You can even have very nice detailed image with only photon map, with extremly high subdivisions but is slow to trace so many photons and its very difficult to cover all the image thats why the irradiance map is always need.
Here is a image with only photon mapping
Tooks 1 hour and 15 m to only trace photons

And after that changing to irradiance map with "convert to irradiance map" option applied
Some color correction was used

Gonçalo
Here is a image with only photon mapping
Tooks 1 hour and 15 m to only trace photons

And after that changing to irradiance map with "convert to irradiance map" option applied
Some color correction was used

Gonçalo
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