Thanks for the comments.
oz42: I agree about the road..I had done several mapped textures but didn't really have a texture map that looks good on such a large plane. Do you have any tips on successful asphalt simulation?
and..noted..the people are all wrong...scale..no shadows..etc.
v-vube: THANKS for the tip....silly me to not have thought of it...little stick people on a low res image to set up the file is great. Thanks again.
aitraaz:...agreed that blotch is a bit annoying. It is that big dark building across the street. This rendering was cut short due to the deadline (only 22 hrs...and a huge model with tons of glass..not long enough at all)..but I am running it again and hoping that it will all brighten up a bit. If you can make out the building in the reflection it would be great.
Thanks again for the comments.