I read with interest the CGSociety stuff above.  I have posted work there for years, and take great pleasure in deliberately mentioning Poser in the title of my pieces - it drives the hit count wild.  I monitored it once, in one day, my piece had over 700 views, compared to about 150 for the other artists' pieces posted the same day, many of which were far superior to my own efforts.  And some of the Poser-bashing is quite eye-wateringly offensive too.  What I've never mentioned over there is how much professional work I've got out of Poser, as I suspect that would really drive them nuts.  A while ago they made a valiant attempt to increase the quality threshold of their galleries, now my Poser work doesn't even get accepted for people to be able to bash.  I uploaded the artwork above a little while ago to my portfolio there, as I thought it was one of the best Poser-based images I've ever done, and I only submit my best work there.  Just this morning I got the (expected) email informing me it had been rejected for display in the forum gallery.  Have a read of this:

"Paul-Francis,

We are sorry, but your recent art submission to the CGTalk Gallery has been declined.
Your image is still hosted on your CGPortfolio.
("Stormbringer, Paul Francis (3D)")

We at CGSociety.org would like to offer encouragement for your next submission.

Your submission has been declined for the following reason(s):
Your image currently does not meet the general quality level of the Showcase Gallery. We suggest you keep working on improving your understanding of the critical foundations of visual art (composition, perspective, lighting, values, color, anatomy, figure...etc), and try again in the future when you feel you have significantly surpassed your current level of skill and knowledge.

The CGSociety Crew"

Ah well......

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

My Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and Borderlands......"Catch a  r--i---d-----e-----!"