
TOOLS USED: Microsoft Excel, Paint Shop Pro 4.1
RENDER TIME: About 6 hours
HARDWARE USED: p5/133

IMAGE DESCRIPTION:  This image, "A Cup of Sunlight," is inspired by Ray 
Bradbury's short story collection "The Golden Apples of the Sun."

DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: Being a newbie with povray, I 
had originally written the source as targeted for povray 2.2.  The final 
rendering with cylindrical halo was done in pov 3.0.  I used Excel to 
plot the coordinates of the spheres in circular involute patterns.  This 
could be more easily accomplished using povray 3.0's own language directives.  
In any case, I like the way it turned out.