Im sure all this talk is frightening the life out of anyone just starting out in Bryce so for their benefit Id like to point out that it isnt always necessary to wait a couple of days for satisfactory results. My entry in this months challenge has received some very complimentary remarks, often about the lighting and general atmosphere, all those things which seem to add to rendering times. Well, at 800X600, normal render with AA, it takes about 45 minutes. There is a little postwork, an overall soft focus filter along with some spot filtering around the candle flames but thats about it.
BTW, is this thread going to develop into a "Mine`s bigger than yours" macho thing. If it does, I would just like to point out that my short render times bear no relation to my physique. (Does this count as spam) LOL