"Leave a comment on every image posted. You know the kind of thing...WOW!!! FANTASTIC!!! AMAZING!!! MASTERPIECE!!! etc etc...Within a week your comments and ratings will soar and you will get into the Hot 20. Just remember to buy plenty of chewing gum to help get rid of the bad taste it leaves in your mouth. Matt." You boiled it down ;0)

I've topped at three rankings and six comments. While others get dozens or even thousands in the archives. Any secret to getting better marks? Thanks, Bruce

Deagol, I voted for option one. I think your work is better suited for a nature oriented gallery.

I looked under the genre headings. There are many galleries for this piece.

How is a fractal chosen for the featured spot?

To me the focus of the image is the flower, then the bird, and lastly the background. Are you asking how to classify this piece? I am not sure it belongs in the fractal gallery. I only see the flower, bird, and background. I don't see what the others claim to.

Attached Link: http://www.mindspring.com/~whiteboy1/

I tried submitting a fractal for this theme. It uploaded fine but it does not show. Is there a delay from time of upload to the time it is actually seen on screen?

Mine was one of 17 of over 30,000 fractals that met your requirements (under 200 KBs using only shades of blue.) "Etheral Blues" is what I tried to include in the challenge.

Message edited on: 10/16/2004 00:13