Not sure how you count 25 light sources.
Plus the 10 small spots in the staircase....
Ah! We're talking about different photos and buildings. I thought you were talking about the shots in the first post in this topic, but you were talking about the photos in the other topic I linked to.
In that case, you underestimated the number of lights.
In the living room/kitchen alone there's at least 35 or 36 that I placed.
4 track lights with 4 bulbs each. 3 ceiling fans with 1 bulb each. 11 stair lights. 4 under-cabinet lights (I think - 3 or 4). Plus one fixture at the back door with 2 bulbs, and the 7 pool lights.
Then there's about 3 more lights that I added throughout the rest of the house.
Add to that all of the default ceiling lights, about 35 or so.
I think I see why it takes so long to render a photo in that house.
I'm running a photo render right now of the same camera position as the night and day shots in the other topic. This time with the add ceiling lights box unchecked. I'll post back when it's done as to how long it took. I'm guessing, with the removal of the 35 or so default ceiling lights, it should take a little less time.
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