Even though I'm very shy...

keps · 29-03-2018 08:03PM #1

Did you know that 25m photos are uploaded to Flickr everyday?

And that of that 25m -just 25 are chosen by an algorithm to appear on Flickr's 'EXPLORE' thread that day.

No one knows how the computer 'picks the pics'- but it is apparently based on a decent quality photo- plus the perception by the ' flickr computer' that the phographer is 'adding value' to the overall Flickr concept( thanking/receiving thanks etc)

A pic of mine got picked on Tuesday- here is the pic- not my best by any means but you can see it has got over 4000 views - mindblowing!:pac::pac:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127669355@N03/41017853211/in/dateposted-public/

keps · 29-03-2018 09:26PM

Thanks Daire

Adrian.Sadlier · 30-03-2018 12:53AM

keps wrote: »

.....No one knows how the computer 'picks the pics' ........

One of the strongest "identifiers" for choosing "Explored" images is if the tog has had a previous "Explored" image. It was a good few years before I got my first one - after that the frequency increased!

The first one is always the hardest!

Congrats!

keps · 30-03-2018 01:24AM

@ Adrian

what is 'tog'?

keps · 30-03-2018 02:15AM

And apologies if I got the Explore criteria wrong - on review it seems that having a pic chosen is a bit easier than I had initially thought- silly me- I should have known:rolleyes:

Thirdfox · 30-03-2018 06:11AM

presumably it's shorthand for "photographer"

congrats on being chosen - very nice pic

TheBeach · 30-03-2018 06:40AM

It's a really lovely photo.

Adrian.Sadlier · 30-03-2018 08:11AM

keps wrote: »

. .......on review it seems that having a pic chosen is a bit easier than I had initially thought....:rolleyes:

"Tog" is short for photographer (I'm lazy). And however the images are picked it's not that easy. I have never figured it out but I'm always delighted when it happens.

Congrats again.

Adrian

Portlawslim · 30-03-2018 09:27AM

keps wrote: »

Did
A pic of mine got picked on Tuesday- here is the pic- not my best by any means but you can see it has got over 4000 views - mindblowing!:pac::pac:

Well done keps, It's a real buzz when you get one selected I remember my first time.....2014 aah!

Tower Sunrise

Take no notice of the watermark I had to re-upload all my flickr images with a smaller res

keps · 30-03-2018 06:41PM

Fake news

Sorry, just to correct my first post

Five hundred photos are picked each day- it gives a 1 in 17000 chance of being picked

Portlawslim · 31-03-2018 07:54AM

I think getting a POTW or HM in the random photos thread means alot more as it's from fellow photographers and no algorithms are used.

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