Concluding, as the sun sinks slowly in the West, with the DAZ Dragon heading back to his lair. I had never done one of him from this angle and liked the weird effect I was also getting from the sky dome.

Having used Bryce, Poser and Vue for years, I am getting better looking renders from Daz Studio in just the one week I've had it, than from the years of using the other programs. NOT- that I can't get good renders from the others- but somehow DS makes this process much easier and better looking.

Good Lighting and effects are MUCH EASIER to get in Daz Studio and while I'm sure some Poser users are not convinced yet- I think DS will actually bring over LOTS of Bryce and Vue users! Realize that you can get (I think) better renders in Daz Studio with LESS render times, plus Bryce-Vue ray-trace looks with FULL POSER IMPORTS- ALL Poser files, not just Pz3, and with full Posing adjustments available in OpenGL! No more Back-and-Forth between software
trying to get poses right.

I think Daz Studio is a HUGE break-through and delivers a LOT of long-time Wish List features. Obviously this is an ALPHA version (hard to believe) so a LOT MORE tweaks and improvements are coming!