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@AdamGT I think one of mine might have been featured on the Statue of Liberty for a while, it got just over 5,073,289 views today https://goo.gl/maps/rMiVux3SLJpdaKAJ6
Maps Place Statue of Liberty
Maps Category Historical Landmark
Date of photo Oct 2019
Is this my best photo? No - its an interesting one and gives a good feel of the place but compositionally its not amazing
I suspect this got featured because it got most of its views in one day and while it still creeps up its not going up quickly its at 5,089,586 today so grew only another 16K over the last 24 hours.
This was taken with a Pixel 3XL phone
Paul
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Compared to your previous âstar photoâ of that computer store, given that your new star is of one of the most popular landmarks in the world, itâs a great POI to have your photo featured @PaulPavlinovich , well done! Compositionally it might not be amazing but itâs certainly interesting. Just out of interest and for comparative purposes, what is the current view count of your previous star and is it still up there near the most viewed? This is one I took in 2018.
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The previous star is still climbing @AdamGT 4,650,939 so the lowly computer shop isnât too far of the amazing landmark.
Paul
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1 Screenshot attached
2 Park
3 clicked on Mar 13, 2020; uploaded on maps in Oct 2020
4 Best is yet to come 
5 Being beautifully composed & Captured,
showing one of the entrances,
Boat & trailing waves adds motion to stillness, making it more interesting
6 Above reasons made it a Banner photo couple of times, and thus the increased viewership
7 iPhone X
8 
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Just wondering, does % contribution of Star Photo view to overall Photo views will add some insight !!
For eg in my case Star photo view (485,070) to Total Photo views (1,706,869) has 28.42% contribution; almost 1/3rd of the lotâŚ
Same Star photo with same views out of bigger no of Total photo views will give lower percentageâŚ
Thus highlighting strength of Star photo in a wayâŚ
Shared just a thoughtâŚmight be of interest. 
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Thanks @AdamGT for your prompt action⌠Well appreciated. 
Seems Data for âDate uploadedâ & âStar views dateâ need to align as per inputs.
Thanks again Adam, you are AwEsOmE.
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@AdamGT Same issue for this table
âDate of Uploadâ shall be Oct 2020âŚ
Sorry for the confusion, if created from my side. 
Hi @nishchal_s
Firstly I think your âstar photoâ is amazing, beautiful colors and very sharp, in fact crystal clear and itâs no wonder it has been the feature image for the park on more than one occasion. That iPhone X is in a great hands The park looks like a beautiful tranquil place to visit. I do share your view about the strength of the âstar photoâ and commented on this as a possible metric not so long ago in regards to the âstar photoâ of a Fast food restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh by @Faisal-Ahmedwhich had almost 50% of total views! Something to think about but my guess is that such metric would be more significant when one has a smaller number of photos. Thanks for noting the errors in the âDate uploadedâ and âStar views dateâ which have been corrected now. Also, thanks for your appreciation Nischal 
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@AdamGT
How often, one is supposed to post updates?
Can it be a monthly event too! with a tentative fixed date⌠so all can update/post during same timeâŚso rankings will be more collaborative & comparative!
Dates can differ by a week or two from other leaderboard⌠so as to keep the excitement & Momentum alive longer, and less of work overload on You
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Hello @nishchal_s
Yes the main issue here that I need each participating Local Guide to provide their respective âstar viewsâ value as unlike the case of the Top 100 Photo Views Leaderboards, the information I need to keep the Most Viewed Leaderboards up to date is not public. In this regard, in the section titled To update your data I mentioned that this data should be provided not less than monthly and I also explained the consequence of not providing this data.
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Thanks @AdamGT for clarifying.
Same concerns i had in mind⌠and in back of mind was sure it must be all well covered already by youâŚ
And Yes it is⌠very well explained too.
Thanks again for all your efforts & awesomeness.
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In both leaderboard streams I have tried to cover all possibilities but itâs great to have someone checking to see that I actually have, so thank you for that @nishchal_s and keep it up
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My photo with the most views is like 1.5m but my favorite photo only has 86k views one is a regular photo of tacobell nothing special other tons of views but the one I like better is of the state capitol in 360
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Sunday, 28 March 2021
Star Photo*
@AdamGT Where would you like the most viewed photo (star photo) information sent? I.E. As a comment in this Leaderboard or somewhere else?
Thanks, @Cercis
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As a comment here @Cercis , just follow the instructions.
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Maps Category - This is a photo of a Chinatown restaurantâs building. It was a permanent shut down probably only a week ago when I got there. I was just passing by when I saw the big banner that says WE ARE MOVING TO JINNAH SUPER MARKET ON FEB 01, 2020. I was quite shocked to see that because I often go and enjoy Chinese food in the Chinatown restaurant. It was then when it decided perhaps i should take another of my clicks because it was the need of the hour so people would know the restaurant has moved to a new location. I didnât even come out of my car to take a proper photo. I took the shot right from where I parked my car. I regret later that I could have at least zoomed the banner that would make it rather more clear.
Date of my Star Photo - It was on February 06, 2020. The meta date and the uploaded date are the same. Actually I took the shot and uploaded it right away.
If this is my best photo - You kiddinâ? This is definitely not the best of my photos. In fact, itâs the other way round. I canât remember the last time I took a photo like that. I mean seriously, if you ask me (even if you look at it closely) there is nothing special about it. Itâs below average photo. As a matter of fact, when I took this shot I spoke to myself whatâs the point of taking photos like that? (especially from a car???)
Tell us why you think itâs your âstar photoâ - I suppose itâs all about the right click at the right time. You do not have to be a PRO in order to get the most hits at least when youâre a google local guide. Iâm not saying you should take bizarre-often ugly looking clicks. All I am saying is that youâve to be there when people needed you. Leaving the quality or the angle behind, I believe this is the best photo from other peopleâs perspective because it saved their precious time by not visiting Chinatown from that date.
The important factors that contribute to photo view stats - a) The closing or opening of the restaurants is vital (in this case, closing). b) In this case, the BANNER that clearly says that they have moved to an altogether new location might have possibly contributed to my photo views.
What camera did you use - Since the time I decided to become a Google Local Guide somewhere in January 2019 Iâve have been using my cellphone camera because I just canât carry my heavy DSLR just about anywhere. More than 80% of my pics are taken from my Google Pixel 3 XL. I just love the camera quality of my Pixel. The more I use it the more I love it. It wonât be wrong to assume that itâs the Pixel camera that encourages me to take as many photos as I could.
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Delighted to see my name in the 4th position. Thank you @AdamGT .
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Well done @Waleedkhalid , itâs certainly an interesting âstar photoâ!