Its hard to know. I am guessing. Perhaps you know?
Should we tell people to look in the magnifying glass if the picture has dark or moody tones? Or should photographersproduce a picture that is 'eyeable' under most normal screen conditions.
Let me know what you think. I am undecided on this.
I personally look at most of pics with the magnifying glass, most shots are awesome on the regular screen, but with the magnifier you may see details you missed on the initial view. So whether the person who posted the picture mentions it or not, I am still using it. :)
I still don't know how the larger image (magnifying glass) works. I upload photos that are larger than what is displayed on the site but when I click that icon on my pictures it doesn't show the enlarged version and just shows the same image. But I almost always upload images that are 1024 pixels wide.
But to answer your question, there's no real right or wrong answer. The resampling that takes place on 365 kills so many details and even color depth at times that no matter what you do the small image won't do the original justice. So I don't think you're doing anything wrong if the image your post looks better when viewed larger. It's just the nature of data loss when resizing an otherwise huge image to be so small.
@tmoore I agree that they look more detailed. But have we failed to get our picture right for the screen if we force our users to change screen to see our picture. I think we might need to think more about taking pictures for different purposes.
I am keenly aware that there are times when I do a picture for printing. Other times for projecting. I think there are times when a picture definately looks best on screen. But not always.
@marubozo - yes, you may be right. There is no right or wrong. However, I don't post the full image. I take great care to optimise it for the screen before uploading it. That way you don't get compression artifacts created by the online compression. If I was printing the shot I would use a different technique to get the shot ready for use.
The resizing thing is OK. I don't mind that. It is more about the issue of whether we are right to force the viewer to use a different screen to view our pictures. Or should it look good when on any screen.
@marubozo Jeremy, my experience with image resizing suggests that if the image is 1024 or smaller it is resized to 550 wide and this is displayed in the page and in the 'magnified' view.
However, if the shot is wider than 1024 pixels it is resized to 1024 wide and this is then displayed as the large version. I now tend to upload at 1200 wide and these all get resized down to 1024 wide (landscape orientation). Be advised though, there does seem to be some softening of the shot in the resize process.
I think portrait shots get resized if larger than 768 high to 768 high...but on that I'm less sure. :)
Try uploading your next pic as 1050 side - I believe you'll see it in large form as 1024 wide then.
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But to answer your question, there's no real right or wrong answer. The resampling that takes place on 365 kills so many details and even color depth at times that no matter what you do the small image won't do the original justice. So I don't think you're doing anything wrong if the image your post looks better when viewed larger. It's just the nature of data loss when resizing an otherwise huge image to be so small.
I am keenly aware that there are times when I do a picture for printing. Other times for projecting. I think there are times when a picture definately looks best on screen. But not always.
The resizing thing is OK. I don't mind that. It is more about the issue of whether we are right to force the viewer to use a different screen to view our pictures. Or should it look good when on any screen.
By the way, do you lose it because your screen is too small or the resolution is wrong?
However, if the shot is wider than 1024 pixels it is resized to 1024 wide and this is then displayed as the large version. I now tend to upload at 1200 wide and these all get resized down to 1024 wide (landscape orientation). Be advised though, there does seem to be some softening of the shot in the resize process.
I think portrait shots get resized if larger than 768 high to 768 high...but on that I'm less sure. :)
Try uploading your next pic as 1050 side - I believe you'll see it in large form as 1024 wide then.
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