I think I have around 83 images posted now and apart from once I have never had more than 20 votes posted for an image. Can I ask not being a member of Caedes does this affect in anyway the total number of votes given to an image.

Steve, you are a member and 20 votes is what images are gathering as they are rotated in the voting booth. None of my images have 20, the average is 15 :)

If you are referring to being a Caedes Cadre, that does not entitle you to more or less votes than anyone else submitting images.

I hope this helps!