Telescope Reviews: Photo Posting Guidelines and Limitations

In amateur astronomy, image is everything, and so it comes as no surprise that we frequently want to share images with fellow Cloudy Nights members. This is a fine thing, especially with the number of excellent photographers and astro-imagers within our virtual community. However, for members using dial up connections, these images can come at the price of long waits while a thread downloads. As a courtesy to those using slower connection speeds, Cloudy Nights will now implement the following image posting policy:

Cloudy Nights Image Posting Guidelines.

Image size is restricted to a max of 800x600 and file size is restricted to no more than 60KB.
Please consider our dial-up users when posting an image, the smaller the better.
Any image over these 2 parameters may be modified or deleted.

You will notice the photo attachment browse window states the attachment limit is 200,000 bytes. This does not pertain to PHOTOS. Occasionally, it's necesary to attach a FILE larger than the photo post limit (a PDF or word document for instance). These types of documents do NOT automatically download - the user has to choose to download them. They can be larger than 60KB.

Please note that the moderators of each forum within the Cloudy Nights community may further refine this policy in regards to image and file size within their forums. The policy within each forum will govern the posting guideline for that specific forum. If there is no policy posted in particular forum, the generally policy will be in effect.

If you want to post an image larger than these limits allow, please post them to the members gallery, where size limits for pictures in threads do not apply.
A link to the image in the gallery can be easily placed in your post, directing the reader to you photograph or sketch, allowing them to view it if they so desire. Doing so is a courtesy to members on dial up connection, as it allows them to chose whether or not to wait for a picture to load. This is actually the preferred method of posting photos here on Cloudy nights. Please make sure that you post "your" photo to your own gallery, not someone else’s. Then any time you want to refer to your photo from a post, you simply link to it. This is a much more efficient way of posting.

Once you post your own photos to your gallery, you can address that photo to appear in either just your gallery or any other gallery, such as the "members photos" gallery or the "equipment gallery". But more importantly, once you have posted your photo to your personal gallery, anytime you want to use that photo again, from anywhere on the internet, all you need to do is link to it.

Thanks,

Cloudy Nights Staff

undersigned, edz

Many CN members have posted their self taken photos in the "Member Galleries". The galleries can be accessed just like any other forum. See the bottom of the main index for the link to Member galleries. There are hundreds of photos in the equipment gallery. Only a few show binoculars.

Actually, the preferred method of posting photos here to the binocular forum is to post "your" photo to your own gallery. Then any time you want to refer to your photo from a post, you simply link to it. Much more efficient way of posting.

Once you post your own photos to your gallery, you can address that photo to appear in either just your gallery or any other gallery, such as the "members photos" gallery or the "equipment gallery". But more importantly, once you have posted your photo to your personal gallery, anytime you want to use that photo again, from anywhere on the internet, all you need to do is link to it.

edz

I set up a gallery titled Binoculars. You may create your own personal gallery and link your photos to appear in the Binocular gallery. Or you may post your photos directly to the binocular gallery. All photos posted to your personal gallery will always appear in your gallery, regardless of where else your provide a link for them to appear. Personal Gallery is recommended.

Photos added directly into a post should be smaller than 60K bytes and should be sized so as to NOT activate the horizontal scroll bar. Photos exceeding these parameters may be deleted by the moderater without notification.

USE THE PHOTO GALLERY

Cloudy Nights Image Posting Guidelines

edz

Edited by EdZ (02/16/05 02:43 PM)