images and pictures

benchmark/references/architecture/favela-hillside/metadata.md

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+# Favela Hillside
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | ARCHITECTURE |
+| Description | Colorful stacked informal buildings climbing a hillside. Irregular geometry, vibrant paint.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Non-uniform geometry, color variety, steep terrain + buildings, corrugated metal materials
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/architecture/favela-hillside/pexels-3889855-favela.jpg \
+    --domain ARCHITECTURE \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/3889855/
+- **Photo ID**: 3889855
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/architecture/gothic-castle/metadata.md

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+# Gothic Castle
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | ARCHITECTURE |
+| Description | Medieval castle on a hilltop. Stone towers, moody overcast sky, ravens, dramatic.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Stone materials, Gothic architecture, overcast moody lighting, atmospheric fog, scale
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/architecture/gothic-castle/pexels-831082-gothic-castle.jpg \
+    --domain ARCHITECTURE \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/831082/
+- **Photo ID**: 831082
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/architecture/hong-kong-density/metadata.md

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+# Hong Kong Density
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | ARCHITECTURE |
+| Description | Ultra-dense vertical cityscape. Neon signs, laundry lines, air conditioners, life in every window.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Dense instanced geometry, thousands of emissive windows, neon signage, claustrophobic scale
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/architecture/hong-kong-density/pexels-3560168-hong-kong.jpg \
+    --domain ARCHITECTURE \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/3560168/
+- **Photo ID**: 3560168
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/architecture/santorini-sunset/metadata.md

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+# Santorini Blue Dome Church
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Environment | Outdoor |
+| Domain | ARCHITECTURE |
+| Setting | Santorini, Greece — caldera overlook |
+| Time of Day | Late afternoon |
+| Season | Summer |
+| Weather | Clear |
+| Mood | Iconic, Mediterranean, warm |
+
+## Key Elements
+1. **Blue dome church** — characteristic Santorini blue-domed Orthodox church
+2. **White-washed buildings** — bright white walls and structures in direct sunlight
+3. **Caldera and Aegean Sea** — deep blue water visible beyond the architecture
+4. **Mediterranean atmosphere** — warm clear light with blue sky
+5. **Architectural detail** — bells, steps, terraces typical of Cycladic architecture
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/architecture/santorini-sunset/pexels-6110642-santorini.jpg \
+    --domain ARCHITECTURE \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## What Success Looks Like
+- Blue dome colour accurately reproduced (saturated cobalt/ultramarine, not grey-blue)
+- White walls correctly exposed without blowout (bright but retaining detail)
+- Aegean Sea visible as deep blue backdrop behind the architecture
+- Warm Mediterranean light with correct colour temperature
+- Architectural forms readable — dome shape, wall edges, stepped terraces
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-domed-church-in-santorini-6110642/
+- **Photo ID**: 6110642
+- **Photographer**: Fernando Reyes
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/character/ballet-dancer/metadata.md

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+# Ballet Dancer
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | CHARACTER |
+| Description | Ballerina mid-leap in spotlight on dark stage. Motion blur, fabric, dramatic single-source light.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Character animation pose, fabric simulation, spotlight, motion blur, dark stage exposure
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/character/ballet-dancer/pexels-2188012-ballet.jpg \
+    --domain CHARACTER \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/2188012/
+- **Photo ID**: 2188012
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/character/medieval-knight/metadata.md

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+# Medieval Knight
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | CHARACTER |
+| Description | Armored knight on horseback on a misty battlefield. Metal armor, horse, fog, dawn light.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Metal armor materials (PBR), horse character, fog, dawn side-lighting, period costume
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/character/medieval-knight/pexels-5765853-knight.jpg \
+    --domain CHARACTER \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/5765853/
+- **Photo ID**: 5765853
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/character/penguins-antarctica/metadata.md

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+# South Pole Penguins
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | CHARACTER |
+| Description | Emperor penguins on Antarctic ice. Colony of animals in extreme environment.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Non-humanoid characters at scale, animal crowd, ice/snow materials, extreme cold lighting, wildlife behavior
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/character/penguins-antarctica/pexels-2078474-penguins.jpg \
+    --domain CHARACTER \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/2078474/
+- **Photo ID**: 2078474
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/character/wildlife/metadata.md

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+# Wildlife / Animals
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | CHARACTER |
+| Description | Animal in natural habitat. Tests non-humanoid character rendering.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Animal mesh quality, fur/feather materials, natural pose, environment match
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/character/wildlife/pexels-247431-wildlife.jpg \
+    --domain CHARACTER \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/247431/
+- **Photo ID**: 247431
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/food/spaghetti/metadata.md

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 ## Licensing
-- **Category**: own-work
+- **Category**: third-party-ai-generated
-- **License**: CC BY-NC 4.0
+- **License**: NONE — unlicensed use
-- **Attribution**: James Tagg
+- **Attribution**: Frame from Seedance AI promo video (Will Smith likeness)
-- **Attribution Required**: No
+- **Attribution Required**: N/A
-- **Notes**: Internal food photography production
+- **Notes**: AI-generated video frame from Seedance promotional material featuring Will Smith's likeness without authorization. The "Will Smith eating spaghetti" meme has taken on a life of its own as an iconic early AI-video benchmark. Used here as an internal rendering target only — not distributed, not sold. Apologies to Will Smith.

benchmark/references/food/street-food-night-market/metadata.md

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+# Street Food Night Market
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | FOOD |
+| Description | Asian night market food stall. Wok flames, steam, neon signage, crowd browsing.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Fire/steam particles, food materials, neon emissives, crowd, warm/cool light mix
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/food/street-food-night-market/pexels-2347311-street-food.jpg \
+    --domain FOOD \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/2347311/
+- **Photo ID**: 2347311
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/food/sushi-counter/metadata.md

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+# Sushi Counter
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | FOOD |
+| Description | Omakase sushi bar. Fresh fish on rice, wooden counter, chef's hands, precise presentation.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Wet fish SSS, rice texture, wood grain, precise small-scale materials, warm intimate light
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/food/sushi-counter/pexels-2098085-sushi.jpg \
+    --domain FOOD \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/2098085/
+- **Photo ID**: 2098085
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/interior/interior-artificial/metadata.md

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+# Interior (Artificial Light)
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | INTERIOR |
+| Description | Interior lit only by artificial sources. Warm tungsten, cool fluorescent.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Local light sources, color temperature mixing, shadow from point lights
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/interior/interior-artificial/pexels-1571460-restaurant.jpg \
+    --domain INTERIOR \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/1571460/
+- **Photo ID**: 1571460
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/interior/interior-natural-light/metadata.md

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+# Interior with Natural Light
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | INTERIOR |
+| Description | Room with windows, natural light streaming in. Mixed indoor/outdoor exposure.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Window exposure, interior bounce light, no fog indoors, HDR range
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/interior/interior-natural-light/pexels-1457842-window-light.jpg \
+    --domain INTERIOR \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/1457842/
+- **Photo ID**: 1457842
+- **Attribution Required**: No

benchmark/references/interior/japanese-onsen/metadata.md

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+# Japanese Onsen
+
+## Scene Characterisation
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Domain | INTERIOR |
+| Description | Traditional hot spring bath. Steam rising from water, wooden architecture, candlelight, rocks.... |
+
+## Key Tests
+Steam volumetrics, warm wood materials, water surface, candlelight point sources, intimate scale
+
+## Brain Config
+```bash
+python -m brain \
+    --reference benchmark/references/interior/japanese-onsen/pexels-3225529-onsen.jpg \
+    --domain INTERIOR \
+    --llm claude --tier opus \
+    --max-iterations 20
+```
+
+## Licensing
+- **Category**: stock-free
+- **License**: Pexels License (free for all purposes, no attribution required)
+- **Source**: https://www.pexels.com/photo/3225529/
+- **Photo ID**: 3225529
+- **Attribution Required**: No