{"id":10915,"date":"2015-05-18T03:58:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T07:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=10915"},"modified":"2015-05-13T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T13:34:34","slug":"tracking-the-lights-top-posts-and-some-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-lights-top-posts-and-some-you-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light\u2019s Top Posts and Some You Missed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I reviewed my latest statistics I was surprised by the results. The top five most viewed posts were neither those that I\u2019d worked the hardest to produce, nor those the I thought might draw the most interest.<\/p>\n

What didn\u2019t surprise me was that my clever titles are most often lost in the mix. The blunt \u2018THERE YOU GO\u2019 headings generally do better.<\/p>\n

So much for subtlety. A rose by any other name basically goes unnoticed no matter how sweet it smells!<\/p>\n

The seven most<\/span> viewed posts:<\/p>\n

1\u00a0recent-images-of-dublin-ireland<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2 tracking-the-light-news-flash-photos-of-philadelphia-schuylkill-river-bridge-derailment<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

3 sperry-train-at-islandbridge-junction-on-august-30-2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4 streamliners-at-spencer-photos-by-brian-solomon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

5<\/span> tracking-the-light-special-post-palmer-hobbies-now-open<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

6 panasonic-lumix-lx100-review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

7 railway-photography-tips-to-improve-your-odds-the-basics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s five posts I wished you\u2019d seen, but statistically you missed. Like a post? Please share it!<\/p>\n

1 times-square-shuttle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

U2 went there a few days ago and it went viral; Tracking the Light visited and; crickets.<\/p>\n

2 running-numbers-springfield-massachusetts-on-a-sunday-morning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

So much for betting on clever titles.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0ghost-of-the-lackawanna-daily-post\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cool title, cool photo, great information, check it out! (shameless plug, I know, but hardly anyone paid attention before).<\/p>\n

4) daily-post-irish-rail-wellingtonbridge-county-wexford-december-2005\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ah come on, it\u2019s like the beet, man.<\/p>\n

5) philadelphia-a-view-from-a-canoe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey, what\u2019s da\u00a0matter, yous\u00a0got\u00a0a problem with boats or something? Eh?<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>
I exposed this image at dusk on Fujichrome slide film using my Nikon F3. The low angle afforded by my seat in the canoe, I was able to make the most of the surface of the river without getting wet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tracking the Light<\/a>\u00a0posts\u00a0new\u00a0material\u00a0every\u00a0morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please share\u00a0Tracking the Light<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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