"I think you always need shadows, and the best shadows are ray-traced shadows, so I think you always need ray-tracing."

Can you do me a favor?
Can you render an image of a character in a fantasy-esque scene with no ray-tracing and shadows and then do so with ray-tracing and shadows?

I genuinely want to compare the difference. I guess I could do it myself, but it can't hurt to request someone more experienced at Poser take Firefly through its motions.

An example of the basic elements and basic kind of scenario I am talking about would be something like this:
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1813661

Thanks for your time.