So I decided to try Bryce 2.

Weird interface, isn't it?

Anyway, the first three images here were just me playing around quickly, getting to know the package - none of them took more than 15 minutes to set up.  The fourth image is my first serious attempt at creating a scene.  Please, let me know what you think.

STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! - New Image added 6/11/98.

		This is quite possibly the simplest image I've ever done.   It's two objects - a ground plane, and a terrain object (read: mountain).  I applied rock textures to both, using some of the default textures, and added one of the default skies, and this was the result.
		This was the same kind of idea, except I replaced the ground plane with a water plane and chose a different sky.  The lighting effect on the water was achieved by moving the position of the sun.  It was also an experiment to see how rendering to a different ratio (70mm) worked.
		Another image experimenting with water and terrain objects. This image was rendered in Cine 35mm.
		This image was created after trying out the "Underwater Scene" Tutorial from the Bryce Masters Series at the Bryce Tips Page which is located at http://www1.halcyon.com/alrives/brycetips/index.html.
		The inspiration for this image was taken from one of three photographic prints I have on the wall behind my desk.   All three prints are of incredibly beautiful and peaceful landscape scenes, and I wanted to see if I could come up with something similar.  So with the same basic composition as one of them, I set about to see what it would look like under different lighting conditions and this was the result.  The "cave" effect was achieved using two symmetrical lattices.