This has been on Ashundar for a few days now but I thought I'd post it here as well as I am just about to add the functions for the ripples to the Water Library:
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=4459.0
The image started out as an experiment with some basic functions but I liked where it went so expanded on the idea replacing the TG waves with a reworking of POV-Ray's ripples normal pattern, Masking the grass population to the troughs was a bit tricky. The grass is:
TerrAde's dunegrass – http://www.ashundar.com/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item270
and the water is pink for no adequately explained reason.
Cool work. This is fun and will be interesting to understand how you got here. I seem to remember you know functions fairly well.
I have added a clip for the ripples to the water library.
I've got a couple of function related explanations to write up when I get the chance, these wavy ridges would make a good example, I'll add them to the list. ::) ;D
planet moire!...nice!