I don't know how many time I have tried to create this kind of scene, three maybe four? Tried scattering and particle systems but neither really worked properly. Instead I spent six hours meticulously placing and tweaking 2500 pieces of grass to get that ocean effect running over the top like a gentle breeze flooding between the trees. Lighting I always revert to my self made sun system and for creating images like this, is exactly why I created it. Though it did take four runs to get the feel I wanted using just the sun as a single light source. There's a poetic element involved too, Myira and her name being derived from the word "Dream" in Ukrainian