I'm smiling right now. I'm so glad you have that. That...thing, you're passionate about. I don't think I ever allowed myself to get so blissed out on images, I always thought that words were somehow more valuable (intellectual upbringing, 'read more books' that type of thing - nothing that actually means anything, if you know what I mean, just your regular prejudices), but sometimes, there ARE no words, and I totally understand what you mean. Sometimes you just LOOK and lose it, because something is so breathtaking, you can't do anything but take it in, whatever it is. I love that.
Re: LOVE!
And as for the 70's...well, what can I say. Ow.