Well said Geert! and hard to understand the motivation behind it (at least for me)

Favorite means for me, talk about picture first, when I see a picture and realy grabs me. Don't need to be a perfect one but something about the art is unique. It might be a postwork perhaps or a subject matter. Sometimes I favorite picture what I know never in my life will see in real life or have an opportunity to capture it myself but still need to be at least 'half way decent' shot. Blurry cheetah will not do for me...:)

Favorite artist: I pick ppl who is delivering great pictures in a long time or ppl who I am realy interested what they do next.  

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