He liked your photos because for serious photography the technical side is not as important as the subject matter or artistic, compositional, or journalistic as

He liked your photos because for serious photography the technical side is not as important as the subject matter or artistic, compositional, or journalistic aspects of the work. The technical side only needs to be "good enough" and the photo can still be great. The artistic sides have to be great to make a great photo. The whole "technician" side of photography often loses sight of composition & subject in the quest to have the perfect aperture/ISO/shutter speed and get maximum sharpness.