having some fun trying to make rain without post work. It uses a few simple swuares with a trans map on them to make rain. Not sure if it is exacly the effect I'm looking for but it is getting close. Still needed water with ran ripples but at this scale you wouldn't see the ripples. Most of the items in this render are from my "Lynn's Point Set" (freebie) and My and SpiceBunny's "Celtic Garden" (market item). Other items scattered in it are from my work in progress "Old Town" (still looking for a better name) which will be a complete rustic village when finished. I hope to have the first building done by October 14th as this marks my first anniversary of posting models at renderosity. I would like to thank all those people who have downolaed my models over the past year and encouraged me to make more for the community. i had hoped to see between 5000 to 10,000 downloads in the first year (and thought 10,000 was being very optimistic) Well it seems that by the 14th my models will have been downloaded over 84,000 times in my first year. I was nervous when I posted my first item, I though what if nobody downloads it...I'd have been very discouraged, in stead I've had to upgrade my site 4 times this past year to keep up with demand. The last upgrade just 2 days ago as it became apparent that 10 gig of bandwith would no longer survive an entire month. It was running out in a week, I now have 50 gig of bandwith so lets hope that can meet the demand. :-) Thanks to all those that have supported my work by making lots of downloads and showing me that my work is valued. Mike Credits Cloudy Sky by Yesitis3 (soon to be part of a free background skys set hosted by me, look for it early next week) Don is part of the basic Poser 5 Install, the Doublet, Sleves, Shoes, Hose and Pants worn by him are by Sharkie and are included on the content CD. All other items and textures by me. Garden wall concept by SpiceBunny.