>>3121273>>3121277IMO an image can be good in two ways. Either the subject is interesting, or it's technically good.
A boring picture of something ordinary can still be pleasant to look at, if it's executed well. I think
>>3121256 >>3121159 are good examples of that.
Then there's interesting subjects with poor technique.
>>3118105 is a pretty bad example of this, since the subject isn't super interesting and the execution isn't that bad. But I think you get my point. It could have been a great shot, now it's just fine.
The sweet spot is of course when you nail both these aspects in the same image. That's what separates a great photographer from us others. They will always take the technically perfect image, so now they just have to find an interesting subject.