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    ". . .

    Cloudless everyday you fall

    Upon my waking eyes

    Inviting and inciting me to rise

    And through the window in the wall

    Come streaming in on sunlight wings

    A million bright ambassadors of morning

    Callin' you across the sky"

          —— Pink Floyd, "Meddle," 1971

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Each day of the year, Flickr utilizes an algorithm to curate five hundred images for its Explore page, showcasing selections that embody various forms of 'interestingness.'

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▶ During 2025, Flickr selected 21 of my images for Explore (versus 17 in 2024):

☞ Great horned owl was my most viewed, at 12,050. (In 2024, my most popular photo received 10,310 views.) It also achieved my best Explore position, at no. 47 out of 500. (My best in 2024 was 78th out of 500.)

☞ Strobilus illuminatus was my most 'faved' image at 266. (My most 'faved' image in 2024 received 282.)

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THE FULL LIST

● ROW 1

☞ The Roots (5 January 2025)

5,967 views; 195 'faves'; 475th/500.

☞ Wetlands, illuminated (21 January 2025)

7,989 views; 225 'faves'; 169th/500.

☞ Dudley grooms (21 February 2025)

9,721 views; 238 'faves'; 76th/500.

☞ Creekside purple (13 March 2025)

9,817 views; 263 'faves'; 85th/500.

☞ Spring comes to Beaver Pond (5 April 2025)

9,146 views; 241 'faves; 84th/500.

☞ Great horned owl (25 April 2025)

12,050 views; 262 'faves'; 47th/500.

☞ Mallard, just chilling (25 April 2024)

6,180 views; 99 'faves'; 158th/500.

☞ Redbud in the field (15 May 2024)

5,464 views; 139 'faves'; 428th/500.

*****

● ROW 2

☞ High alley (28 May 2025)

6,424 views; 123 'faves'; 333rd/500.

☞ Black-Eyed Susans on the PATH (19 July 2025)

5,291 views; 203 'faves'; 477th/500.

☞ River oats on the creek (6 August 2025)

7,224 views; 246 'faves'; 132nd/500.

☞ Jewelweed corolla (23 August 2025)

5,105 views; 173 'faves'; 420th/500.

☞ Wood stork, perched (27 August 2025)

10,540 views; 225 'faves'; 118th/500.

☞ Cross & statue (13 September 2025)

6,238 views; 117 'faves'; 236th/500.

☞ Gulls & waxing moon over surf at dusk (29 September 2025)

5,409 views; 155 'faves'; 341st/500.

☞ Sunrise tree (29 October 2025)

7,990 views; 172 'faves'; 136th/500.

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● ROW 3

☞ Sunrise over Atlanta (from Stone Mountain) (29 October 2025)

4,682 views; 108 'faves'; 440th/500.

☞ No clowning around! (14 November 2025)

5,827 views; 91 'faves'; 157th/500.

☞ Strobilus illuminatus (30 November 2025)

8,998 views; 266 'faves'; 83rd/500.

☞ Sylvan ramble (16 December 2025)

4,258 views; 177 'faves'; 292nd/500.

☞ Admirer of the drum (24 December 2025)

6,402 views; 117 'faves'; 231st/500.

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▶ WHAT IS EXPLORE?

"Explore is a Flickr feature with the intent of showing you 'some of the most awesome photos on Flickr.' Photos are automatically selected by computer according to a secret algorithm called Interestingness. The top 500 photos ranked by Interestingness are shown in Explore.

Does that imply that photographs not in Explore are uninteresting? Of course not. Many wonderful photos are uploaded to Flickr each day not selected for Explore. But, to serve its purpose, Explore only includes a small sampling of all of the photos on Flickr, showing photos from many different people to create a diverse selection."

— Big Huge Labs.

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▶ This is one of four of my end-of-year recapitulations for 2025. See also:

☞ My 52 Best Photos

☞ Instagram Top Nine

☞ My Flickr Year

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Did you know: Fawns have an average of 294-306 spots? As you can see in the photo, they start in a row along each side of the spine. Fawns are born with spots because it's great at camouflaging them from predators like wolves, coyotes, and bears. They will lose their spots as they get older and don't rely on hiding anymore. They usually lose their spots around October when their winter coats start coming in. Have you ever stumbled upon a fawn in the woods and almost missed it from their camouflage?

Explore Accolades (Auszeichnungen) and FAQs (Fragen und Antworten)

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

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Earlier this year, Flickr rebuilt the infrastructure that powers our beloved Explore page. Explore features about 500 exemplary images from across Flickr every day, highlighting photos that have caught the attention of the Flickr community. In rebuilding the tooling that powers Explore, we wanted to make sure it features a wide array of Flickr members, and that the images being highlighted represent great quality and community engagement.

Today, we want to share some exciting data on Explore and celebrate some impressive accolades with our community.

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Does adding my photo to groups help my chances of getting into Explore?

NO, but

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Adding your photos to on-topic groups is a great way to connect with other Flickr members interested in the same kind of photography that you do. It is also a great way to build community and interaction around your work, thus improving your chances of getting featured!

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Highest position: 298 on Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Highest position: 299 on Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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Explored#299 ranking of 500

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IS there a score?

i think not.

legends are:

Who picks the images for the Explore showcase?

Selections for Explore are made by a math equation. This math equation (called an algorithm) calculates a score based on how many views, faves and comments an images gets over a period of time.

The better the score the higher an image gets placed in the Explore list. Faves are heavily weighted in the equation and are far more important than comments. This score is often referred to as the "interestingness" factor of an image

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Explore group

The algorithm flickr designed (and renewed recently) picks every single image for explore.

www.flickr.com/groups/inexplore/pool/map?mode=group

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David Kracht (or anyone else here) has nothing to do with the choices for explore.

. Photos located in this group can be seen as a

refined subset of the interesting photos currently on Flickr.

Flotsam in the in explore group (327.784 items)

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A website FAQ asks:

What is there to do at Redfish Lake?

Relax and enjoy the scenery! Rent a boat from the Marina to explore the lake on your own. Sunbathe on the sandy beach. Hike: there are plenty of trails around to lead you to gorgeous backcountry. Saddle up at the Redfish Corrals. Stop by the Redfish Lake Visitor Center. Eat a hearty meal in the restaurant. Sip a cocktail in the lounge. Gaze at the Milky Way in the crystal clear night sky. Fish a nearby stream.

While I did not do most of the leisurely stuff described above, I did get to gaze in wonderment at the Milky Way in a really dark sky area. I had wanted to shoot a panorama of tracked longer focal length shots for some time. A well known astrophotographer Eric Benedetti shoots spectacular stacked Milky Way panoramas. He also shoots them mostly in this area which gave me the motivation to try something similar. This was shot the night before the Great American Eclipse from the nearby Stanley Lake.

I used a star tracker to gather more star light than I could without a tracker. For the ground portion, the tracker was turned off. A total of 30 exposures were then stitched into a panorama. I used a 55mm lens which is more commonly used for portraits. Apples to apples, a longer lens gathers more light than a wide angle lens. (You can read about Clear Aperture here : www.clarkvision.com/articles/nightscapes/)

My biggest challenge with this panorama is blending the sky and ground parts like it would be in one large wide angle shot. Thanks to John Burge for the pointers. John shoots some fantastic longer length panos (85mm and above). Do check out his work..

The peaks which frame the lake at its south end are

· Mount Heyburn at 10,229 ft (3,118 m) on the Right

· Grand Mogul at 9,733 feet (2,967 m) on the left

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