Newbie question for uploading

[HairyBeast]

Hi people

i have just tried to up load my first image (behind the times or what) i have uploaded this to photobucket and i am lead to belive i just copy and paste the url in to the topic.

if so which one as it is giving me a few choices

1. direct link
2. HTML code
3. IMG code

do i just paste it in to the topic (which ever one) under where i type

sorry for being a thicko

regards

[Gemm]

Use IMG code but replace the 'IMG' with 'pic' when you post it here.

EDIT: Actually, you don't have to use 'pic'. Just copy & paste the IMG code

Edited by Gemm on Saturday 23 January 17:04

[mybrainhurts]

Or you could select Upload an image in the Reply screen...

Asa long as the image is small....

[HairyBeast]

Hi and thanks for that

here goes first attempt



should be me cat

regards

[cottonfoo]

Hah, great

[beano500]

HairyBeast said:

Hi and thanks for that

here goes first attempt



should be me cat

regards

Cue: pussy jokes.....

And that aside, hit the "quote" button above a post any time you are unsure what someone has done and you will be able to see. As an example I changed your "IMG" to "thumb" at each end of your url. Useful when quoting someone's picture(s) without swamping a page!

[mybrainhurts]

HairyBeast said:

Hi and thanks for that

here goes first attempt



should be me cat

I'm seeing a plate of fish and chips...

You've done something wrong...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Saturday 23 January 18:47

[Killwilly]

Perhaps the fish is a Piranha and eat the cat.

[Simpo Two]

Looks nice.

For the finishing touch, all you need to do is resize to 750px wide before uploading - partly so it loads faster for viewers, and partly so the final appearance is up to you and not left to the PH Auto-compressing machine

[rasputin]

As Simpo says, resize to 750px on the longest side for this forum. Otherwise it'll resize it for you and you lose sharpness.

Also I'd stay clear of photobucket. They use way too much JPEG compression for my liking and it can soften some shots. Flickr seems pretty decent in that respect.

Cat shot above is great!

[HairyBeast]

Hi and thanks for the assistance

when i saved the photo in elements i saved for web and did 750 width and it auto did the other size about 582

i then uploaded to photo (to photobucket) and put on this thread

how can the piccy size change from uploaded the correct size to being displayed in pistonheads incorrectly

regards

ps should i have used flicker instead of photobucket

Edited by HairyBeast on Tuesday 26th January 18:14

[Simpo Two]

Going back to the cat pic, I like the way the front and rear paws are exactly the same disatnce away from the fence, but this symmetry is made less obvious by the cluttered background. Squatting down to line the cat up with the green tree and sky above would have made a cleaner image IMHO.

[HairyBeast]

Hi

to be honest i only had the camera about 3 days before i took that piccy. just happened to be there when he was walking along the fence. being brutal i dont really know a lot about picture taking but a bit of practice i hope to chage that.

i just pointed and pressed button and was suprised i got him level both sides just a fluke

regards

[Simpo Two]

In which case, good effort Next is to take into account the rest of the frame - a bit of movement left/right/up/down can make all the difference - composition and all that!