I'll keep the files I have so far but I think I will start again and follow grafikeer's approach and see how I go. (I might not get such freaky results with the colour with guidelines to follow instead of just going off on my own)

The blue is pretty... but the last time I checked, on planet Earth, water doesn't get that bright at night, hehe.

@Orbital - I don't mind that you're picking my work apart. You're pointing out what can be done better, and offering suggestions of what I can try to get the effect I'm after. It probably helps you to guide me in the right direction because you've seen what I'm aiming towards, instead of just a vague "I have this idea and it won't work".

I know getting everything placed and the camera moved around is my weak spot. The images I posted, the basic concept is there, but it just needs fine tuning. The sense of distance isn't really achieved when there are massive waves/ripples at the base of the image.

And while a big moon probably isn't going to be realistic, the moon is the focal point of the image- the image is built around the moon and the moonlight, so for that point I want to keep it as large as possible but without it taking up 80% of the image.

@grafikeer - site mail on it's way. Thanks!!!!

Back to Bryce I go and see how big a mess of this I can make today grins