Maria, I know there are many members who do not understand that the Photo staff knows the posting members very well. We don't always post comments, but we examine carefully the posts to see what is happening.  We know when a member is improving or posting under a stretch of blank inspiration. :-)  We take pride in knowing each member and the quality of their work.

We don't look at photos on a level playing field. We look at them as individual skill and talent performance. We encourage each photographer to build themselves as if they were blocks forming a pyramid... the broader the base and the taller the pyramid, the more accomplished they are becoming.  Our monthly GOM is more for the ones who have already gone to the top and have little to prove. :-)

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MrsLubner
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"It please me to take amateur photographs of my garden,
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