That's coming along nicely madDog, just to chime in a little if I may and add my 2 cents, foliage comes in different shades, if you can add some more diversity to your shades of foliage green and place them randomly around the setting, that would help to make your nature more believable to the eye. Also, maybe you can scatter some dead trees about since nature is not complete without them and stagger their heights (bare branches sticking up in the background here and there). As was already mentioned but might be too early in your WIP, you need some kind of action; maybe a sea gull or a pelican perched on the piling somewhere with maybe an empty boat moored near by. Personally I think your deck planks needs some more meat to them. They seem awfully flimsy to support someones weight. Just my opinion and thoughts, do with them as you see fit. I like the concept of looking down towards the other end of the pier. Its kind of like looking at whats going on behind you. Most pier scenes show them from the other angle. Good going so far.