Yes, i tried to tell T-Money his shots were always good and both of you guys are stubborn to admit any talents because of y'alls hardheaded humility.

The cool thing about macro.... is you can find anything mundane and make it super exciting by the abstraction of the macro being so zoomed in. I particularly like bugs in macro... because almost all of them have tiny little faces. Once you see a Dragonfly smiling it changes the way you think of bugs. Flowers are cool in macro too. I was never much of a flower guy until Macro opened up more of my appreciation for the details they all have that usually go unnoticed.

Also, it's very common to have a reel of shots and only have a handful at the end worthy of post-production or display. But, since we are usually our own worst critics... i think many awesome shots probably get lost in the wash of over critiquing.

I'm super happy to hear you are having fun over here. I try to include everyone as best i can in the HotShots posts to help engage and encourage each other to support one another. I think that's a better social model than just trying to have everyone feel like they are competing for a spot.

I have seen the way that some users have grown and become more skilled just by the inspiration provided by others. The coolest feeling is when a non-photographer gets props from real pros. It just shows that if you capture beauty, it will be appreciated from those that can see to appreciate it.