Flickr Explore

[pixie1339]

Since we have some excellent photographers on here that have been Explored, I'm turning to you guys for help. How can I tell if one of my photos made it to Explore? Can a photo you posted months ago go to Explore? I've had more hits on my page in the last couple hours than I have in the last couple months, and the emphasis seems to be on my Wave pictures from last year. That's the only reason I can think of that I'd be getting so much attention all of a sudden.

 

[Nick]

It's not an Explore thing. You can check to see if you have photos there by using Big Huge Lab's Scout.

http://bighugelabs.com/scout.php?username=pixie1339&sort=date&year=0

 

[pixie1339]

I've had a couple people say congratulations, too, so any ideas on why else there would be so much attention all of a sudden?

 

[Nick]

Did you ask what the congrats was for?

 

[Udink]

I googled the photo ID and came up with this blog entry posted today: http://www.mediacollective.nl/flickr/bodacious-rock-formations

 

[Bill]

Its not on explore, it made the front page of the flickr blog
http://blog.flickr.net/

You should be able to see where on flickr the traffic is coming from is you scroll down on your screen shot.

 

[pixie1339]

Thanks for your help figuring it out guys! This is just as good as Explore as far as I'm concerned. I've never had this much attention on my Flickr page before. I knew there had to be something behind the sudden interest. It's pretty cool!

 

[Bill]

Explore attracts a lot of flickr "bottom feeders". Personally, I cant stand the "awards", "great shot! check out my most recent photo" comments, and crappy group invites. When a photo of mine hits explore I get a spike in view but then I have to spend the time to delete the clutter.... I like to keep a clean stream


There's a few different ways to increase you're chances of making explore as well.

 

[Yvonne]

I had a couple of pictures in Explore and wondered why all of a sudden I got all those crappy invitations etc. And then all those comments.
I also discovered that lot of my shots were stolen when they apeared in Explore. So I erased most of my shots on Flickr and don't post a lot of my pictures anymore. Just wondered why anyone is stealing from my stream when there are much better pictures.

 

[Bill]

Were they taking your images and selling them?

 

[pixie1339]

Explore attracts a lot of flickr "bottom feeders". Personally, I cant stand the "awards", "great shot! check out my most recent photo" comments, and crappy group invites. When a photo of mine hits explore I get a spike in view but then I have to spend the time to delete the clutter.... I like to keep a clean stream


There's a few different ways to increase you're chances of making explore as well.

I've noticed that a lot of people who are Explored get the awards and junk like that. Those bother me, too. So far I've just had tons of faves and comments, and a whole slew of people adding me as a contact. I just think it's neat to get a little more exposure. Until now I've only had a handful of Flickr friends that ever comment on my photos, with an occasional person stumbling onto my stream. I guess I'm getting a taste of what it feels like to be you for a day, Bill.

 

[Yvonne]

Were they taking your images and selling them?

Just taking my images and pretend that they were theirs. Okay, my images are only mediocre, but at least you can ask for permission.

 

[Dave]

This is just as good as Explore as far as I'm concerned. I've never had this much attention on my Flickr page before.

I'd much rather be on the flickr blog than on explore. The blog is curated, explore is determined by an algorithm.

 

[pixie1339]

Good point Dave! It's nice to know that some one hand picked my photo. I'm just glad to get some more exposure.