If I want to do landscapes, I use Blender. The software is free so I paid for some training (Andrew Price's nature academy and a Blendercookie membership). Blender complements poser nicely. You can make nice landscape props in Blender and use them in Poser. Trees, ivy and plants too. You can render landscapes in Poser, with the right environment domes and props...Rooms with people in it, with SSS on the people, even several people that's no problem for Poser. If you can't do that with Poser, the problem doesn't lie with the software.

You can use an unbiased renderer with Poser if you want and if you have the patience - Reality 3 for money or Pose2Lux for no money, I believe there is a plug-in for Octane as well, for money. But Firefly does what I need and does it faster. I have decided that unbiased renderers aren't worth the wait. It's up to you.

I paid the full price for Bryce 7, just before Daz made it free. I don't use it anymore, ever. It crashes too often, renders too slowly, makes horrible trees and I get better results from Blender, even with the internal renderer. So I don't think Bryce is the answer, but your mileage may vary.

MistyLaraPrincess, you sound a little vague. If Poser isn't the right tool for you, perhaps you should try Vue as suggested here. Just checked the Vue prices and features - If I were to use it, I would need at least the Studio version, otherwise there just wouldn't be any point. That's $400, $600 for the complete version....No, can't afford that right now.

As you said, it is about what you want, what you want to do, what you are prepared to pay and what other options you have.

Poser 11 Pro, Windows 10

Auxiliary Apps: Blender 2.79, Vue Complete 2016, Genetica 4 Pro, Gliftex 11 Pro, CorelDraw Suite X6, Comic Life 2, Project Dogwaffle Howler 8, Stitch Witch