Surely a judge should abide by the guidelines, the same as any entrant and if those rules allow freebies and imports, the image should be assesed on its merits. Im sorry but I get really annoyed with the attitude that a picture isnt worth looking at if it contains other peoples contributions. We all have a limited amount of time to spend at this and I certainly have to choose if I am going to spend that time making models or making pictures. More often than not I choose the latter, others will differ. Traditional artists and photographers dont worry about whether they have made their props, why should I? I find it interesting that when a good freebie appears, something like Meski`s mill, for instance, it is used in such a variety of ways that it seems no longer to be the same object. That, to me, is what this is all about.