I never rank, what does it accomplish. When I comment, I always try to make a Good comment stating what I like about the image but after, I try to leave some bit of something I see could be improved. Maybe not improved, more like something to think about the next time the person tries to take the same sort of shot. Cyn, I liked the toilet shot. I think it's interesting to see and document what a nasty race we are, polluting our own soil. I have a couple interesting shots of fishing line just thrown on the ground by some ignorant people, and a beautiful little pond with tires all over the place, and another with a dead baby fox half decomposed. A photo is a photo, The subject matter doesn't always have to be beautiful sunsets and scantily clad women, It's all about composition, sharpness, and colors. And personally I think the majority if not all of your work falls right on my three criteria. As for you Michelle WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, just kidding. I agree, maybe the Hot 20 doesn't make us better photographers, but it does give us a reason to post our best works. Maybe if there were some sort of group who would use those images for whatever purpose (news letters, web pages....) and If the artist chose to offer the image for free it would give a bit of incentive. Something like the person or company would ask the artist if they could use there image, and it would be the artists choice to give it, any additional works would cost. I don't really know how all that works so I'm just throwing out possibilities. CHA CHING my 2 cents