@cameronknowlton maybe you want to try the magnifying glass icon at the top of the page near the upper portion of the picture, that will let you view the picture in a larger style and on a black background. Maybe that will close to what you are hoping for?
I agree, i'm always tapping the picture to get a zoomed in view only to be taken to the silly calendar view. Its clearly not the usual user experience behaviour you'd expect... but I quickly get over it nonetheless!
:)