So It's been about 2 years since I wrote anything here, but I have been updating now and then, just posting some of the things I take photos of and such.

I was looking through my gallery and noticed my evolution as both a photographer and a person, from the lightning shots my stepdad helped me take, the Galaxy edit I had to do in HS, and some random shots I took in between, I've seen a bit of a curve, least in my eyes, my shots have improved slightly, but still, photography isn't my main interest, science is. It's still a fun hobby to do, and I don't think I'll ever stop.

I must say, DeviantArt has changed much too. There has been some turmoil and such, some unnecessary drama along the way, and some major category revamping. However, I've come to notice that the front page is littered, and I mean littered, with Anime pictures.

Now, I will be the first one to admit, I am a fan of Anime, I have been since I was 11 years old, but I log onto DA and I always see in "Popular" some rendition of a character from Naruto, or some equivalent popular, or otherwise, anime. Don't get me wrong, some of these pieces are very well done, and they are drawn by people who have extraordinary amounts of talent, much more than I have myself, but I feel that it's getting sickening seeing the same thing over and over again.

It would be like taking a photograph of an apple and only changing a few things about it, deep down, it's still just a photograph of an apple. It gets boring, redundant, and annoying.

I would like to see more creativity, yes, I said it. I want to see daring, I want to see something jaw dropping beautiful grace the front pages. I want it to be an unknown artist, someone who isn't followed by leagues of followers on DA.

Yea, I'm looking for an underdog.

Wheres the Art gone from this site?

I am only left to wonder.

-Rob