As a fan of Elite/Frontier(a series of space trading computer games) this is one image I've really enjoyed creating, brings back some good memories. Spacestation & spaceship modelled, textured and rendered in C2 with some glare & 3D aura for lighting effect. Earth ground, bump map & cloud textures got from the net. The only post was to dispose of a little 3D Aura overflow at the top of the image. Great competition, best of luck everyone.