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How do I post photos?

17 years ago

OK, I give up. I took some pictures when I got home from work, however I can't figure out how to post them in a response to an existing thread ("new pond - need advice"). I have seen that others are able to do it, so I know that it is possible. Can someone tell me how to do it?

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bugsb
17 years ago
The way I do it and many others, is to go to Photobucket and post them there. Once you have done that (it is very easy and self explanatory) then just go to the photo, place your cursor over the HTML TAG under it and left click. You will see a brief yellow "copied". Now just come back to the forum where you want to post the picture and enter your dialogue etc. After doing that you just put the cursor on the next line in the dialogue box, right click and "paste". Now you will see a bunch of gobbledygook which means you did it right. Just select "preview message" and there is your photo. I hope this was not too confusing but if it was just ask again. I will be glad to help more if I can.

Here is a link that might be useful: My pond the way it was before the freeze.
craigster_mi
17 years ago
Here is something that I saved when I asked, hope it helps.

Here are three methods to post photos in either the Gallery or Discussion area. I see enough people asking I thought I would post it.
Ok, you have two easy ways to do it and one hard way
1) For quick posting: Go to www.tinypic.com.
Click the "Browse" button to find the picture you want to post from your computer.
Select the picture then click "Host It". After a few moments (depending on connection speed and size of the image) a few tags will appear at the bottom.
Simply copy and paste the entire contents of the "Tag" entry into your forum post.
Viola, you have posted a picture.
2) Recommended:Start a photobucket album (www.photobucket.com). Every time you post a picture, you will have a "Tag" entry to cut and paste into your forum posts. This is the benefit over the other online photo album sites.
3) Most difficult: Go to a picture you have posted in your Webshots or other album.
Right click on the photo and choose "Properties".
You will see the image url. Copy this URL and paste it into your forum post.
In front of the url add (img src=" including the quote but change the ( to a At the end of the pasted url add "> including the quote.
This process will work to link to any photo on the internet.
This will link back to your Webshots or other hosted photo.
That is photo posting 101. Good Luck.
A word of caution. Do not post a link back to tinypic in the "Optional URL Link". At times, people post undesirable pictures on tinypic.com. You do not want anyone to accidently browse to the next anonymous post to find an undesired photo.

craig
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Laura~ I use photobucket and you go to the picture and scroll down to HTML code and right click, then hit copy. Come back to your message and right click, then hit paste. The code should come up and when you preview your message, it should be there. Good luck!!
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This is a question that has been answered hundreds of times on these forums. A simple search will reveal that an excellent tutorial is available on the frequently asked questions (FAQ) pages. I give Laperouse credit for at least broaching the subject of file size. As I said on another recent thread, photos can be either a blessing or a curse to forum postings. Monster photos which include the HUGE files to support their super resolution are becoming a major problem on the Internet. It is senseless (and rude) to include this much data when all of the photos are only displayed at 72 pixels. If you are going to post photos -- especially multiple photos -- learn how to reduce the file size. It is easy to do and is offered free at many websites. Additionally, if you wish to display multiple photos, you really should either just provide clickable thumbnails or provide clickable links inserted into the text. The real question to be asking here is how small can I make the desired image file and still get my point across? A common feature offered on many cameras and imaging programs is an email feature that will automatically reduce the image resolution to acceptable size for an email Â which is also perfect for inclusion in these forums. It is also preferable to crop your photos to eliminate all of the clutter that really adds nothing to the photo message other than adding needless, time consuming file bulk. IronBelly Here is a link that might be useful: FAQ's -- How To Post Photos
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Here's a link to photo posting instructions on the Conversations page that we've been using for quite a while. Once you click on the link, scroll down to the entry for Wed, Mar 19, 08 at 14:47 for an update. Suegrew is right. Once you do it, it's easy. And I'll be happy to help if you have any problems. Tony K taught me to post photos about 3 years ago and I've been trying to spread the knowledge since then! ..........Kate.......... Here is a link that might be useful: Easy Photo Posting Instructions
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A few of the forums on Garden Web do allow one to post a photo. The "Kitchen Table" does not. As explained by the poster above, this forum provides a place to store a link to an image file that resides somewhere else on the internet. But that is not all bad. The forums in Garden Web that permit images limits the file size to 60 K bytes. That is barely enough to display low level photos, enough for you to get an impression of what the picture is about, but not enough to show a high quality picture of any size. That limitation disappears for linking to an external site where an image is stored. Any limitation therein is set by the arrangement between you and the external site such as "Photobucket".
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