sanqhar Posted June 29, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted June 29, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am currently using Flickr but it only seems to post the link to a photo. The photo itself does not appear in the thread. Â Which free hosting sites are others using? Â tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted June 29, 2007 Share #2  Posted June 29, 2007 What do you want to do with the site?  Do you want to just store them there, or show them there too? Is it to avoid uploading them to this site?  There's no reason why linking through to Flickr photos means they won't show here. This one is loaded on Flickr, and linked through from there, for example  [ATTACH]43660[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted June 30, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted June 30, 2007 Wow! Â Andy--I didn't know you/we/Web/Forum/anyone could do that! Now I've got to find out how. Â Â Tom-- NY Times' David Pogue recently did an article on some of the cheap sites. Check out http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/technology/circuits/05pogue.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A&em&en=fcc6fb9ffa3aaeb9&ex=1181361600. Â --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 30, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted June 30, 2007 When you click on the paperclip "add attachments" button, it gives you an option to use an external URL. Â Just paste in the Flickr URL (making sure to remove any text after the '.jpg' bit) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanqhar Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share #5  Posted June 30, 2007 Thanks guys.  Amazing, when I get it right I still get it wrong.  I managed to post a photo direct but on the wrong thread!!  See:  http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/about-leica-forum/27312-posting-photo.html  I tried to post a picture via Flickr but kept getting "Invalid File" for the URL.  I can get two URLs for a picture.  The one from the "Properties" when I right click is:  http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/673622278_ce40b5ab24.jpg?v=0  and the one from the top of the computer screen is:  Violet Ground Beetle on Flickr - Photo Sharing!  Both of these work as links and if you open the links you will see that the file size of the picture is below 960x960 and 240k, so what causes the "Invalid File" message?  I am happy though as I know I can at least post direct. The picture was my first decent macro from my D-Lux3.  tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanqhar Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share #6 Â Posted June 30, 2007 Oops, I think I have answered my own question. Â In Flickr open the photo and click on "See different sizes" select the size and then copy the URL from "2. Grab the photo's URL:" Â Post that URL into the thread. Â Like this: Â [ATTACH]43786[/ATTACH] Â A Result!! Â Thanks again. Â tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted July 1, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted July 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Tom-- I'm glad for your question and your efforts. Â And Andy, I think you've helped Tom and me both. Â Thanks to you both! Â --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted July 1, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted July 1, 2007 Nuttin' to it... Â [ATTACH]43824[/ATTACH] Â Maybe we should post all our photos at Flickr and just link to them from here to save server space for Andreas... Â Thanks. Â Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 1, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted July 1, 2007 Â http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/673622278_ce40b5ab24.jpg?v=0 Â Â Â Both of these work as links and if you open the links you will see that the file size of the picture is below 960x960 and 240k, so what causes the "Invalid File" message? Â Â The bit that makes it invalid is the text AFTER the '.jpg', in your case above '?v=0' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted July 1, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted July 1, 2007 Maybe we should post all our photos at Flickr and just link to them from here to save server space for Andreas... Â Dont encourage them Allan, they will all put 900x by 850KB plus files that take forever to view. Some are genuinely rude with their digital diatribe. Â Andreas should just clean the server out every six months. No one here pays to have files stored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanqhar Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share #11 Â Posted July 1, 2007 Thanks again. Â What's crazy was that I couldn't see the .jpg in the URL. I blame bifocals!! Â Anyway did you like the picture. One of my first attempts at b&w ((done in the camera). Â This D-Lux3 is good, isn't it. Â tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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