Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This is a quick response to a video by @Rachie-nj3oi where she claims the specular highlights can't be on the top of a shiny object, if the light source is below (elevation-wise) the object.
youtube.com/watch?v=8X630Euaarw (1 minute)
In actuality, the location of the specular highlights have nothing to do with what object is "higher" or "lower" than the light source. Rather, the relationship only has to do with the location of the camera, and the relative positions of the shiny object and the light source IN THE CAMERA'S VIEW.
Wolfie6020's original video, where he's flying above the "altitude" of the sun (it casts shadows on his cockpit ceiling):
youtube.com/watch?v=1EGvRuUe8rU (5 minutes)
This is a quick response to a video by @Rachie-nj3oi where she claims the specular highlights can't be on the top of a shiny object, if the light source is below (elevation-wise) the object.
youtube.com/watch?v=8X630Euaarw (1 minute)
In actuality, the location of the specular highlights have nothing to do with what object is "higher" or "lower" than the light source. Rather, the relationship only has to do with the location of the camera, and the relative positions of the shiny object and the light source IN THE CAMERA'S VIEW.
Wolfie6020's original video, where he's flying above the "altitude" of the sun (it casts shadows on his cockpit ceiling):
youtube.com/watch?v=1EGvRuUe8rU (5 minutes)
