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Posted By: identify7

David:

When one buys photos it appears to me that there is an appreciation beyond "oh gee, I like that". Because I feel the oh gee toward each of the three examples which you offered above. However,

"I recently bought this original Vogue magazine photo for well under $100, and am happy with the price (I would have paid over $100)".

This level of appreciation infers an ability to establish selection criteria beyond the oh gee understanding; and this quantity of sophistication is what I regret that I aspire to be a novice.

Simply stated: you have been posting pictures for years and I have never understood what you see in them. But since you continue in this vein, I can only conclude that you are sincere. Is it your contention that you have a personal singularity in your preference for these pictures? Or is your appreciation more mainstream?

Gilbert