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Subject:	Re: Voting now open for April's MOTM and SOTM contests
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
Date:	Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:20:09 GMT
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Orion Pobursky wrote: > > This is the first month of the new MOTM rules format. Any comment > regarding this new format are appreciated. I must say I sincerely dislike the rendering options used for MOTM. The distorted perspective caused by having the camera so close makes me want to vote *NO* to all pictures :-( Maybe I'm showing my age, but I see *nothing* cool in this kind of picture (it feels like: 'too lazy to learn about cameras'), and have consistently voted away from such earlier. Now you give me no choice. IMO you should consider moving the camera away to give a non-distorted view. -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16122508/proglego.htm Gallery: http://w1.161.telia.com/~u16122508/gallery/index.htm

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		Re: Voting now open for April's MOTM and SOTM contests
(...) The point is to not take the rendering into account. In fact next month I think I'll make the pictures straight from MLCad just to illustrate the fact that this contest is not about the rendering. -Orion (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

		Re: Voting now open for April's MOTM and SOTM contests
(...) I've gotta agree here. It's not so much the distortion that's the problem, it's that the viewpoint is so high that you don't get a clear enough view of the sides. It's especially noticeable in (URL) this> shot. What latitude is the camera set (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)

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		Voting now open for April's MOTM and SOTM contests
The voting for the April Model of the Month and Scene of the Month contests is now open at LDraw.org. Visit the (URL) voting page> to cast your vote. This is the first month of the new MOTM rules format. Any comment regarding this new format are (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)

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