Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=1095023&Start=1&Artist=Jovial&ByArtist=Yes

Hi,

I do render with shadows - ALWAYS!

Sorry I couldn't resist linking to my image!

Just my 2 cents worth.

I don't think I could do a render without shadows. Why spend money on realistic figures and ultra-realistic textures and then make a scene look unreal. If there is directional lighting enough to cause specular highlights then there should be some shadows. Not using shadows just sort of looks wrong somehow.

Sometimes the shadows are vital to the scene - as in my example image.

Regards,
Jovial.