Heeeeeeeeey! Now that's good! 

Yes, didn't you read the forum guidelines, Nick? They state:

"Let loose your artistic flair! No Rules except please keep shots within 100K & 800 pixels wide. Except, of course, no filter slapping will be tolerated. In fact, the use of editing programs is strongly discouraged. Real men don't need such crutches!"

You need to understand, Nick, that it's not so much what you make but rather how you make it. I mean, just because it LOOKS good doesn't mean it IS good. If you've used anything other than a quill pen and an ink well you're a piker!

Now let that be a lesson to you, young man, lest you get off on the wrong foot in life and think that an image is good just because it looks good. There's much more to it than that, you see. You must learn to honor and respect tradition and the status quo, my young friend. You need to know your place and not interject infernal technology!

Why next thing you know you'll think that you should be permitted to read... and even to select your own reading material. Outrageous! Quite simpy outrageous!