Thank you for all your inputs, this is an interesting topic although also very frustrating ;-) Branden, you are right in a sense. Me posting a picture I did in a darkroom long ago and the replies I got did kind of prompt me to ask this. As well a few too many folks asking time and time again about the relevance photography has on an art site, (that just bothers me to no end). And what's more, the opposite side of that coin; just for interest sake I did some research recently, went to several art colleges to inquire what all the credits are that one needs to get into a final year as an 'advanced' student so that maybe someone can get an art degree with substance to hang on a wall and one of those nifty graduation hats to wear to smart parties and being told that 'photography' is still one BIG wampum major criteria as background for any major art program, (in fact forget it if you don't have this). Digital or computer generated art is NOT, they don't even ask and half of them don't even wanna know about it or hear about it. Take care ;-)