Well if someone actually sells a "default piece", then more power to them! I think in some cases people see what images get in the Hot 20 or get a lot of comments, and then they try to imitate that. My advice is to do what you enjoy doing and not worry if you don't get an attaboy. Maybe you should post in the forum if you want someone to rip your work apart, but I agree with eelie, kinda hard to know if something was intended or not. I get the impression that you are po'ed at the poser crowd because your image didn't make the mag cover. I disagree with your comment about not learning by coming to the bryce forum, I think you do-yes, you have to work with it, but I learn new things all the time just reading the forum posts.

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