Mental Ray

This image was created using the hose object. I was experimenting with all the different shapes and exploring the programs structure. The sphere is perfectly reflective, with a hint of colour. The opposing sphere can be seen in the ball. Depth of field was rendered directly in Mental Ray. Lighting is a standard Skylight.

Here I set up a simple daylight system in Max, assigning MR Skylight and MR Sun in the specified slots. Walls are AEC extended "Wall" objects set out in top view with snap-to-grid on.
The material is an anistropic metal, resulting in the streaks.