Just one small point. Your original post Gonkh8er, with those 2 images. I agree that the second does looks much nicer with that water effect, BUT.. I must admit, that in consideration of the overall lighting/shadowing of the pic itself, I would actually say that the minimal effects for the water in the _first_ shot, actually look more appropriate for that specific image. Doesn't look quite right with such a big light glare on the water in the second shot, when that doesn't really exist elsewhere in the image. Was only a thought.
Anyway. 1st level of the (not so great) Wheel of Time first person adventure game shows off water quite well. You get off a boat onto the shore, and the river that is running by you looks very very realistic.
