photos upside down

[Babs]

Can somebody tell me why when I looked at this picture http://365project.org/chimfa/365/2014-04-08 belonging to @chimfa it is the right way up on the thumbnail, but upside down when I view it large.

Could it be because I live in Australia ha ha.

[Sue Wilde]

It's definitely beacuse you have a down under viewpoint...I know because it's upside down to me too.

[Babs]

I have checked it out on my phone and it is the right way up on there. Weird @swilde

[Jamie-Lynn]

it's upside down on my computer too

[Françoise]

@onewing Upside down in New Zealand too!!

[Frank Hymus]

Also upside down for me in New Jersey, USA. But perhaps being Australian has something to do with it? :)

[summerfield]

the orientation is normal for me both the photo and the thumbnail. i don't think it has to do with where you are situated. ☺

[Sue Wilde]

@summerfield That's not good enough...If you won't subscribe to the southern hemisphere solution then you have to think of a new one.

[summerfield]

@swilde - this reminds me of a question posed to me a while back by an aussie. he asked what is the direction of the water when a toilet is flushed in canada. when i said "i don't know" he said it should be clockwise because in australia which is the southern hemisphere, the direction of the water is counter clockwise. haha!

[Sarah Munnings]

Upsidedown on my Galaxy too, more frustrating coz when I turn the tablet round photo turns too so I never see it the right way LOL!!

[cheryl]

Upsidedown in South Carolina USA. And I am not from down under and this is on the desktop.

[What's for dessert?]

Upside down in Croatia too :)

[Pam Knowler]

Upside down on my Kindle too when viewed large. Very strange!

[Sarah]

Right way up for me ???

[Sue]

Upside down for me in Bedfordshire UK!!!

[Babs]

I wonder if this is something to do with the difference between a PC and a Mac. I have a PC and an Android phone. On the PC it is upside down and on the phone the correct way.

@chimfa Did you post this on an ipad Jane or a PC? It's a mystery.

Jane always caused a commotion when I lived next door to her in the UK. ha ha Only kidding Jane.

[Mark Prince]

Downside up in UK on Mac

[Mark Prince]

But it is the right way up on my iphone and ipad. weird.

[CK]

Upside down on iPhone in sydney - I'm with the Southern Hemisphere conspiracy theory!

[Kathy A]

I'm really worried because here I am down in Oz, and it's the right way up for me!

[Jo]

Upside down in Perth on a Mac - very mysterious indeed.

[☠northy]

Hmmmm.... Upside down on my MacBook when I looked at it last night (6 hours ago) but right way up on my iPhone this morning.... I'm in canada if that is a factor you need to consider... Is anyone tabulating the data? ;0

[Carole Imes]

Upside down in Orlando, too. Hmmmmm, sounds like a good title for a movie :-)

[Allison Williams]

@summerfield That is actually true.

[Lee-Ann]

Its upside on my laptop computer, but on my mobile phone is the right way up. From the outback Queensland, Australia.

[K1W1]

It's upside down on my computer too but that might be because I'm originally from that down under part of the world :)

[elkehochban]

Upside down on my Macbook...in Canada

[katy]

Right side up on the iPad in Alabama. Going to check the PC now Upside down in the feed picture but right side up in the thumbnail on my PC !!! Curiouser and curiouser!

[Jule ♥]

Upside down on my laptop in Germany :D hm strange

[Babs]

I think we may have it sorted. Just got a message from Jane @chimfa and it would appear that the photos were taken on her I pad and the ones with the on/off switch to the right are okay and the ones with the on/off switch to the left are upside down. I think we may have solved the problem.

Thanks for all the feed back. It has been an interesting exercise.

Still strange that some are the correct way up though.

[Joanne Diochon]

Upside down on my Mac desktop and my android pad in Canada.

[alta]

Upside down in the Philippines working a grave yard shift for an Arizona time zone. If it matters. lol.

[Paul T]

@onewing ....... Must have been uploaded upsidedown.......... simples! ;)

[Joanne Diochon]

@paulty But if it was uploaded upside down why are some seeing it right side up on certain devices?

[Babs]

@swilde @brookiebear @kiwiflora @frankhymus @summerfield @pixiemac @cheribug @whatsfordessert @pamknowler @scolgs @sioux @markp @clarek @kjarn @joeymc @northy @cimes1 @allie912 @leestevo @k1w1 @timandelke @grammyn @justaspark @gardencat @altadc @paulty @gardencat My husband came up with something he looked up and it said that Apple and Microsoft have different view on the way exif orientation tags should be used. Consequently it all depends on which machine you look at the picture on and how it reads the exif orientation data. http://iphonephotographyschool.com/iphone-photos-upside-down/
this could explain something about the problem.
Interesting exercise though. Thanks for all your comments.

[Jule ♥]

@onewing Ahh that makes sense! I just watched it on my iPod and it wasn't upside down :)

[Jamie-Lynn]

neat

[K1W1]

Makes sense. I like to think its cause all us from the down under part if the world are totally special and see the world in an entirely different way 😝