?Ins and outs of posting pics?

[jimeluiz]

So call me ignorant (or a novice) but I cannot figure out all the wonders of sharing photos on this board. (Finally have the camera situation up and running -- at least minimally)

I can see how to attach a pic when I create a new thread, but what about when I am responding to a thread in progress? Is there a size standard?

How do I use the whole gallery section? How do I add text when uploading to the gallery?

I have probably just missed some simple stuff somewhere, but I need a little how-to here.

Would this tutorial be a good 'sticky' in the photography forum - or elsewhere?

Thanks folks - I'm looking forward to sharing some shots.

[sambot]

I'm no pro but I think you can go to the photo gallery with the link on the top left of the home page in the main menu box. Then just scroll down till you get to upload pictures.

Sam

[Travis]

First you'll want to resize the pics. A max of 800x600 should be about right. Don't force it into those numbers, just get it into the neighborhood.

Here's one of mine at 819x577.



But when you upload to the gallery at this size, it automatically makes a smaller and more forum-friendly version for you. Like this:



Once you have resized a photo, follow sambot's advice and the photo gallery should walk you through the upload process- it'sfairly straiughtforward.

Then, once you've done that, view your pic in the gallery at the size you want to post it. Right-click on the photo and select "properties." A box should come up with a URL. Copy the URL. (Crtl+C). Then go to the thread you want to post it in. Paste (ctrl+V) the URL into a reply, and surround it with the image tags, which are these without the spaces in them:

[ img] then URL then[ /img]

So to post that second one, I did this (but again, without the spaces)

[ img]http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopost/data/500/3Spawning2web-med.jpg[ /img]

HTH. Let me know in this thread if you have any more questions.

T