Reinforced, originally uploaded by darkvipr.

Took this shot today near Jamul, CA.

Alright, been using Flickr for awhile… and it has been A LOT of work to get some traffic to my photos — namely, without the views, there’s no way to determine whether or not the photos are, well, any good to others. I kept trying new things, seeing if they worked, and found the ultimate answer… Groups. You want eyes on your photos? Add them to existing groups rather than try to spend endless hours coming up with the perfect tags. That’s going to help, but ultimately groups encourage their users to comment on other’s photos which is a great motivator for other photographers to take the time to review your photos, and vice versa.

If you use Flickr, try it, you’ll be surprised. I hit my all time views, comments and favorites record after submitting photos to groups, and it’s still counting.

Pyles Peak Trail, originally uploaded by darkvipr.

Sunlight peering through the trail over the hillside as I was walking up.

Sunrise from Cowles Mountain, originally uploaded by darkvipr.

First shot of the morning.