Gallery: Most Surprising View Count

[Mgoldman]

Without searching my entire collection there are two that come to mind instantly:

High sun less then vivid colors.
I put it on RP simply so it's existence would not remain a secret.
Must be the old truck...

PhotoID: 249348 Photograph © Mitch Goldman

This image for some time (thanks to a very unexpected SC) surpassed by far what I considered much better efforts from the same charter (of which 2 garnered a PC (thanks!). Must have been the horse...

PhotoID: 225726 Photograph © Mitch Goldman

/Mitch

[EMTRailfan]

PhotoID: 214631 Photograph © Kevin Ashbaugh

This soared to 1000 hits in about a month. I couldn't figure out why with it just being a crossing shot...nothing special.

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by nikos1

For me, i still cant believe this shot has over 1000 views and 11 favorites, i dont even like the shot. Was just a mediocre roster shot i submitted after a shot i liked better was repeatedly rejected. Surely these patch jobs arnt that rare.

It's a black CSX shot and a standard cab. There's only a few that came from NS that were allready black. I love catching these units.

[Rich K]

I nearly didn't submit this one since it was going away and I figured it wouldn't even get accepted.

PhotoID: 276256 Photograph © Rich Kaminsky

[DaveJ]

Ah you guys with your big numbers - it's enough to make a fellow feel inadequate.I don't have any large numbers to quote but I was impressed with the views for this,as it was a grab shot -

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=270840

[lock4244]

This one I didn't think would make it in, let alone a very high view count:

PhotoID: 188746 Photograph © Mike Lockwood

This one I figured would do better.

PhotoID: 228041 Photograph © Mike Lockwood

Go figure...

[Chase55671]

I was quite surprised to see this photo receive so many views, comments, and favorites.

PhotoID: 270335 Photograph © Chase55671

Chase

[Dennis A. Livesey]

I always expect my stuff to get lots of views

I this one I just did for just for fun, it's a little weird and somehow it's my highest rated.

(Hmmm, note to self, do more weird shots because they=more views.)

PhotoID: 242977 Photograph © Dennis A. Livesey

[KevinM]

Originally Posted by jnohallman

Since galleries seem to be the "in thing" these days, which photos do you have in the DB that you thought were ok, but didn't expect to garner a lot of views that have surprised you by how well they've done? I still can't get over the fact that my most viewed photo, almost 500 views ahead of my next-most viewed, doesn't even have a train in it. I never figured it would be so "popular".



Jon

Hi Jon,

I'm not surprised at all. You were the first to post a shot that contained the tank house at the WW&F and that structure was interesting to the "narra gauge" audience. The funky 3-way switch in the foreground was icing on the cake. Shortly after you, I posted a shot of their steamer tanking and it did pretty well also:

PhotoID: 239654 Photograph © Kevin Madore

BTW Jon, I see you were at Strasburg back on the 5th. I was in New Hope most of the day, but got back for the dinner train. Sorry I missed getting a chance to meet you.

WRT my biggest surprise, well, there are a lot of them....good and bad. Roster shots of restoration projects have surprisingly gotten decent views. Well-lit, decently composed shots of places people are apparently sick of have bombed. The only recipe I know of is to shoot a pretty woman looking over a smoking wreck in a yard full of stored locomotives. That'll suck in the views every time!

As for my biggest surprise, it was also a WW&F shot:

PhotoID: 260885 Photograph © Kevin Madore

Not a great B&W, but some site overseas linked it and it got over 1,000 hits in 2-3 days. Nearest I can figure, the site is in Scandinavia someplace. I'm glad somebody liked it.

[Andrew Blaszczyk (2)]

These two surprised me when they climbed in views:

PhotoID: 167133 Photograph © Andrew Blaszczyk (2)

PhotoID: 148165 Photograph © Andrew Blaszczyk (2)

[cblaz]

The ones I can't believe got so many views:

PhotoID: 162711 Photograph © Christopher Blaszczyk

People love the Big Boy.

PhotoID: 164501 Photograph © Christopher Blaszczyk

The setup was interesting, and the lighting was well done, I just never expected the back of a steam locomotive's tender to receive almost 5,000 views.

The one I wish got more views:

PhotoID: 273416 Photograph © Christopher Blaszczyk

I know verticals bomb in the view department on RP, but I just loved the snow-covered river, colorful locomotives and blue sky. One of my favorites from that weekend.

- Chris

[ottergoose]

I've been more surprised lately by the shots that haven't gotten clicks:

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[Gear]

Originally Posted by Mgoldman

High sun less then vivid colors.
I put it on RP simply so it's existence would not remain a secret.
Must be the old truck...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=249348

That one says something. Have you tried turning it B&W to bring it out a little more?

[Andrew Blaszczyk (2)]

Originally Posted by Gear

That one says something. Have you tried turning it B&W to bring it out a little more?

I would suspect the lighting is too flat for a true contrasty black and white. If the lighting was from one of the sides early or late in the day I would agree with the B&W or even a B&W with a hit of a warming filter to give it a rust color.