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Post by Mike on Oct 1, 2011 17:28:04 GMT -8
I'm wondering if I'm the only person on the forum who cuts his photos down to desired size BEFORE he uploads to the hosting website. I've always done it that way, because I can control my photo size and because I've always used oddball hosts (TinyPic before, and Google web-albums now). But with the impending switch in forum-width, my old photos will remain small, while I'm expecting that other members will simply flick a switch and their old photos will be upsized. sigh.... I'm still happy with how I do my photo work, but I'm missing that easy-resize flexibility. Anyone else? You're not alone. I re-size mine before I upload them. I find that Photobucket degrades the image quality when resizing. I do keep a copy of the original image, so I do have some flexibility if I want to post a bigger version in the future. I doubt I'll bother re-uploading bigger size versions of photos I've already posted. Too much work.  |
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 1, 2011 17:45:44 GMT -8
I've always resized my photos before uploading and posting them (even on forums that don't have maximum size rules). I generally use 800 x 600 (except for one forum that has a smaller size limit, so I have to shrink them down further).
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Post by Nick on Oct 1, 2011 21:09:08 GMT -8
No, Mr. Horn, you are not the only one. I resize a batch of photos with the built in automated script in photoshop before I post. I used to resize straight to 800x600 (actually 800x533 for SLR cameras) but now I do it to 1024x768 because I've posted things to other forums as well, and they allowed bigger photos.
I resize before uploading because it takes significantly less time to upload a 700kB file instead of a 3 MB file. It's also a small measure of photo theft prevention, since I figure people might be less likely to steal a smaller, less usable file size.
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 1, 2011 22:48:38 GMT -8
Depending on the picture, I usually let the web-server resize my pictures for me. Facebook used to do a good job, but quality seems to have dipped as of late, so I might start uploading all my forum pictures onto Flickr. There, the maximum photo size for free user accounts is 1024 px, the same as we will soon have on the forum, and that's perfect for me.  Flickr resizes the photos very well, so I don't have to resize them myself. Panoramio (by Google) is what I started using this month for my Flagship photos, and if your photos are good enough, they'll feature them in Google Earth. I've used Panoramio for my own pictures for quite awhile. Of course, some pictures I resize myself, but usually that's for when I'm doing artistic cropping to add depth to a photo. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 8, 2011 8:51:08 GMT -8
I love projects, so I've decided to go through my posted ferry photos and pick my favourites to do resizes, for the new max photo size. - I'll just be editing my old posts to do this, so you won't see a flurry of new posts. But I am looking forward to the result of my favourite photos in a larger size.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 7, 2011 20:25:55 GMT -8
My photos are hosted by Google web-albums, using an RSS feed.
Today, Google changed and the RSS displayed photos are now smaller (they went to a smaller default size).
The result is that all of my 1024px wide photos are now shown at only 512px wide.
I haven't found a fix for this yet.
- Is anyone else impacted by this?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 8, 2011 8:25:38 GMT -8
My photos are hosted by Google web-albums, using an RSS feed. Today, Google changed and the RSS displayed photos are now smaller (they went to a smaller default size). The result is that all of my 1024px wide photos are now shown at only 512px wide. I haven't found a fix for this yet. - Is anyone else impacted by this? I found the fix, from a Google Picasa help forum (from another user, not from Google)..... I need to insert a " /s0 " (that's a zero at the end), in my image's address, just before the name of my image, near the end of the address. like this: http : //lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y0NPdnHdFiM/TtwwOFNMtzI/AAAAAAAAKqI/-ObbM24nzgk/s0/IMG_7848-2011.JPG Now to do this for my 3,000 images..... Good thing that I love winter inside-projects, haha. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 26, 2011 11:17:19 GMT -8
Some photo advice in response to my bracketing post of C'Inspiration shots: ferriesbc.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=major&thread=7340&page=13#139275Neat post, Mike. Try lowering your ISO a little, it'll clear up your photos a bit. You'll need longer exposure times, but with a tripod, if the ships aren't moving, it shouldn't matter too much.
If you widen your aperture (lower f-stop number), that should reduce shutter time, too.
So, lower ISO, lower aperture number, and if possible, slower shutter speed.Good pictures, though Thanks for the tips. I've not yet played with changing ISO or aperture settings, so I'll play with that on my next night-shoot. Watch when you get to the larger apertures(lower aperture #) as you lose depth of field as the aperture opens and it may cause you to be out of focus through part of your image. Not as big a concern when focused out at infinity, but it would be if you are trying to keep something in focus both close and far... |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 11, 2012 15:02:54 GMT -8
Google Picasa web-albums is having problems again, and this is affecting some of my photos displayed on this forum. - some are now "red x" errors. Google says that they're working on it. But I'm losing faith in them. Here's a user-forum thread, for anyone else who uses it: groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!msg/picasa/GyFqnR6Mr1c/s-FwZ0P9YbIJ |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2012 18:09:03 GMT -8
I have reached my 200 photo limit on Flickr. I realize that no photos will be deleted, they just won't be visible. However, if I upload any more photos, will the old ones still be visible on the forum?
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Aug 28, 2012 18:50:57 GMT -8
I have reached my 200 photo limit on Flickr. I realize that no photos will be deleted, they just won't be visible. However, if I upload any more photos, will the old ones still be visible on the forum? I have always had a paid Flickr account, so I am not sure if they would continue to display through the links that are posted here. However, if you're serious about your photography, I would strongly recommend a paid account. For $24.95 a year, you get unlimited space, plus a lot of customization with your photographs. There are a number of members here who have paid accounts on Flickr, and I am sure they would all recommend it too. |
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Post by lmtengs on Aug 28, 2012 19:27:29 GMT -8
I have reached my 200 photo limit on Flickr. I realize that no photos will be deleted, they just won't be visible. However, if I upload any more photos, will the old ones still be visible on the forum? I have two free accounts on Flickr (both with different purposes) and they are both over their limits, and both still show the older pictures on the forum. I usually use facebook as my photo-hosting site, but when I do use Flickr, I never worry about my old photos becoming invisible unless I purposely delete them |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 15:33:15 GMT -8
Does anyone know how to create panoramic shots on a Canon SX10/20 (both models are pretty much the same) ? There's a setting that says stitch assist, but i've played around with it and still can't figure out how to actually make a panoramic photo. I've had my current camera for almost 3 years now, and the one setting I can't figure out is the panorama shots. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated! |
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Post by Mike C on Sept 20, 2012 16:33:58 GMT -8
Does anyone know how to create panoramic shots on a Canon SX10/20 (both models are pretty much the same) ? There's a setting that says stitch assist, but i've played around with it and still can't figure out how to actually make a panoramic photo. I've had my current camera for almost 3 years now, and the one setting I can't figure out is the panorama shots. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated! Unfortunately you have to stitch them together on your computer manually. I had a Canon S3, with the same option, and I believe the Canon software has this ability. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 20, 2012 17:59:15 GMT -8
Does anyone know how to create panoramic shots on a Canon SX10/20 (both models are pretty much the same) ? There's a setting that says stitch assist, but i've played around with it and still can't figure out how to actually make a panoramic photo. I've had my current camera for almost 3 years now, and the one setting I can't figure out is the panorama shots. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated! I have got this camera, and yes the Canon software (Zoombrowser?) makes it easy to stitch on your computer. - select your photo, and under edit or tools the choice is to "Stitch Photos". - that's how it works for me. |
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 20, 2012 18:16:45 GMT -8
I love panoramas! (this from a real estate photographer) Canon cameras are great for creating them. I organize my photos manually, and create folders for each panorama I shoot.
In the camera's viewfinder there should boxes on the left and right side of the screen to align and overlap your images. It is always good to have some overlap to allow the stitching program some room to merge better. The best tool you can use is a tripod. This way you can actually see how level your camera is before you start. In film terms, the human eye sees at 50mm.
To stitch, I used to use the stitching program that came with camera, but I would highly recommend Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Using guides, you can cut your panorama to remove blank areas.
I posted an image in "Scenes from a Ferry" this morning that was handheld. It took 4 or 5 images to create it.
Hope this helps.
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 20, 2012 18:27:25 GMT -8
I recommend software known as 'AutoStitch'. It was developed right here in BC by a couple of very bright UBC students. A trial version of the software is available free from a number of links on the internet such as: autostitch.en.softonic.com/. I heartily recommend this software. It works with 'jpeg' files from any digital camera providing there is sufficient overlap between photos, and all photos are taken from exactly the same vantage point. I have used this software even to stitch together scans made from film images taken by my brother, Mr. DOT, thirty or more years ago. Here is an example of a 'pano' I created from three vertically (portrait) oriented photos using AutoStitch... If you study closely the 1200 pixel wide version of this photo you might be able to see that the stitch is not perfect. This 'pano' did serve as a forum header (flagship) a few months ago.  Solarium Deck - M/V Taku en route south to Ketchikan from Wrangell, SE Alaska - 26 August 2009
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Post by bcferryfan87 on Sept 20, 2012 21:34:42 GMT -8
I don't know where to put this question/comment: there is one pic of I believe the Queen of Vancouver in the Expo era colours and it is just jam packed with people on both outside decks front to back (looks like its in active pass). Is that a real pic or doctored/photo shopped, and if real, what has so many people out there (it is unreal the number of people); it's on the board here, I just can't find the right page, but saw it a few mins ago tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 7:16:11 GMT -8
Thanks guys!
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 21, 2012 8:03:36 GMT -8
I don't know where to put this question/comment: there is one pic of I believe the Queen of Vancouver in the Expo era colours and it is just jam packed with people on both outside decks front to back (looks like its in active pass). Is that a real pic or doctored/photo shopped, and if real, what has so many people out there (it is unreal the number of people); it's on the board here, I just can't find the right page, but saw it a few mins ago tonight. You may have been looking at one of the current (Sept. 2012) flagship photos up at the top of each WCFF page. There is an old pastel blue photo of my brother's & a relatively recent one (from Scott's camera, I think) that both show hordes of people on the outside decks. The old ones have not been 'Photoshopped', nor the more recent one for that matter. When the V-class vessels were busy, with large passenger loads, it was common to see lots of people on the outside decks. This was particularly true during warm summer sailings. Another contributing factor was that sometimes the HVAC systems on these vessels had trouble adequately cooling the inside passenger areas of the ship, thus leading to folks going outside to cool off. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 6, 2012 18:20:40 GMT -8
With the amount of long-form video that I've bee shooting lately, I figured the time had come to get more storage capacity in my memory cards.
- I'd been using an 8GB card. But that holds only 90-minutes of video.
So today I bought a 32GB memory card, which should give me approx 6 hours of video storage capacity. Good for those long road trips or for when I just want to film an entire ferry trip to later time-lapse condense.
What size card do other ferry-forum people use ?
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Post by Mike on Nov 6, 2012 19:20:14 GMT -8
With the amount of long-form video that I've bee shooting lately, I figured the time had come to get more storage capacity in my memory cards. - I'd been using an 8GB card. But that holds only 90-minutes of video. So today I bought a 32GB memory card, which should give me approx 6 hours of video storage capacity. Good for those long road trips or for when I just want to film an entire ferry trip to later time-lapse condense. What size card do other ferry-forum people use ? I have a 1GB and a 8GB, though currently I only use the 8GB one for my camera. It's perfect because it can store about 2000 pictures taken with all settings at maximum. When I eventually upgrade to a DSLR, I'll definitely be getting larger memory cards. |
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Post by Mike C on Nov 6, 2012 19:26:45 GMT -8
With the amount of long-form video that I've bee shooting lately, I figured the time had come to get more storage capacity in my memory cards. - I'd been using an 8GB card. But that holds only 90-minutes of video. So today I bought a 32GB memory card, which should give me approx 6 hours of video storage capacity. Good for those long road trips or for when I just want to film an entire ferry trip to later time-lapse condense. What size card do other ferry-forum people use ? I have a 1GB and a 8GB, though currently I only use the 8GB one for my camera. It's perfect because it can store about 2000 pictures taken with all settings at maximum. When I eventually upgrade to a DSLR, I'll definitely be getting larger memory cards. I have an 8 GB card for my DSLR (it gives me a little less than 1k photos on full resolution), but I have not upgraded because this card is high speed / high performance (SanDisk Extreme). I have been shopping for a higher capacity card (likely 64 GB) for longer trips. I would still use the high-performance 8 GB for single-day ferry trips. |
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Post by Mirrlees on Nov 6, 2012 19:52:12 GMT -8
I use an 8 GB card as well. I shoot 1600x1200 pixels and right now have 923 photos which is using only 946MB at the moment. I used to use 2GB cards but they just fill-up too fast.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Nov 6, 2012 20:51:57 GMT -8
What size card do other ferry-forum people use ? My Nikon D7000 has two SD slots and both currently have a 32GB Lexar Professional 400x SDHC card. However, in my Canon S95, I use a 32GB SanDisk Extreme SDHC card. |
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Flickr resizes the photos very well, so I don't have to resize them myself. Panoramio (by Google) is what I started using this month for my Flagship photos, and if your photos are good enough, they'll feature them in Google Earth. I've used Panoramio for my own pictures for quite awhile. 
