I just love this atmosphere by Varian. Thanks for making it and providing it as a free download. Anyway, does anyone know why I get those sawtooth edges on my coconut tree leaves when they are close to the camera. The tree wasn't resized at all. I'm fairly happy with the waves although I would like a few whitecaps, splashing against the rocks, and also some foam where the water meets the shore. Ahh, more to learn. Ron

Avoid sawtooth edges in rendering at a highter resolution ( broadcast or ultra) and configurate your anti-alias settings in superior to the best. Don't hesitate to put a second light (black or grey) opposite to the sunlight to bring out your coconut's relief and also the relief of your terrain. Make sure you have selected at least a 512 resolution for your terrain. The water looks great, but the beach also needs some bumps. :-)Guitta

Thanks Guitta but the sawtooth edge is not from a low antialiasing. I used the User Settings for the rendering and went beyond Ultra and even upped the number of rays in the antialiasing and pushed the quality slider towards the better end. Original image was rendered at 1024 x 756 @ 300dpi. All terrains were at 512 (the waves are a clipped dunes terrain with a water material applied). I tried adding grit, pebbles, stones to the beach...several clicks worth...but still ended up with a fairly flat beach. Do the rock softness settings affect the effects? Thanks for the tip on adding another light opposite the sun, I will try that. Ron