that's the whole point, I believe... the person who just started using bryce and can only do reflective spheres over water should at least be smart enough to know that they should not expect to win a challenge in a popular bryce forum... but they CAN be smart enough to learn from the other forum members as they post WIP's, critiques, etc... and to try new things, push their limits and, in short, learn what they can about this program that they have shown interest in using...

it's been this way for as long as I've been here... I, personally, have not competed in a bryce challenge in a while, but this one sounded interesting, so I think I'll have a go at it. Does that make me a part of some clique that I don't know about?... you put a entry in the challenges you like and you ignore the ones you don't... you can't please all of the people all of the time... and the only way to change things - that is fair to EVERYONE - is to work your butt off and win the popular vote in a challenge. Then you get to make the rules.

But always remember, just because you don't place in the top three in a group of 65 doesn't mean that nobody liked your work or that it wasn't any good... just that your picture didn't get the votes this time... oh well, there's always next month.

EDIT: all of the "you"'s above are hypothetical and not aimed at any member in particular

Message edited on: 02/20/2005 11:03