Ang, I don't think you have anything to apologize about at all. Frankly, yours was one of the ones that I had trouble not voting for. To me, I see something like that in real life (hubble photos, beautiful skies/sunsets, etc.) and I could be persuaded that there might be a higher power somewhere. Others will disagree with me. It's all subjective. Who's right? Who's wrong? and who's to say? I, personally, liked the image that you rendered and shared with us. I do wish that you had've fixed the corner of that terrain, though ;) But we should all understand time restrictions and that certain things must take priority over others. Some use these challenges as a way to measure themselves against others... some as a learning tool to better their work... some as a means to share their knowledge with others... some as something that might be cool to work on if they can find the time between other projects... some as all of these. Constructive criticism regarding techniques, layout, etc. is one thing, but it's hard for me to criticize anybody's effort just because of how much time I THINK they may have spent on it. Just vote for someone else and move on. And if you don't get the votes you feel you should have, don't look at it as a slight against your abilities... look at the ones who did get the votes and figure out what it is about that image that people like. As far as voting without participating... I think almost everyone out there is qualified enough to know what they like and pick it out of a line-up. There are no cash prizes here, no free items from the marketplace, nada, nothing, zilch. This is all for the FUN of it. But that's just my opinion, your actual mileage may vary. See store display for full details. Limit one per customer. Not valid with other offers. 8D