We have all levels of ability here, and hopefully all of us want to keep on learning. Here's (again) my two cents on this topic we've covered many times before. The Gallery, with its wide level of skills both of the photographers and of the reviewers, is not a good place for discussion. Most of us soon do not bother "voting" or posting ratings. The Forum is a better place, but it needs to be "directed" criticism: Not just, "You made it too dark, and BTW your mother is ugly." The often heard, "Please tell me what's wrong with this picture?", is also not very directive. Someone wanting criticism, should ASK for it, and give some background; What were you trying to accomplish? Where do YOU think the image doesn't work? How can I improve here the xyz? And the reviewers here are NOT experts; trying to put their thoughts in order, towards a specific question, helps the reviewer learn as much as the asker. It may seem like we are just patting each other on the back. Often we are. Some folks have been here a long time, and we just enjoy seeing and encouraging their latest projects. Some, we've seen their work often before, so we need not even bother telling (Donald) his monitor is too bright, for example. We just accept it, and enjoy his latest shots.