Two things, and then I am out of this...

One: Obviously I was all together wrong in my thinking. I am sure now that the people who provided these images have absolutely no interest in seeing their artwork on the cover of the magzine, and that they fully expect the vast majority of entrants will change the images they choose to work with beyond recognition.

Two: Despite my decision not to participate, I would certainly encourage anyone and everyone else to. I would love to see someone from this forum create something that would get the cover. There is a lot of talent here and I can think of nothing that would make me happier.