I had no idea this discussion was going on when I decided to create a tribute image for Gerhard. I posted it this morning and created a link to his gallery. The next time I checked, I noticed that all of his Powerline series had vanished. I was left thinking I somehow offended him by imitating his style. But GiMi53 set me straight and here we are.

I pretty much agree with the majority of the sentiments here. I don't really care about getting votes or the ranking my work gets. What I care about are the comments that are left so I know how my image has effected someone. And I am also looking for comments on how to possibly improve an image as well, as long as their are constructive and not just, "This sucks!" ;o) Sure, it feels nice to see someone liked and image enough to V for it, but until that system is somehow overhauled, I'm not going to worry too much about it. I do check the Hot20 to see what work is in there because it really does represent some of Renderosity's best. But as many of you point out, there is a lot of other worthy work in the galleries as well. My hope is that the system will eventually be tweaked so that we get a better cross section of artists and their work, and not just those that are popular--as deserving as their work may be.

I have a gallery on Renderosity because I like the sense of community and friends I have made. I have an outlet to show my photos and get feedback. That's why I am here.

The boss is looking over at me so I better get back to work, just wanted to add my 2.

TwoPynts (Kort)

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations