This is a scan of a portrait of Pablo Picasso which was published in Henry Cartier-Bresson's "Tête à Tête". You will please note that the composition does not follow the "Rule of Thirds". The glints in the eyes are blurred, indicating camera shake. Were it not a photo of a famous person, would it be a "great" photo?
Why do we obsess about technical perfection?
The more I look through Cartier-Bresson's work, the more I appreciate MY OWN images. I have been underappreciating them...and I'll bet you have underappreciated yours too!
Rather than concentrating on pixel peeping, burnt out highlights, and visual noise, shouldn't we try to be a little more concerned about our content and whether we get that "Ahah" feeling when we click on an image and it impacts us to the point of taking an extra breath?
When I prepare images for uploading to my galleries I put them in a folder and run a slideshow. If an image says "Blah" to me it goes into the recycle bin. If it sparks that extra breath feeling, it gets uploaded.
No doubt I have too many images in my galleries, but I hope that through them people will be educated (or at least amused) and encouraged to think differently about the way they shoot.
If you haven't visited the myriad galleries on pBase with great creative works by non-famous-photographers, mostly non-professionals, you are missing many great experiences.