Oh, come on, Isaac. How many pictures have you seen on here that would require "time-consuming hard work" to critique? Either the picture's good or it's not good. These pictures of Chris's have very good composition, good exposure and excellent post-processing. What can you say other than, "Good work, Chris?"
The usual "time-consuming" criticism is to suggest cropping off a chunk from the top or the bottom, or maybe moving the camera to the right or the left (a bit late for that), or bringing up shadows or killing blowouts, or waiting for different light. Is this kind of BS "hard work?"
A work of art has to stand on its own, but when a photograph that gets posted on here doesn't stand on its own, how often does somebody point that out? Honest criticism isn't hard work, but it does take cojones. So if something gets posted that requires real criticism: "it stinks," or "back to the drafting board," most of us hang back and simply let it glide on down and off the main page. It's always painful to puncture somebody's balloon because you know it hurts. In most cases people don't post pictures on here because they want a critique. What they want is a pat on the back, and in the majority of cases I've seen, that's appropriate.
How about posting some of your own work Isaac, so we can exert some "time-consuming hard work" tearing it to shreds.