Ok i had that question in my head since a while now. I wonder what are the elements which make someone look at an image in the gallery. I know it's hard to visit everything. That the "replacement rate" is kindda quick, and then that the first hours (or most likely the first minutes) are capital to attract potential viewer's attention. So, when you visit the Galleries, what does make you look at an image ? Thumbnail first. Do you prefer originality ? Mystery ? Is it better to put a part of the image at its current scale, or a reduced view of the main scene ? The name, too : does it matter to you ? Are you curious about an image with an attractive or mysterious name ? The rating : are you looking more at an image which already had ratings ? Which already has been viewed often ? The author : is the fact that the author is well known, a good merchant, a regular poster in the forums, or is just having lots of "friends" around, of any importance ? Do you take into account the fact that he/she visits and/or leaves comments to your own images ? Ok i know it's a lot of questions, but as many artist wannabees, i'd like my images being seen by the greatest number of people, i'd also like to have comments, or just some "hellos" at times. So maybe having some clues about what makes the "potential audience" look at pictures would help some of us. Thanks for the inputs Merlin