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I am now test running a little added 'atmosphere' if you know what I mean! - although there are still some textures to finish as well...

 

Wow, still playing with that? ;-) Lightning (and lighting) came out nice!

That was indeed one of John's light props. You called it right. I thought looked a bit out of place too, but I had yet to use one in a render and it does look and function quite nice. Not sure it added much light to the scene, but in that regard, I did pull the power down quite a bit so I could see some of the veins in the umbrella. 

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