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Ghrome Ball for HDRI
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:35 am
by daimon
Hello, I need to buy a chrome ball and I can't find a store that sells them in Europe, can anyone point me to an online store that has them. Ican find them in USA but the shipping its 400-500 dollars and the actual ball its 50 dollars.
Thanks
D.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:57 am
by Calico Jack
chrome balls
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:58 am
by Valentine
Chrome balls are often found in flower or garden shops. I recently found one for 10€ - diameter 20 cm. Have a look in your local shops.
Valentine
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:32 am
by daimon
I called few garden shops and they had no idea what i was talking about, I can find it in amazon UK but they don't ship outside UK.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:25 pm
by ivox3
It doesn't cost 400-500 dollars ...
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:27 pm
by -Adrian
I bought one in a garden store as well. The resulting image quality is
meh though, but purely for illumination it's ok.
Test i once made with an HDRI created using my old point-and-shoot.
I called few garden shops and they had no idea what i was talking about
Probably thought you were nuts.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:03 pm
by polynurb
this could be an alternative, quality of surface should be ok.
just need to find the right size. the one on the image is 90cm....
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:28 am
by Micha
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:16 pm
by jjs
you need to know the correct terminolgy.
Try googling "Chrome Juggling Ball" and you will get a list of suppliers who will sell you alsorts of balls
Jonathan
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:38 pm
by RonB
The proper name for these things is "Gazing Ball". Google that and you will find tons of sources.
Cheers, Ron
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:51 pm
by jjs
even better - Ball Gazing
you learn something new everyday.
But I have to say I prefer Ball Juggling
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:45 am
by Bubbaloo
jjs wrote:even better - Ball Gazing
you learn something new everyday.
But I have to say I prefer Ball Juggling
