Opinions on uploading photos on this BB

[Barefoot]

Good illustration. And to expand on the topic, I’ll echo Marko’s thoughts on using the photography.ca group on Flickr. If you have an image that you want seen at its best, then this is the way to do it for those without a webpage while at the same time helping to promote the forum here.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/680198@N21/

[Ben H]

Personally, I don't like anything higher than 600 or so px - I want the entire image to fit on my screen (taking into account all the browser window furniture, menus etc).

If I have to scroll to see an image, I can't see the whole thing at once, and the ability to judge things like composition is impaired. The example images Ig posted above are a case in point - too high vertically for an average laptop screen.

In general, if I have to jump through hoops just to see and comment on an image, I'm less likely to, unless it's pretty damn spectacular!

[Barefoot]

I don’t like scrolling side to side as there is too much real estate to cover on my 21” monitor and all to buttons on my mouse are dedicated to other more important things. Using the scroll wheel to go up and down isn’t that big a deal to me, but if I really want to get a better look I’ll save it to the desktop long enough to form an opinion.

My feeling are that if an individual went to any lengths in an effort to create something to please someone else, then it’s of no major inconvenience to me to apply a little effort (in fact, it behooves me to) on my behalf.

[Marko]

Uploading


Picasaweb

Flickr

Iguanasan can you tell me the original filesize of the image you uploaded directly?

I NEVER have this problem - but i always upload images less than 150k

Good illustration. And to expand on the topic, I’ll echo Marko’s thoughts on using the photography.ca group on Flickr. If you have an image that you want seen at its best, then this is the way to do it for those without a webpage while at the same time helping to promote the forum here.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/680198@N21/

That is an excellent idea! You could put a regular sized image on Photography.ca and a link to a larger one of flickr....many thanks for thinking of promoting the site as well

any more opinions? please keep them coming.

[Iguanasan]

Personally, I don't like anything higher than 600 or so px - I want the entire image to fit on my screen (taking into account all the browser window furniture, menus etc).

If I have to scroll to see an image, I can't see the whole thing at once, and the ability to judge things like composition is impaired. The example images Ig posted above are a case in point - too high vertically for an average laptop screen.

In general, if I have to jump through hoops just to see and comment on an image, I'm less likely to, unless it's pretty damn spectacular!

Actually, I kind of agree with you. The problem is that everyone has different "browser window furniture". I have been using Google Chrome recently and I have tons of screen room so I tend to forget that others do not. The images I posted with the exception of the Flickr example which was a little larger, fit on my 15" laptop screen.

I also would prefer an image size that fits completely within the screen so, as you say, you can more easily judge composition. But, I also want an image that's large enough to appreciate. A 9MP or 12MP image shrunk down to 400 or 500 pixels loses a lot of detail.

Regards, Ig

[Ben H]

The problem is that everyone has different "browser window furniture".

Exactly - hence why I try to go for about 600px vertical, which should pretty much work for everybody.

If my picture was significantly detailed to warrant something bigger, then I'd also inclide a link to a higher res version for the folks that would want to see it.