   surface clipping
  for some reason...when i move my camera back...the far end of my surface starts clipping......its almost like somehow my camera can''t see beyond a certain distance. What could be causing this???...or better yet...how do i fix it?? 
  There is a far clipping plane.  You probably just need to set it furthur back.  Unless I''m missing something. ;  most basecodes out there use gluPerspective to set the near and far clipping planes , as the anonymous poster said , the problem lies probably in the far clipping plane being set too close to scene ;  thanx alot fellas...i got it fixed....it was far clipping plane. 