technical quality vs. emotive quality

When you first look at a photograph and make an initial judgment of it as being 'great', is it because it is technically great or because it makes you feel something? In other words, are you reacting to its technical quality or its emotive quality? Explain in detail.

I tend to react more towards the technical side of a photo, at least at first. I specifically concentrate on the technical aspects of focus, lighting, and composition. I believe that a photo really cannot truly make you feel something on an emotional level if it is not a technically good picture to begin with. The best photos are ones that are both emotive and technically great, and it is much more difficult to make an emotively great photo and technically great photo after the fact than vice versa.