What material are yo using there? Is there any reflection property assigned?
What settings are you using?
What's the screen shot look like if you turn the sun on and raytrace?
Just some thoughts.
Render - Best - Screen - Exterior Sun only - image background.
material: generic with colored image (.jpg)
sun is on.
setting from above: 3D View 6a.jpg
cloud rendering image: 3D View 6b.jpg
raytrace (via screen shot to paint program): 3D View 6 raytrace.jpg
dont know how to export the raytrace image to a file.