After a bit of a dry spell, my recent photo of 3 balloons in the sky ranked as high as #32 on Flickr’s Interestingness pages. It’s possible that it might have gone higher, but it was #32 when I checked Scout. It’s presently down at #54, but that doesn’t bother me at all. Interestingness fluctuates on an almost hourly basis.
It’s been a while since any of my photos have cracked into the top 50 of Interestingness, let alone the top 100. I’m sure this is because of a combination of things – my not shooting as many “interesting” photos, Flickr changing the magic Interestingness algorithm, more and more incredible photographers posting images on Flickr. While I don’t put a lot of weight on those Interestingness ratings, there is still a part of me that enjoys the attention that results in higher numbers of views, favorites, and comments, and, thus, a higher Interestingness position.
Regardless of the actual Interestingness rating, I’m just happy when even one person takes the time to leave a comment on a photo or mark it as a favorite. That shows me that the image was interesting to at least one person. I don’t expect to ever become a Flickr superstar like Jon Madison or Rebekka or Catherine Jamieson or Fubuki, but I’d like to think that I can shoot some good photos every now and then.
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