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The mist makes all the difference.

AMD 6870
16xAA forced, 2xSSAA forced,

SkyrimPrefs.ini:
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

not important for this picture, but still in the ini:
iWaterMultiSamples=4
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024