Thanks for the all the positive comments, much appreciated!
Oshyan: The time differences in the test renders between .8 and 1.12 were about double, still there are gains to be had especially in the near water (to my eye). I could have pushed the contrast in post and improved the look of the reeds, my error in hindsight; they really are exquisite models and put the ST store Cattail models at great disadvantage. Ulco has created some truly fine objects and I'll look forward to the resumption of the NWDA and their renewed availability.
