Mac, beautiful work! I love the black and whites! Thank you for sharing. =)

Well, I can only speak for myself, but you haven't offended me in the least. I apologize if I gave you the feeling you did. I love a good debate/discussion, and a lot of the time I just take the opposite side for the heck of it.

Bonni, while I like to go for the realistic look, the photorealistic textures do nothing for me either. Like I stated earlier, it is a blend of realism and fantasy that I like. On the surface, at first glance, it looks real, but as you study it, you begin to see where it crosses the line into the "fantasy" side.

In defence of the Poser artists, I have seen some beautiful work. Granted, it wasn't all Poser, but nevertheless, it started there and the overall picture looks awesome.