The Picture Gallery has been where a lot of MR participants who don't hang out in the digital photography section tend to post their snapshots of various things, including their cars, their desktop setups, their pets, etc., or their images taken with their particular model of iPhone. Over the years I've noticed threads about photos of your car, photos of your desktop, photos of your pets, photos shot with your iPhone 12 Pro Max.....
My perception is and always has been that the Digital Photography subforum tends to focus on a somewhat more serious approach to photography, which is why in here you'll mostly see photos shot with DSLRs and mirrorless interchangeable lens (ILC) cameras as opposed to P&S or cell phone cameras. We get into occasional discussions about gear, too: lenses, new models of various brands of DSLRs and mirrorless ILC, accessories used with that kind of gear, etc. I think when iGary (who, if I recall correctly, was/is a professional photographer) first started the POTD thread and mentioned posting one's best photos he had exactly that concept in mind, rather than snapshots of one's desktop setup or some such, as there was and is already a place on MR for the latter kind of image.
The Digital Photography subforum also can indeed be a place to learn and grow, and those who are new to photography should be encouraged and helped, provided guidance as needed and requested, and there are indeed long-time participants in this subforum who have a solid knowledge base and often years of experience. I think over the years it has been apparent that we are always open to questions about gear, techniques, ways to shoot certain subjects or scenes, etc.
Yes, before things get way out of hand here in this subforum we do need to carefully consider where we want to go, what we want to do and how to best achieve that.
