I used some noise reduction in Paintshop IV for noise. It would have been rendering for another day if I used enough cloud samples to get rid of the noise. I was more interested in the lighting than anything else.
Lighting a scene varies so much from project to project. I have been working on this for quite some time. It's easier when the sun is high (16 degrees above the horizon or higher). I like sunrises and sunsets. These are hard to illuminate properly.
I don't like three point lighting in T2. I use enviro lighting, camera exposure, and gamma and contrast settings.
