tea is only relieving while drinking it. once it's gone, it's no help. for me, at least.

Ditto.

By the way, Mag: notice the beard, in that picture. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

i saw that before the kid.

Let me ask you two a stupid ethics question...

yea hard to miss that

ok

bring it.

There's a lady who is a huge enthusiast of my nature photography. She's a very accomplished photographer in her own right, and she's somewhat of a big figure in the art community.

So, there's a big photography competition coming up. This lady is the judge. She personally contacted me, and urged me to enter this competition.

Would it be ethically unsound for me to enter this competition, when personally invited by the competition's judge, who literally thinks I'm the best nature photographer around?

No

you win based on merit, she is not the sole judge and your work will speak for itself.

even if she is the sole judge.....your work will stand on it's own