Whilst the forum is pretty quiet, a couple of weeks ago a guy posted a video clip to show how good photo scenery in x-planes was.
Here's a sample of VFR photo scenery in FSX.
I'll leave you to decide whether it's good or bad.
Sorry about the frame rate! Which reminds me, FSX with full settings is still capable of slowing my FPS down to 10-15, so maybe Cliffs of Dover isn't as bad as we're making out!
and here's the original one I posted, shot at dawn to show some strange REX lighting effects. At the end, you'll also see how much it costs to have this kind of environment.