Boy do I feel silly sitting here right above ICM! =) This is my entry for the challenge this month. Especially since this is my first challenge entry, any ideas? The concept here is that the ball was discarded/lost (either way abandoned), and just drifted around until it ended up here in the forest, all alone in a place full of natural beauty where something synthetic really sticks out. For my next render, I'm thinking: 1. Rotate the ball a bit so it looks more like it's bob-bob-bobbing along =) 2. Add some animals, such as fish or maybe even a deer (I'll have a look through the free stuff), to give more life to the scene 3. This is what I really need help on. I'm considering adding a DOF effect (I'm already rendering on Premium mode, so it wouldn't add any more time to the render). But I'm worried about losing detail in the foreground and background. I'm in this more to learn and have fun rather than to place or win, so any ideas? Also this particular version isn't finished rendering, I figured it wasn't worth it. It's mostly rendered, just a bit towards the bottom of the pic left.