One other factor I forgot to mention: I usually notice that once there's a significant difference in how many times the different pics in a series have been viewed, that difference tends to perpetuate itself --- the more popular pic continues to get more views, and the gap widens. Still more to do with packaging than with quality...

I'm with Aqua, though --- once I start a series I'll 'see it through' to the end... I love the build-up and the variety that you can get within a series. Plus, with a series, it's a little closer to being actually present, since you get different views and perspectives on the same 'event' and can watch things progress, whereas a single pic has less context. Not that I have anything against single pics either --- there have been so many stunning ones here!

--- sweetstuff

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