2022
Burrito Boyz, Mexican restaurant, Toronto, ON, Canada
This photo of a Mexican restaurant was taken almost 3 years ago. And unfortunately, almost a year ago it became a red star. But so far, no other photograph is able to surpass this result.
Caption: @TiffanyStockstill's Star Photo of Upside Down Palaza uploaded onto Google Maps on 2020-05-05 and showing star views of 3,941,781 as at 2024-03-27
Storefront photo of a popular hardware store in a Caribbean island. Taken with my Samsung A8 phone camera when it was just a few months old.
Caption: @Trail_blazer's Star Photo of AIIMS CENTRAL LAWN uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-09-08 and showing star views of 2,725,735 as at 2024-04-29
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is one of the oldest and finest hospital in India. Hospital handles crowd from all over the India. This photo is generating more than 4k views a day and I clicked it with my ordinary realme 7 device. The hospital has expanded over time and become quite big so constant mapping is needed . Right direction and exact location is important to reach the desired place for the patients. I mapped, corrected some places and added this star photo as well during my visit in October 2022. I also added many balanced and well shot photos too but this one turned out to be my star photo. By the way this central park is very iconic.
B&Q, Ashton-Under-Lyne, UK
Taken on a grey winter's day, this uninspiring shot has made it to the top of my most viewed list. For those unfamiliar with B&Q, it is a large store chain in the UK that sells everything a weekend 'Do it yourself' enthusiast like myself needs! There's always a big Q before you get in the door! 😄 Updated 30/01/24
This has been my Star Photo for several months now and it is certainly not my favourite or best shot, it was taken quickly on a grey day of an uninspiring view.
My second most viewed photo is much nicer (and was at the top of my list for a while) but at only just over nine million views is still in second place on my list of photos.
Bildunterschrift: @Annaelisa's Sternfoto von Eckernförde, hochgeladen am 30.07.2021 auf Google Maps und zeigt Sternansichten von 1.364.796 zum 30.04.2024
Meine ohnehin bescheidenen Zahlen wurden zum Januar um 2106 verringert. Von Zuwächsen ganz zu schweigen und die Zahl ist seit Anfang Februar unverändert.
Mein Starfoto aus Eckernförde, Deutschland
Es war ein wunderschöner Sommertag. Bei einem Spaziergang habe ich diese kleine, gemütliche Terrasse gesehen und musste sie sofort fotomäßig einfangen.
Caption: @Stephanie_OWL's Star Photo of FISCHDEEL Land & Meer uploaded onto Google Maps on 2021-05-06 and showing star views of 1,152,107 as at 2024-04-01
Fischdeel Land & Meer, Eckernförde, Deutschland 🇩🇪
Dieses Foto wurde aufgenommen als das Restaurant noch geschlossen war.
Leider hochkant, nicht waagerecht. Da mache ich mittlerweile bessere Aufnahmen. Auch ist es saisonal mit den Aufrufen sehr unterschiedlich.... derzeit würde ich sagen, dass dieser Stern erlöscht, aber warten wir ab, wie es sich im Frühjahr entwickelt, wenn die Touristen wieder an die See strömen....
Eckernförde liegt an der Ostsee und in den Wintermonaten ist es dort oftmals sehr ungemütlich, regnerisch und sehr, sehr kalt.
Meinen kompletten Beitrag auf Google Maps findet ihr hier.
Das Foto wurde mit meinem Huawei P30 pro aufgenommen und nicht bearbeitet
Caption: @mbmuhlison's Star Photo of Umm Al Qura University - Makkah uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-09-24 and showing star views of 6,082,733 as at 2024-05-01
Ummul Qura University - Makkah, Saudi Arabia
I took this photo from the bus while passing through the university on the way from Mecca to Jabal Rahmah on September 24, 2022. I was lucky to be able to photograph the university building with an interesting angle from a running bus. I thought this was not my best photo. I took this photo using my smartphone, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1-X00TD. Here's a link to this POI on Maps.
Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Here's a picture I took inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas while in town attending the NAB convention. Nothing special, just a shot of the host station at the Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak steakhouse restaurant. I think I was walking when I snapped the pic on my iPhone 5s. Probably when I was on my way to the MGM buffet. This gained a lot of views when it was the featured pic, but it's barely getting any now.
This is a screenshot of my current star photo, which replaced my previous star photo, Cortecito Beach. The photo was taken during my second trip to Myanmar. One of the many attractions I experienced during my 3-week stay in Myanmar was a small boat ride on Inle Lake.
