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Re: Bad examples are getting worse :-(
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:47:45 GMT
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Didier Enjary wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Holger Matthes wrote:
> > I do not understand this way of thinking. If you do not have the
> > time to sort out your pics or run them through a resize-batch
> > process before uploading, I will not have time to surf and enjoy
> > such a gallery. If the creator spends so little interest in
> > presenting his/her stuff, why should the spectator spend even more
> > time looking at the pics?
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> Don't forget that some users use BS as a storing facility for their
> own needs or just to exchange stuffs with friends...and not for the
> pleasure of the "spectator" you are.
Yep. That's part of it. I'm pushing those pictures out in part to have an
additional backup (I'm horrible at writing CDs for backup, but if I have a
copy of my pictures on BrickShelf, on my work laptop, and on my home
computer, I've got a lot of safety [though things are compromised a bit if I
take the laptop home]).
But there's also somewhat of a difference between someone like me, who does
make an effort to take good pictures, and folks who upload a whole gallery
of out of focus pictures, or one's that are not well lit, or ones that could
be reduced to a reasonable size simply by cropping.
As to zooming in on large pictures - that assumes the photographer knows the
details I want to see. Also, by zooming in from a larger picture, you get
more context of the detail. I think there's room for both (which is why what
I'd love to see is auto-resizing of large pictures to a reasonable size,
with the high-res picture still available for those who desire to see it).
We also need to distinguish between casual photography and serious
photography. For casual photographers, I would concentrate on a few issues:
- lighting (and proper lighting would solve most of the blurriness issues)
- framing (so you don't need to crop as much)
- use of macro mode if available (my camera doesn't have a good macro
capability*)
- a few quick techniques before uploading (rotate your pictures so up is up,
prune out the pictures that are hopeless, crop a few).
* eventually I'll buy a new one, though then I'll be presented with the
re-sizing issue. My 1.3 mega-pixel camera produces reasonable size images
for today's internet (most people have high speed connections and large
screens - though still, I think 800x600 is the most that is normally needed
for internet use, very few folks have more than a 1280x1024 display, looking
at an 800x600 picture in a browser will almost fill a 1024x768 screen, and
leaves room for a few other windows to be visible on 1280x1024).
Frank
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