I love the comments I get which are well thought through, constructive and insightful. The ones which say "that's great, but you could improve it by doing X Y and Z" - bring it on!

I'm also tired of the dull Poser images, and images which are little more than a selection of library objects dragged into a scene which is poorly lit and composed.

But a lot of what goes on, IMHO, is just emotional "stroking" and is far removed from quality artwork or the kind of constructive critical feedback that leads to the sharpening of creative gifts.

BUT there is some awesome stuff on here and loads of genuine talent and creative artistry and so I'm prepared to dig a bit to find it. Also I've bumped into some kindred spirits on here who have a similar passion to me - to really stretch my software to its limits and get the best out of it, to enjoy creating technically complex images that stretch our skill and artistic experience, so I'll stick around a bit longer.