An amazing DP once told me, "If you can't do it with 3 lights and a couple bounce cards, you haven't figured it out". I keep this in mind each time I set up a comp. Sure, it could be done with 70 nodes... but what if I can figure it out in 18?
Again, testing similar parameters as the "Apple Test", this setup was to play with texturing, focal range, lighting & contact with updated Nuke7 features.
elements & simplified comp