Fascinating! The variety of reasons why one image is preferred over another is quite diverse, with reading direction and left- or right-dominant eyes being the leader. But equally interesting is the "I like #__ but I don't know why" or "#__ just feels better." My goal with my work is to get people to feel, so that is probably my favorite response!

Thanks to everyone who posted an opinion or just took the time to stop by. Keep clicking, mates!

On a recent post I made of an iris flower image, the idea was advanced to try flipping the image to achieve a different emotional impact. I tried it, and it worked on that image for me. So....

Here, I have a preference as to which image I feel has the most impact and interest, but I would like to hear from you all as to which you prefer, and why. Or, if you feel there's no real difference, please let me know that, too! Thanks for taking the time to help me on this little query...