Thank you for the comment. I get it completely. The ripple effect is my artistic and decidedly unrealistic way of evoking the general feeling of the kind of dis

Thank you for the comment. I get it completely. The ripple effect is my artistic and decidedly unrealistic way of evoking the general feeling of the kind of distortion that occurs when the metallic surface bends. It works well for the most part (in my opinion), but starts to call attention to itself when applied too heavily (like what happens when upping the "--scale" value). I am hoping it serves as a simplified and abstracted interpretation of reality.