700 pixels or don't bother... On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 04:50:29AM -0700, Rick Womer wrote: > >> >> Larry, I really like both of your "selected" photos. >> >> Might I suggest, though, that you use 600 pixels vertical dimension (rather >> than 1200 pixels on the longest side) for re-sizing? That way, almost >> everyone can get a decent-sized image on their monitor without scrolling or >> fussing. > > How to size and display pictures is proving to be more challenging > than taking and processing them. > > If someone has a decent sized monitor then going too low on the > resolution makes it tough to see, but if I size for that, then I run > the risk of making them too big for people's screens. > > So, to help, if I post something that's too big: > > When I post single pictues on flickr, at a large size, then at the top > is a set of links: > square, thumbnail, small, medium, large and original. If I post it too > large, you can always click it down to "medium" which uses about 500 > as the big dimension. > > Likewise, trimming off everything from "sizes" will take you to the > medium size that they display by default: > so > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3458852452/sizes/o/ > becomes > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3458852452/ > > I think I'll probably just go back to the default flickr display which > is about that size. I'm not going to have time to set up a new photo > account someplace else, much less research them. > > Another thing that may help, is that one really nice feature of opera > is that if you hold the control key down and spin the scroll wheel, it > will zoom in and out on what is in the browser window. > > All of that being said, is there a consensus on "the optimal size" for > displaying photos. On my little monitors, it looks like 900 vertical > pixels is about the best for a big picture. > > >> >> Cheers, >> >> Rick >> >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >> >> >> --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> >> > Zab had asked for a particular type of poppy photo. On my >> > way to work >> > I stopped to shoot some poppies near Lexington Reservoir. I >> > thought >> > I'd try a test, shoot them for a bit with one camera, >> > then put the >> > lens on the other and shoot some more. >> > >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616985839165/ >> > >> > or >> > >> > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616985839165/ >> > >> > to get all 31 at the medium size at once. >> > >> > I just processed the jpegs to 1200 pixels on the largest >> > side, which >> > not only saves bandwidth, but levels the playing field a >> > little bit. >> > >> > Without getting all scientific, and recognizing that >> > it's a somewhat >> > unusual color balance, I think that the K100 did just fine. >> > There are >> > a lot of situations where the K20 has a lot of advantages >> > (starting >> > with ergnomics and weather sealing), but it doesn't >> > necessarily always >> > do much better pictures. >> > >> > Note: I realize that I really should trim the gallery down >> > a bit from >> > 31 images, but it's late, and I'm tired. >> > >> > Here are two of the better, one from each camera: >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3458852452/sizes/o/ >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3458861764/sizes/o/ >> > >> > -- >> > The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is >> > to post >> > the wrong answer. >> > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com >> > http://www.red4est.com/lrc >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> > directly above and follow the directions. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post > the wrong answer. > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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