It just dawned on me that this forum is what we make it.  It's past glory was not due to some magic element provided by R'osity hierarchy or anyone else for that matter.  It's whole personality and reason for being was/is a place for folks with a common interest to help, seek help, teach, be taught, speak, be heard, laugh, and at times a haven and shoulder to cry on-- a place to share.  

Quest has made a good point.  Others have made good points.  For every person who post to a thread here there are probably 10 lurkers reading it.   A couple months ago Drac and Phil Drawbridge came over to visit, for the purpuse of not turning their backs on the group who had been with them a long time.  Bravo for them.  

Rayraz has presented a challenge about studio lighing.  He is sooo far ahead of me on 3d apps that I have no clue about what he is talking about most of the time.  I challange Rayraz and others who understand the thing to **show us their attempts and why this did work and that didn't.  If that was to happen, I might understand what he is talking about.

** In the past there was at least weekly someone posting a mini-tut about a neat this or that.  

**Here is my challenge,  1) lurkers, don't be afraid to ask.   2) If you discover something neat, share it here.   I say if you have ever had a comment on an image posting stating "I don't know how you did that"  then that means probably 5 more people wonder the same thing.  So come here and upload the explanation.  You may not get famous but you will be appreciated for making Bryce easier or more fun.  

**The Bryce forum at Renderosity might come alive and new friends made.  

Willie  (trips while stepping of soap box)