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.