Other, more computer-literate shooters should be able to help. What is the best way to post images to this forum? Raving on about Leicas is great, but sharing images would be helpful too. Some of you seem to do this with no fuss at all. A standard template would be a good idea. I do not have a flatbed scanner, since I believe the resolution is no good for printing - and why spend a bomb on a film scanner when it will be out of date in a year or two? So I have had images scanned onto a Photo CD, then size them using Graphic Converter. Having an iMac - fun though it is to use - means not all PC owners can view my images and vice versa. Help appreciated.

-- David Killick (Dalex@inet.net.nz), December 21, 2001

Answers

There is no reason why PC users cannot use your image files. Use GraphicConverter to make them into JPEG format files, those are readable with any platform. Put a file extension of ".jpg" onto the filenames so that any program on any platform that can read JPEG image files will recognize the file type.

To post your photos to this forum, you have to write your response as a little snippet of HTML code and point to an image source located on an available server with a URL. For instance, my server is located at bayarea.net, the URL is

<http://www.bayarea.net/~ramarren/>

If I want to put my picture into this response, I know I have a picture of myself at

<http://www.bayarea.net/~ramarren/gdg- t2.jpg>

so to put that image on line here, I have to write the HTML code

<IMG SRC="http://www.bayarea.net/~ramarren/gdg-t2.jpg">

and then it should appear (as if by magic...):

-- Godfrey (ramarren@bayarea.net), December 21, 2001.

Godfrey is correct. Also, you can check out this thread about posting images in our Admin category.

-- Tony Rowlett (rowlett@mail.com), December 21, 2001.

I've always wondered how that worked. Let me try this...

-- Peter B. Goldstein (peter.goldstein@us.cgeyc.com), December 21, 2001.

O.K. I was trying to post this:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=485680

Tried typing with the "peter.goldstein@us.cgeyc.com), December 21, 2001.

O.K. I think I've just demonstrated that I'm HTML illiterate!

-- Peter B. Goldstein (peter.goldstein@us.cgeyc.com), December 21, 2001.

Peter, you're trying to display a web page with .JPG image and not a .JPG image file alone, that's the problem. Displaying images posted on photo.net seems problematic for a lot of people because they cut-n-paste the URL to the page on photo.net that displays the image. It's not as straight forward to post here an inline image that rests in the photo.net photo database as it is when referring to an image posted on a typical web site (like my own).

To post a photo.net image, here's what you have to do: 1) visit the image normally and click on the size you want displayed, e.g. small, medium, or large. Once you're viewing a photo.net web page with your image (in the size you want to post here), for Netscape or Internet Explorer users, right-click on the image and select "View" (or "Display" Image. The image should come up in its own window without any web page stuff, e.g. headings, labels, copyrights, etc. Now is the time to cut-n-paste the image URL from the Goto or Location field of your browser. Once you have that URL in your paste buffer, you can then paste it between the two quote marks in the body of your post here, after you type in the following little snippet of HTML:

<img src="">

The reason I recommend typing in the snippet with the two quote marks first is that the ending quote mark is often forgotten and the post is thus botched. I have the same recommendation for the center and italics tags, because even the best of us often forget to close the tags, e.g.:

<center>
</center>

Then, of course, you place the insertion point within the two tags to center whatever text (or image) you want. Hope this all makes sense. I also hope my HTML above works like I expect it to. :-)

-- Tony Rowlett (rowlett@mail.com), December 21, 2001.

Sounds like sound advice, Tony, but perhaps I do not have the correct version of Explorer (5.0). When I go to the page with the image on it, display it in the appropriate size and then right click on the image, I do not see the "view" or "display image" option that would allow me to view the image in its own window. Instead, I see only "Save Picture as...", "Set as wallpaper...", "Copy...", "Add to favories..." and "Properties." Any other suggestions?

-- Peter B. Goldstein (peter.goldstein@us.cgeyc.com), December 21, 2001.

Is theis the one you wanted, Peter?

This was done with: <center> <img src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=485680&size=md"> </center>

I also have a page on my site that describes the process in some detail, including screen captures of the associated pop-up menus. See if that helps.

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), December 21, 2001.

Hmmmm For some reason some of the <s didn't get interpreted quite right. Those should be left angle brackets aka less-than signs.

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), December 21, 2001.

Thanks, Ralph. That is the image I was trying to post. I thought I had posted the html code in the manner you suggested, but must have made an error somewhere. I'll take a look at your webpage and see if I can figure it out.

Peter

-- Peter B. Goldstein (peter.goldstein@us.;cgeyc.com), December 22, 2001.

when you can't see view picture, right click on a picture, go to properties and then copy the url line.

i think at least

-- stefan randlkofer (geesbert@aol.com), December 22, 2001.

Thanks for your help guys, I shall have a crack at posting some images in the New Year. Merry Christmas!

-- David Killick (Dalex@inet.net.nz), December 23, 2001.

The good thing about HTML is that you can test before you publish.  It is strongly recommend also.

Just write a complete HTML page using any text editor (for example a Notepad) like this:

<HTML>

<BODY>

<IMG SRC="HTTP://..../mypic1.jpg">

</BODY>

</HTML>

Then you save this document as my1st.htm for example.

Then double click this saved htm file(from Window Explore for example), your browser will open it and hopefully your image will be displayed correctly.

If not, check out your SRC part of code.   Finally you just copy the <IMG> tag you created and paste it into the text you are going to submit .

If you can upload (ftp) a html file into your web hosting server (for example your ISP), then you can link your html page (for example my1st.htm)

with the <A HREF="HTTP://..../my1st.htm">My First HTML page</A>

Similarly, test your your <A> </A> tag before use.   This is prefer way to do.   It can reduce the page loading time of this forum, and visitor can view your image only when they want to.

-- kenny chiu (amchiu@worldnet.att.net), December 27, 2001.

Certainly you can link your photo (My Photo) and don't have to be a page like this: <A HREF="HTTP://..../myphoto.jpg">My Photo</A>

-- Kenny Chiu (amchiu@worldnet.att.net), December 28, 2001.