Hey, no insult intended with my description. Like I said, I'm not up on current terms. If you tell us what the look is called, I'll certainly use that term.
Something else you might want to consider when it comes to low feedback on this thread - I think you might also be unintentionally misleading people with your use of the word 'hardcore'. To many, that's a term associated with a sexual content or porn. And that certainly doesn't have anything to do with your picture, which I'd say comes well into the territory of a G rating.
I know that we had at least one member of the mbs say they hadn't dared to click on the link because they assumed they'd see something sexual when they read the picture was 'hardcore', so it's possible others haven't checked it out for the same reasons.
As for disappointing people - well, you can't please everyone all the time. The first photo you posted just may not suit the tastes of many on these mbs. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it per se or that you've done anything wrong by posting it. So don't get discouraged or give up. If it's not in tune with majority tastes on this forum, there'll be another one somewhere that it does match.
I have to add that I did really like the second photo. Beautiful blending and the colours are lovely. Also like the way that the S shield is superimposed on the other images, very ethereal and subtle.
If you have any more like that on your hd, I'd love to see them.
LabRat
