BristolExploreBall.jpgWe took the train to Bristol the end of the week for a meeting with Alan and his group. We stayed at an Ibis hotel across from the new "Explore" science center, which boasts the world's largest light probe.
From Manchester, we took a train down to Bristol to meet with Alan and company to discuss the Mother of All Renderers.
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We took the train to Bristol the end of the week for
a meeting with Alan and his group. We stayed at an
Ibis hotel across from the new "Explore" science center,
which boasts the world's largest light probe.
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I'd never stayed in an Ibis room before, and was impressed
by the "bathroom module" design.
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The whole room seemed designed by a feng shui artist.
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Next to the Explore center is an indoor botanical garden.
Unfortunately, we didn't have time to visit this, either
-- I'm not even sure they were quite open, yet.
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We met Alan for dinner that evening.
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The following day, Tony Blair was visiting the university
for his son's graduation(?) or some such. We didn't
see him, but we saw many policeman looking out for him.
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Lunch with Timo and Mashhuda.
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And Gavin, Rich, and Veronica.
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And Francesco and Roger.
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Dinner at an Afghan restaurant with the whole group.
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Alan, Francesco, Timo, Mashhuda & Marina after dinner.
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Donuts at the break in our meeting on the future of
rendering at Bristol Univ.
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Maya was the guest of honor (or was it duty -- Rhona
couldn't look after her that day).
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The Mother of All Renderers (MOAR) meeting.
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Mashhuda and I were there with Alan and his students.
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The two fellows on the left (Adolfo & Juan) were representing
Zaragoza University in Spain.
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Alan, the hopeful father of all renderers.
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The least expensive way to live on the waterfront is
to buy a houseboat and a spot on the dock.
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Dream job.
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This is one of the other cathedrals in Bristol.
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Lavender lovely.
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Mashhuda took this one with my camera -- she works it
better than I do.
Photo by Mashhuda Glencross
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The park between our hotel and the Bristol campus, which
we frequented, er, frequently.
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Don't I look macho with all my fancy equipment? I think
so.
Photo by Mashhuda Glencross
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Better subject, worse photographer.
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Mashhuda took pictures of some challenging buildings
for geometric recovery.
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On the path leading up to Cabot Tower.
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An HDR image of the tower with the little stream leading
through the gardens.
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Climbing the tower stairs.
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A 360-degree HDR panorama of Bristol.
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Mashhuda didn't feel like climbing up for some reason.
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A nice scene, but the photographer was having trouble
holding steady...
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The stream was quite nice, I thought. This is best
seen on an HDR display.
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Another view of the gardens.
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From inside Bristol's main cathedral.
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I especially like this view -- also HDR.
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I didn't quite capture the full range on this one.
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One of the fancier podiums I've seen.
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An HDR exterior of the cathedral.
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