What would the earth look like if our solar system were near a reflection nebula?

I planned on having a small object sit on the newspaper I had been working on, and put the sphere there as a place holder. I loved the reflections and refractions so much, I had to use it as is.

The bridge model comes from 3D Attic, which has since gone out of business. The boat came from playing around with Amorphium.

Is she drifting up toward the aligning planets, or leaping off the balcony at the most dramatic moment?

It looks like a pattern, but is actually is a 3d scene. It started as a logo design, but I am always drawn to symmetrical patterns.

My first image with the new version of the popular 3D software, Bryce 5 just out. The ferns are imported, but the trees are one of Bryce's new features.

Was it the water, or the lack of everything else? This image came from playing with palm tree models.

Another image that could go in either sci-fi or abstract.

The day I finally win the lottery... I thought the toughest part of this one was going to be the impact point, but it turned out to be the easiest.