Hello all, thanks for the replies and crits. Very helpful from everyone.
crazy homeless guy: i experimented with doing the glass of couple of different ways and more reflected seemed to work best. about the composition rule of thirds is a great technique and i tried to stay close to this on the first lighthouse image i made, then went away from showing extra information i didn't need on this image like the rocks.
wda: lol, that dust storm was crazy, looked like a different world outside
eric: i totally agree with you on the pickets, and getting a more used feel to the building
jvlive: i awaiting that movie also. there is another thread i made for my first image with this model http://www.cgarchitect.com/vb/21062-thomas-point-shoal-lh.html