If you're heading off to google images to see how this compares to real and not overexposed cityscapes, then the below links will save you some time. Open the l

If you're heading off to google images to see how this compares to real and not overexposed cityscapes, then the below links will save you some time. Open the last picture up while you watch the video at 2:09, bottom left building. http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/12/00/de/tokyo-by-night.jpg http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/12/00/de/t... http://abodenyc.com/images/New%20York%20City%20Images/New-York-Skyline-Night%20-%20Fixed.jpg http://abodenyc.com/images/New%20York%20City%20Images/New-Yo... http://edp.org/Travel/Chicago/ChicagoNight.jpg http://edp.org/Travel/Chicago/ChicagoNight.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/arjunpurky/2507602603/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arjunpurky/2507602603/ http://www.picturecorrect.com/wallpaper/japan/tokyo_1024x768.htm http://www.picturecorrect.com/wallpaper/japan/tokyo_1024x768... http://www.flickr.com/photos/yayatan/35736937/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yayatan/35736937/ http://www.postcardsfromhonshu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tokyo_at_night_1600x12001.jpg http://www.postcardsfromhonshu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/0... http://www.markmyhsieh.com/Blog/files/page0_blog_entry78_15.jpg http://www.markmyhsieh.com/Blog/files/page0_blog_entry78_15.... http://leejones-san.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/tokyo_night.jpg http://leejones-san.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilde... Projects like these are great examples of hitting that 5% that gets you 95% of the way home. When he talks about avoiding simulations, that's precisely right. I wish he would talk more about how he's choosing the right things to focus on. Perhaps it's just luck? For example, I think that a few of his steps, like bloom, were detrimental. Irregular streets might have solved the streets problem by hiding them (cf. 1st pic). Brightening up buildings in the distance could also have made this look even better.