i have been away for a while and only viewed and posted occasionally - and yet there is this ongoing concern with popularity

as i explore my ability to create interesting images, i am inspired by the works of others here

when I have the time i like to comment - probably too much - but sometimes i am in a zone and I can find interesting elements to almost all the images i see - but sometimes i run out of words or inspirations

and sometimes i find connections with others and this feels like a community - friends and colleagues rather than a competition - so I don't worry about the Hot 20 and look through the thumbs for interesting works