Strange.  I went looking for the links for you and I can't find them.  I know it's been a while since I've seen the thread.  I'll have to go looking through my bookmarks to see if I can track them down for you.  It's possible that I was wrong.  I have links to so many Iray and 3Delight lighting threads, too, that are spread all over the forums.  I could have sworn that there was a central thread for lighting as well.  I'll take a look in my bookmarks and see if I can find them.  If not, we might have to start some threads here in the Art Studio for lighting in Iray and another for lighting in 3Delight.  

I could have sworn there were some already specific to just lighting for both engines.  That's one of the problems with threads that don't get a lot of traffic.  They get buried and are difficult to find.  So far, all I've found are the rendering threads for both engines which encompass everything you want to know about that particular engine.

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes 

And there was me thinking it was static cling from her wearing a nylon bra ... 

 

I did a close-up using @MEC4D's latest Central Prrk HDRI using one of her supllied caneras, and using Katarina, mainly teen settings dialled in:

 

 

Shes so gorgeous!!

 

Is it just me or she kind of looks like... the cash me ouside girl?

Thaks you, but who?

Her 

Not going to ask how you know of her 

Hahahahahah! Don't XD

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes 

And there was me thinking it was static cling from her wearing a nylon bra ... 

 

I did a close-up using @MEC4D's latest Central Prrk HDRI using one of her supllied caneras, and using Katarina, mainly teen settings dialled in:

 

 

Shes so gorgeous!!

 

Is it just me or she kind of looks like... the cash me ouside girl?

Thaks you, but who?

Her 

Not going to ask how you know of her 

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes 

And there was me thinking it was static cling from her wearing a nylon bra ... 

 

I did a close-up using @MEC4D's latest Central Prrk HDRI using one of her supllied caneras, and using Katarina, mainly teen settings dialled in:

 

 

Shes so gorgeous!!

 

Is it just me or she kind of looks like... the cash me ouside girl?

Thaks you, but who?

Her 

LOL @luci45   Nothing like having an "armchair mechanic" giving you instructions when you're broken down!

Okay, I have the render links up to date to here (third post from the beginning)  There's about an hour and a half until Daz midnight (1am my time, Central.) I will be cutting it off exactly at that time. Going to be fun! I will PM you with your numbers for the drawings shortly after that.

We live an hour away and go in quite a bit.  The Circle Line makes sense and if you're flush you can get a 20 minute or so helicopter tour you'll remember forefver.  But it's spendy - figure $200 a head.  

Meals at the name restaurants are very expensive, but there are a lot of smaller places that may be better. Talk to locals when you're in town adn ask them about thigs you like.  NYC has an undeserved repuation for  not helping.  I find the opposiate.    Food trucks can be excellent.  Street meat makes a great lunch when you're moving around.  

Walk on the High Line on the Lower West Side.  It goes from Penn Station through the Meat Packing District and lets out around the West Village.  The West Village and a bit South- like SOHO - has some of the best pizza in the world.  Maybe the best. Ask the locals... there's a lot of really bad stuff too.  

I'm a big fan of Central Park - an astonishing place carved out in the middle of the city.  The city is bigger than you think.  Break it down into sections.

Little Italy is down by Chinatown and almost gone with Chinatown's growth.  You'll find some fine places there, but maybe a bit spendy.  

Brooklyn is the up and coming place that can be worth a visit if you want to see a bit more vibrance and maybe a bit more grit.  

Have fun.. I've been going in for more than 20 years and find something new every time.  

A bit more..  Manhattan is really a collection of communities each with their own character.  Most people just see midtown ..  it's crazy busy, but there are some much quieter areas that may be as interesting or more interesting.  

There's a chance you might be interested in fashion and design.  The Fashion Institute of Technology has a little free museum that usually has an interesting exhibit.  Between it and Paron's you'll see a lot of street fashion - very different and much more interesting that what walks on the runways and way more interesting that most of what you find for sale here..  Seriously - some of the better DS PAs should spend some time watching street fashion.  The Fashion District is along 7th and in Midtown, but is mostly a historical artifact.  Design has moved downtown and to Brooklyn.  

And there are crazy little museums for almost everything .. people with a passion.

Thank you @escrandall! High Line is on the list. I heard about Artichoke Basille's Pizza near the Meat Packing District. Central Park is a definite, and we might have time to go to Brooklyn. That museum in FIT sounds cool. I know my wife will like it. We're also going to the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side, and the NY Historical Society on the West Side.

Regarding Italian food, have you tried Paesano's or Parm's on Mulberry Street, or Tony's Di Napoli on 43rd?

We live an hour away and go in quite a bit.  The Circle Line makes sense and if you're flush you can get a 20 minute or so helicopter tour you'll remember forefver.  But it's spendy - figure $200 a head.  

Meals at the name restaurants are very expensive, but there are a lot of smaller places that may be better. Talk to locals when you're in town adn ask them about thigs you like.  NYC has an undeserved repuation for  not helping.  I find the opposiate.    Food trucks can be excellent.  Street meat makes a great lunch when you're moving around.  

Walk on the High Line on the Lower West Side.  It goes from Penn Station through the Meat Packing District and lets out around the West Village.  The West Village and a bit South- like SOHO - has some of the best pizza in the world.  Maybe the best. Ask the locals... there's a lot of really bad stuff too.  

I'm a big fan of Central Park - an astonishing place carved out in the middle of the city.  The city is bigger than you think.  Break it down into sections.

Little Italy is down by Chinatown and almost gone with Chinatown's growth.  You'll find some fine places there, but maybe a bit spendy.  

Brooklyn is the up and coming place that can be worth a visit if you want to see a bit more vibrance and maybe a bit more grit.  

Have fun.. I've been going in for more than 20 years and find something new every time.  

Have you recovered yet from the sticker shock of hotel prices in Manhattan? 

One option is to hop a train at Penn Station or Grand Central and head out of town at the end of the day to a more reasonable hotel up north. Especially nice along the Hudson. 

Oh, and I'm a big fan of the Circle Line boat tour around Manhattan. In fact I think there's a NY state law requiring all first time tourists to take the Circle Line at least once. 

And asking about good Italian restaurants in NY is like asking how many grains of sand on the beach.  

 

 Trying hard not to think about the prices there, that's for sure! It's a once-in-a-lifetime trip, so it's all good. Thanks for the tip on prices up north. Also, wouldn't want to break any laws while I'm there so I guess I'll need to take that boat tour! 

That many good Italian restaurants? That makes it a lot easier to choose one then! Thanks!

Have you recovered yet from the sticker shock of hotel prices in Manhattan? 

One option is to hop a train at Penn Station or Grand Central and head out of town at the end of the day to a more reasonable hotel up north. Especially nice along the Hudson. 

Oh, and I'm a big fan of the Circle Line boat tour around Manhattan. In fact I think there's a NY state law requiring all first time tourists to take the Circle Line at least once. 

And asking about good Italian restaurants in NY is like asking how many grains of sand on the beach.  

HA! Finally Solved the central bulge in tops when fitted to Growing Up. Took me long enough lol....I am in the process of making a Projection morph so tops fit flush and properly on flat chested figures. Update might not be ready for release but I'll try. If not it will be released soon after. I will also try and Update the Genesis 3 Female version of Growing Up as well. Might add this to Fit Control too if I can get it across.

Wonderful! Thank you.

HA! Finally Solved the central bulge in tops when fitted to Growing Up. Took me long enough lol....I am in the process of making a Projection morph so tops fit flush and properly on flat chested figures. Update might not be ready for release but I'll try. If not it will be released soon after. I will also try and Update the Genesis 3 Female version of Growing Up as well. Might add this to Fit Control too if I can get it across.

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes 

And there was me thinking it was static cling from her wearing a nylon bra ... 

 

I did a close-up using @MEC4D's latest Central Prrk HDRI using one of her supllied caneras, and using Katarina, mainly teen settings dialled in:

 

 

Shes so gorgeous!!

 

Is it just me or she kind of looks like... the cash me ouside girl?

Thaks you, but who?

Very funny and well done and I like the sharpness, Thank you Stu , it was most challenging shot ever with all the people, I hope when the summer is over and tourist retreat I can get more wonderful places in Central Park in the fall colors. 

Thank you for sharing !

Cath

Well Cath has gone and done it again and brought out another must buy HDRI set!  And it's absolutely fabulous too!  There simply aren't enough words to keep on describing how good these packs are, they are simply mind blowing!!

It also appears that great minds think alike because for my first try I've gone and one the same thing as Artini's great render!  It was a total coincidence too, but this set does pair perfectly with the City Bike!  I almost used Katerina as well before choosing to make the picture with Second Circle's Chloe instead.  That would have been way too spooky a coincidence!  LOL

Wow very nicely done! really like it !  little tip : Under the Tone Mapping you can change the white balance to more cooler or warmer tone, it can create total different atmosphere each time 

thank you for sharing !

Cath

Finally get one of these famous HDRI packs - absolutely gorgeous.

Below is Katarina - https://www.daz3d.com/katarina-hd-for-genesis-8-female

in Central Park NYC.

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes 

And there was me thinking it was static cling from her wearing a nylon bra ... 

 

I did a close-up using @MEC4D's latest Central Prrk HDRI using one of her supllied caneras, and using Katarina, mainly teen settings dialled in:

 

Shes so gorgeous!!

Is it just me or she kind of looks like... the cash me ouside girl?

...congratulations Tjohn on your most rescent trip around our central main sequence stellar primary (with which the moon interposed itself last week).

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes 

And there was me thinking it was static cling from her wearing a nylon bra ... 

I did a close-up using @MEC4D's latest Central Prrk HDRI using one of her supllied caneras, and using Katarina, mainly teen settings dialled in:

Finally get one of these famous HDRI packs - absolutely gorgeous.

Below is Katarina - https://www.daz3d.com/katarina-hd-for-genesis-8-female

in Central Park NYC.

Really nice and natural looking!

Finally get one of these famous HDRI packs - absolutely gorgeous.

Below is Katarina - https://www.daz3d.com/katarina-hd-for-genesis-8-female

in Central Park NYC.

Katarina mid age in Central Park NYC.

 

Looks very nice, but I can't help wincing a little at how that jumper 'drapes' over the chest area.

Haha yeah, they do that sometimes when you go "non-model" body shapes