Underwater Lighting Challenge @cowsmanaut

Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

This is a video redo, I was told the first was too quiet, and I'd forgotten to mention some info.. so.. I figured DO OVER!. :D

Hopefully this is easier to hear and not too boring, I had a bit of a brain fart at the end... sorry about that.. just forgot that the values were stored in the attibs dialogue rather than in their own pop up.. wait for it.. then point and laugh.. it's all good :)

anyway, get in on the other challenges or come up with your own!

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