Help with posting images

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will be out of date in a year or two?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.

<P>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.</P>

<P>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</P>

<BLOCKQUOTE><<A HREF="http://www.bayarea.net/

~ramarren/">http://www.bayarea.net/~ramarren/</A>></BLOCKQUOTE>

<P>If I want to put my picture into this response, I know I have a

picture of myself at</P>

<BLOCKQUOTE><<A HREF="http://www.bayarea.net/

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

t2.jpg</A>></BLOCKQUOTE>

<P>so to put that image on line here, I have to write the HTML

code</P>

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

<P>and then it should appear (as if by magic...):</P>

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

Godfrey is correct. Also, you can check out <a

href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004

UkB">this thread about posting images</a> in our Admin category.

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

<p>

<IMG SRC="http://www.photo.net/photo/485680">

O.K. I was trying to post this:

<p>

http://www.photo.net/photo/485680

<p>

Tried typing with the "<IMG SRC=" in front of the address, but it

didn't work. What'd I do wrong?

<center>

<img src="http://www.photo.net/photo/485680&size=md">

</center>

<p>

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

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).<p>

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, <b>right-click on the image and select "View" (or

"Display" Image</b>. 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:<p>

<blockquote>

<tt>

<img src="">

</tt>

</blockquote>

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.:

<p>

<blockquote>

<tt>

<center><br>

</center>

</tt>

</blockquote>

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. :-)

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?

Is theis the one you wanted, Peter?

<p>

<center>

<img

src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=485680&size=md">

</center>

<p>

This was done with:

&ltcenter&gt

&ltimg

src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=485680&size=md"&gt

&lt/center&gt

<p>

I also have a <a

href="http://www.rbarkerphoto.com/PostingImages.html">page</a> on my

site that describes the process in some detail, including screen

captures of the associated pop-up menus. See if that helps.

Hmmmm For some reason some of the &lts didn't get interpreted quite

right. Those should be left angle brackets aka less-than signs.

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.

<p>

Peter

when you can't see view picture, right click on a picture, go to

properties and then copy the url line.

<p>

i think at least

Thanks for your help guys, I shall have a crack at posting some images

in the New Year. Merry Christmas!

<p>The good thing about HTML is that you can test before you

publish.  It

is strongly recommend also.</p>

<p>Just write a complete HTML page using any text editor (for example

a Notepad)

like this:</p>

<p><HTML></p>

<p><BODY></p>

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

<p></BODY></p>

<p></HTML></p>

<p>Then you save this document as my1st.htm for example.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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 .</p>

<p>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)

</p>

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

HTML

page</A></p>

<p>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.</p>

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>