"Shut Up and Take a Compliment!"

You ( @kommienezuspadt ) don't do anything the easy way, and it shows in the results. Sure, it isn't guaranteed that just because you invested the time and effort you will get the rewards, but you will gain the skill and knowledge. And, eventually, you will gain the renown.

Is it any wonder that you get so many views and votes? Is it any wonder that after showing your own work (production methods and all) that others scramble to submit theirs?

You throw your all in (exhausting, isn't it?) and others take notice. That's why you've quickly become a keystone of steemit society. You make steemit more interesting and stimulating.

Didn't you think that by challenging yourself and sharing the results with others that they would be inspired and desire to do likewise? You're the kind that leaves construction work in place rather than hide it, after all. For sure, available light will often leave you with an aperture so large that DoF is just.too.small, and I'm sure you cringe occasionally at slightly over/under exposed images. Those are the trials of the naked berserker, work with what you've got, and strive to persevere.

You're building community and standard by example. No need to take a bow, it's implicit in the humility with which you submit your work for the consideration of others, and in the effort you make, at all hours of the day, even when you would otherwise have been asleep 45mins ago you make effort to write just a few paras of meaningful text. I'm sure 'submit' is the harbinger of sleep on several nights in any given week.

Thanks for sharing all the hard work, construction lines and all.

PS: At the risk of appearing superficial, these two ladies were made to be photographed, they look like Elvgren portraits, and you have done a wonderful job of framing their lovely eyes, cheekbones, countenance, and beautiful surrounds, right down to a little lace (I appreciate stone, wood, iron, and lacework; shuddup! my mother does amazing lace, it's a lot of hard, time consuming, and quite mathematical work, I appreciate it.).

STEEM ON!