Sorry, if i came off like bragging above. It's just that light and color really are my favorite things and that passion has its effect.

Just as Cheers mentions, whenever i do outdoor photography, i get up before dawn, then nap during the midday light and start again in the afternoon. That late light really brings out the forms and reveals things you just don't see at other times. And the aerial perspective is much stronger. Guess it's the same in a good simulation. 

Also like Cheers, i often end up with the sun off, especially for work with volumetric lighting.