Hi and Welcome Douglas, Being a flower and pussycat poster, I have to say I was very much encouraged by the 'pats on the back' given in the gallery. Which gave me the nerve to post photographs I had enjoyed taking. OK maybe most didn't rate my efforts but the few who did gave me more than they could have known. I even entered the challanges as a result of the pats on the back. I like to think I learnt from the simple act of having a go, which I most certainly would not have done otherwise. I admire a lot of the work posted both here and in the gallery, but by no means do I 'know' enough to say how 'good or bad' it is, neither do I like it all. Just my two cents worth. Pat