>My, what a problem I present. ******************** <1430 Words Snipped> ******************** >So the question is rather simple: >can some member participate without having >posted sample images? I suppose not. This very long post reminded me of that old saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" It is unfortunate we have never been shown your work Bob because it might put you in a different light. No matter how many words you throw at the problem - and whether you are a member of an internet mailing list, camera club or even the local masonic lodge, people will jusge a photographer by his/her photographs (not by their descriptions of how good they are). So yes, there is a place here for people who talk but don't show ... but they will find it a lot harder to gain (photographic) respect than those who've presented actual images. Bob Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com