This is now my 4th Star Video. In the last 24 months I added about 700 videos to get my Master Director Badge. I was hoping that this would see a significant increase in my overall video views. My previous Star Video of Vivary Park was taken over 4 years ago and is still showing a trickle of view increases. The new Star Video was taken 17 months ago and will hopefully maintain it’s momentum. However I am also hoping that many of the other images that I have uploaded more recently will also be competitive and drive up my video viewing figures. There are maybe about 10 videos that show recent activity and may manage to compete for the Star Video. These are not all from the recent submissions, so it remains to be seen whether some of the older videos can make surprising impact.
This image was one of many I took instead of actually visiting the normal tourist locations because the holiday didn’t run smoothly. One issue was that their was a G7 meeting which restricted some of the locations because of increased security. I had intended to take my 360 camera up onto the roof of the Duomo di Milano Cathedral - that was one of the locations that was closed off.
Star Video Views History
The table below shows the recent views history of my New Star Video.
| Date | Place Name | Video Views | Count Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | Par 5 | 506,785 | 40,628 |
| 2025-12-28 | Par 5 | 466,157 | 34,896 |
| 2025-11-29 | Par 5 | 431,261 | 31,389 |
| 2025-10-30 | Par 5 | 399,872 | 44,091 |
| 2025-09-28 | Par 5 | 355,781 | 36,322 |
| 2025-08-28 | Par 5 | 319,459 | … |
*Caption: A tabular summary of the recent star views of my Star Video (LG: @nigelfreeney)
The video of The Ring of Bells is from July 2022. It has shown a recent jump in views and it will be interesting to see if it holds its own against the newer batch of uploaded viseos behind it.
Non-Star Video Views History
The table below shows the recent views history of my New Non-Star Video.
| Date | Place Name | Video Views | Count Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | The Ring of Bells | 443,023 | 22,160 |
| 2025-12-28 | The Ring of Bells | 420,863 | … |
*Caption: A tabular summary of the recent star views of my Non-Star Video (LG: @nigelfreeney)