First ever image...maybe.

edge1255 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 09:35 PM

Hi folks,
I've just spent about four hours trying to work out how to add an image to a post, and I think I've solved it, so here goes. This was a good-looking fox I digiscoped from about 100metres. He was just a dot on the horizon and I was in a brick hide at my local RSPB reserve. Despite this I have a suspicion he was fully aware of my presence. I'm sure they must have radar! The original image was much bigger, but to get it to fit in the post I ended up cropping most of it. What you can see is about 1/16 of the original.

Dan Salter · #2 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 09:37 PM

Good effort well done....and welcome to the 4 hour to post a pic virgin club !

edge1255 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 09:44 PM

Thanks Dan,
I'm sure with practice I could get it down to 3 hours! Every time I tried to load it the upload kept saying the file was too big. Apparently in Elements 5.0 you can specify the final file size but I can't find that particular bit yet!

Jon

eeyore · #4 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 09:56 PM

My procedure is to go to image , resize, image size , and alter the dimensions to 600 on the shorter side (check that this gives you 800+ on the longer) and the DPI to 72 then save it selecting a quality/compression setting of 7 or 6. this will give you a file which is under 300kb nd which will upload no problem

edge1255 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

My procedure is to go to image , resize, image size , and alter the dimensions to 600 on the shorter side (check that this gives you 800+ on the longer) and the DPI to 72 then save it selecting a quality/compression setting of 7 or 6. this will give you a file which is under 300kb nd which will upload no problem

Great stuff! I've never used a digital imaging package before buying Elements 5.0 and I find it pretty confusing. I'm sure it will do everything I need. (..But not necessarily in that order!) I'll try your system tomorrow and see how I get on. As for tonight I'm going to bed. My brain hurts!

Jon

RogerTheCat · #6 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 10:19 PM

Can i recommend you try this book

Amazon.co.uk: The Photoshop Elements 5 Book for Digital Photographers: Books: Scott Kelby

I have Elements 4 and bought several books including the official Adobe Book. Kelbys book was much better than all the others. In fact I may post a review about it

eeyore · #7 (**permalink**) 02-11-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by edge1255

Great stuff! I've never used a digital imaging package before buying Elements 5.0 and I find it pretty confusing. I'm sure it will do everything I need. (..But not necessarily in that order!) I'll try your system tomorrow and see how I get on. As for tonight I'm going to bed. My brain hurts!

Jon

feel free to pm me if you need any other help or advice

edge1255 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 03:42 PM

Thanks Guys, I'll have another play with it tonight. Trouble is I'll need to get some decent shots to upload!

Jon

edge1255 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RogerTheCat

Can i recommend you try this book

Amazon.co.uk: The Photoshop Elements 5 Book for Digital Photographers: Books: Scott Kelby

I have Elements 4 and bought several books including the official Adobe Book. Kelbys book was much better than all the others. In fact I may post a review about it

Hi Roger,
I've looked for this but it won't be published till xmas, which is handy! I'll send my letter to Santa tonight!

Jon

jennyb · #10 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Good effort well done....and welcome to the 4 hour to post a pic virgin club !

Actually, I am sure that it was Dan who took about 2 weeks to figure it out

Sorry if I have mistaken you for someone else, Dan, but I recall someone almost went as far as reformatting his hard disk to manage an upload

Keep at it Edge, we would like to see more.

Jenny

edge1255 · #11 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jennyb

Actually, I am sure that it was Dan who took about 2 weeks to figure it out

Sorry if I have mistaken you for someone else, Dan, but I recall someone almost went as far as reformatting his hard disk to manage an upload

Keep at it Edge, we would like to see more.

Jenny

I nearly resorted to photocopying the blooming thing and posting it in, in an envelope!!

geordie1970 · #12 (**permalink**) 04-11-2006, 10:47 AM

There is a useful little prog for resizing on here Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP if you are using xp.Ther is also a raw viewer and thumbnailer and it's free

edge1255 · #13 (**permalink**) 04-11-2006, 02:37 PM

Thanks Geordie,
I've downloaded the program and will try it later, but at first glance it seems pretty good!

Jon

edge1255 · #14 (**permalink**) 04-11-2006, 03:18 PM

I've tried the resize program and I think it works. I've uploaded a shot of bullfinches that I took this morning. The original shot was cropped to about a fifth of its size to give this image, so apologies for the haziness, but it was misty!
Jon

edge1255 · #15 (**permalink**) 04-11-2006, 03:28 PM

Yes it seems to work quite nicely!
Here's another bullfinch!

Jon

(..over the moon!!)

jennyb · #16 (**permalink**) 04-11-2006, 04:07 PM

Glad you have got the hang of uploading now. I love the photos. The colours are so vibrant.

Don't see many bullfinches around here. What were they eating? I can't recognise the berries from the photos.

Jenny

edge1255 · #17 (**permalink**) 04-11-2006, 04:26 PM

Hi Jenny,

The bullfinches are stuffing themselves with hawthorn berries. We have quite a bit of hedgerow here with lots of hawthorn. Every bush seems to have a resident robin, who tries hard to protect the bush from the flocks of redwings which have just recently arrived. It's amazing to see the little robin doing his best to evict the redwings!

Jon

P.S. here's a robin I prepared earlier! (also taken today)