So I did a little investigation and learned that, in fact, the waves on the canal do extend from berm to berm.
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At least in this section, where the canal is on a steady east-west course and the prevailing winds are out of the west. But, this just goes to show that you shouldn't take anything for granted and that you should check every detail. Thank you for raising the question, Ulco.
New rendering with tweaks to haze and bluesky densities. More of a painterly early morning look, I think, which is what I'm aiming for here. Comments? Water surface is now a reflective shader which cuts the rendering time by more than half – necessary now because the times are becoming much more significant. Surface needs work.
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