Puzzled about image sizes

I don't get it - If I want to post a photo I am told the maximum size should be no more than 150k yet, I often see photos in the various sections on here of much greater size than that.

Is there some kind of secret posting method which hides the real image size? Where am I going wrong?

You need to post an image through a URL i.e Flikr account, Smugmug account, etc.

Ah! and how would I choose where to put the url when posting? I guess using "Insert link"?

Thanks for replying by the way!

Mike

Joe.Recon wrote in post #13389315
You need to post an image through a URL i.e Flikr account, Smugmug account, etc.

If you have Flikr or smugmug there is a link or forum's link. And you just copy and paste in the post. Just make sure you preview it before you post. Saves some headaches later.

mikey1967 wrote in post #13389356
Ah! and how would I choose where to put the url when posting? I guess using "Insert link"?

Thanks for replying by the way!

Mike

Not the insert link but the "insert image" icon.

Thanks for your replies guys!!

Mike

Joe.Recon wrote in post #13391041
Not the insert link but the "insert image" icon.

mikey1967 wrote in post #13389303
I don't get it - If I want to post a photo I am told the maximum size should be no more than 150k yet, I often see photos in the various sections on here of much greater size than that.

Is there some kind of secret posting method which hides the real image size? Where am I going wrong?

Something that hasn't been cleared up, and that is that there is a difference between the image "size" that you see here and the file size limitation.

There are two POTN limits:

First, any image posted here should be a maximum of 1024 pixels at the widest dimension, whether width or height, whether from a Web image host or from uploading from your computer.

Second, if you are uploading from your computer, you still need to abide to the 1024 pixel limit, but also to the 150KB limit.

These are two different things and involve two different settings in your software. The pixel dimensions are determined by your Resize settings. The file size is then set by your jpeg Quality/compression setting.

There is software that can enable you to set an image size in pixel dimensions, and then also a limit in file size, so you can set a max of 1024 pixels at the widest, and then setting a limit of 150KB file size will do it for you.

Or, without that software, you can set a max in pixels, and then just lower your Quality setting until you get the right file size.

A lot of times when I'm directly uploading like this it's not for "serious" photo sharing, so maybe I'll set my resizing dimensions to, say, 800 pixels at the widest and then a Quality setting of "halfway" or lower (5/50 or lower) and the results are fine.