01-05-2022 04:54 AM - edited 09-24-2022 03:38 AM
1 - Introduction:
As Local Guides, it's often amazing which of all of our great photos that we've added to Google Maps is the one that attracts the most views. I call this photo our star photo and this post is about such stars. We all have a star photo and this post is a place where Connect Local Guides can share their star photo so if you'd like to share yours then jump onboard because we'd all love to see it, regardless of how many views it has or how good a photo it is. Together we can build a photo album of stars in every corner of the world 🙂
As well as adding your star photo in this album, if you wish, you can also have more fun and learn a lot more about star photos by joining the Top 100 Local Guides Star Photos leaderboards, and details on this are provided below.
2 - Steps to add your star photo:
To participate, you need to take a screenshot of your star photo and add it in a comment on this post. Because we want a consistent format of entries in this album, please follow the basic formatting rules as outlined below. A good idea is to use the steps mentioned as a checklist and make sure you cover each step. Two examples that help explain the screenshot requirements are shown below. The first is an example showing how best to present a screenshot taken on mobile and the second is for desktop. Also listed below are links to actual examples added in this album by participating Local Guides from all over the world.
(a) Example of star photo screenshot taken on mobile
(b) Example of star photo screenshot taken on desktop PC
(c) Further examples
Hit any of the following links to see examples of well presented star photo screenshots.
From these examples you can see that your star photo screenshot must:
4 - Updating your star photo:
From time to time you might wish to edit or update your star photo. For example, you have made a mistake or the star views may have increased or you might even have a new star photo! Simple, but you must not start a new comment with a corrected, updated or new star photo entry and there are many reasons for this. You simply re-visit your existing entry in this post, and update your star photo, using the steps below:
Note here, if you are participating in the star photo leaderboards, the caption to be used will be automatically generated for you 😉 Just copy and paste it with your screenshot.
5 - The Top 100 Local Guides Star Photos leaderboards:
As mentioned in the introduction above, as well as adding your star photo in this album, if you wish, you can also join the Top 100 Local Guides Star Photos leaderboards and you can see an latest of this by hitting the link shown in the footnote below. If you wish to join this fun, motivational and educational adjunct to this post then hit this link. As well as the Star Photos leaderboards, you will also see how you can join two other Top 100 Local Guides leaderboard, namely the Points and Photo Views leaderboards which are described here.
6 - Questions
If you have any questions then feel free to ask them in a comment on this post.
01-05-2022 04:56 AM - edited 11-30-2022 08:37 AM
Shown above is my current star photo. As you can see, it's nothing special and certainly nothing like my sunset photo over the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron Marina, in St Kilda which I've shown as a cover photo to this post. My star photo is a rather unimpressive photo of the car park at Bunnings Warehouse, a hardware store here in Port Melbourne!
Akin to red stars in space which are dying stars in the final stages of stellar evolution, my star photo is in it's final stage of being a star! It still continues to shine (gain photos) but at a diminishing rate! So it won't be long before it is taken over by another one of my photos!
01-05-2022 08:34 AM
My star photo remains the same and continues to increase the views although with less speed than in the first two years.
It is the front of one of the most important banks in Colombia, a branch in Barranquilla, a city of almost two million people.
01-05-2022 08:55 AM - edited 06-02-2022 12:46 AM
This is a photo of the entry of a department store called Myer which is located in the heart of Sydney City, in the Pitt Street Mall. It is definitely not my greatest photo but has been viewed by millions on Google Maps and was the hero photo of the very busy city department store for over three years, since the 12 March 2019
01-05-2022 10:58 AM - edited 12-20-2022 02:33 PM
Esta foto fue tomada en el interior de un restaurante Italiano llamado La Moresca Lopez Cotilla en Guadalajara, Jalisco, México l La foto tiene 13 meses de portada principal meses (espero duré mucho más 😀)
01-05-2022 11:58 AM - edited 01-05-2022 11:59 AM
This is my star photo of me eating a delicious lunch set of cold buckwheat noodles ( soba ) with hot crispy tempura and chilled local sake. 243, 581 views!
01-05-2022 07:42 PM - edited 02-23-2022 04:14 PM
Caption: Star photo by @Atizol uploaded onto Google Maps on january 2019 and showing the star views as at february 2022
01-06-2022 02:18 AM - edited 04-03-2022 04:08 AM
Here's a spectacular view of Al-Rafisah mountains near Khor Fakkan, Sharjah!
I am sure, this photo will be overtaken soon as the views aren't progressing anymore.
01-06-2022 04:30 AM - edited 01-06-2022 04:31 AM
Your cover photo was just wow @AdamGT ! So beautifully taken!
My most viewed photo now goes to the photo of Fish and Chip plate I tookin Wellington since 2014.