Sending photos
spruance at infinet.com
spruance at infinet.com
Fri Jul 6 08:35:10 EDT 2001
Hi all,
Perhaps I started something too big when I asked for smaller photos.
Significant contrasts in photo size are the recent Leopard moth (210K),
that wouldn't fit on my screen, compared to Clay's exceptional photo of
an Appalachian Brown (41K). For my purposes, if Clay'd modified his
butterfly to 14K I would still enjoy the photo, but I can guess that a
slight reduction in resolution would probably render his excellent
photograph as somewhat ordinary. I don't want to be a killjoy.
Clay's note below, about accepting some recommendations, could easily
take the fun out of sharing photographs. I was going to jump in with a
series of examples and instructions for making the different file sizes
compared to the different resolutions, etc. Just as I started to
manipulate the recent photographs as examples of what a person could do,
I realized, that unless we all really enjoy the fun of using software to
manipulate photographs, we will no longer submit any photos to the list
server. I suspect that the persons on this list want to look at photos,
and the task of making final adjustments wouldn't be any fun. I
compliment Clay for suggesting that we all look at how to post photos,
and those instructions may be needed. But not at the expense of having
fun sharing photographs.
I'm going to back off. I hope this short digression will help all
participants understand the variety of persons' interest and equipment
on the list server. But, please don't make any changes for me.
Yesterday it was great weather in southern Ohio, where I went on a day
trip for some hiking. The butterflies were out in great numbers. It
was sublime!
Eric Metzler
> Clay Taylor wrote:
>
> All -
>
> Everybody seems to like seeing photos posted along with messages,
> with some people asking that the file size be kept small to expedite
> download time - certainly a reasonable request. I know that I always
> love to see photos from Andy Brand, Hank Golet, et al. I received
> some very informative comments from my Banded Hairstreak photo.
>
> John Himmelman raised the point that the practice of
> posting photos along with field reports may get out of hand, and I
> think that is a valid concern, but since CTLeps seems to be a fairly
> level-headed bunch (refer to John's post comparing CTLeps to Leps-L),
> I think we can agree on some simple guidelines to keep everyone happy.
>
> How about 1 photograph per person / per day? Also, what should be
> the highest allowable file size? The message I sent about the East
> Haddam SBC was 67KB in total, while the photo was 41KB. Is this too
> big? Since I am still learning the ins and outs of digital photos /
> manipulation / transmission, etc., what I do know is that there is a
> lot I DON'T know. If anyone has practical tips for keeping file
> sizes small while retaining resolution / contrast, etc., I would love
> to hear it.
>
> A number of people have commented on my photos, and assumed that
> my digital camera is an expensive one. Actually, it is a pretty
> mainstream model Pentax, but I am drawing on 30+ years of 35mm
> photography experience to help me get some nice results. I have to
> admit that I am totally in love with the immediacy of the digital
> photography world, and I'm definitely going to step up my camera
> sophistication in the future. It's gotten to the point where I don't
> want to take the 35mm out in the field.
>
> I'm also planning on writing down some of the things that work
> well for me when chasing butterflies with the digital camera, as well
> as the disasters that you will never see (I LOVE the Delete
> button!). That message might also be a good article for the Conn.
> Butterfly Assoc. newsletter.
>
> Since CTLeps is such a good forum for keeping up with current
> sightings, ID info, etc., I see no reason that we cannot include
> photos without severely inconveniencing the subscribers.
>
> Clay Taylor
> Moodus, CT
> ctaylor at swarovskioptik.com
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