How big an image looks on your screen has nothing to do with the file size. Some of the images posted here have been degraded images so that the feeds move quickly and the pages load faster. In a previous blog I did an entry on viewing the larges size available. With this link you will need to enlarge the image in order to see the detail. The praying hands photo previously shown here is a medium file size of of 87km It has proven to allow pages to load quickly when both linked to or embedded. This size reduction was done with programs that are commonly available and you probably have access to similar resizers on your systems already. There are more sophisticated ways to reduce a photo which I will discuss next year. Ha!
This particular version is 86kb and is the medium sized version stored at stored at flickr. Clicking on the image will bring you to the photo page. Increased detail was achieved in this image by taking 2 screen shots of the upper and lower halves of the full image and splicing the two halves together using basic software (mspaint in this case). This image is a size safe to add to pages and maintain loading speeds. The load would only fail during periods where the host site is doing work on the server side. Or if popularity for a shared image became so great that there was a bandwidth problem. As the owner of this picture I can grant you permission to download the image and store it online elsewhere if you would like on your personal page. The image URL for this size is http://static.flickr.com/62/196649364_93547947a2.jpg
The largest size available for download at 123flickr account for this image is 241 kb and the URL is http://static.flickr.com/62/196649364_93547947a2_o.jpg
Even the largest version by the screenshot method is 10 times smaller in fie size attributes than the large version on my site. These are basic rudimentary techniques without needing any sophisticated knowledge, that you can use. If you are using online image storage most of the larger sites will refer you to image reduction - resizing software which you can obtain for free. Some sites will automatically resize images for you.
On the other hand there is the detailed photo which I have stored on my website which is 3mb.
The one that is 87 kb link to that one. The one that is 3,000 kb =3 mb don't link to that one. This would severely slow your pages. Or just leaving blank spots where the images will show up eventually. This also increases band width and is very hard on the dial up user. If you have cable or high speed things might look fast when you test them out. Also remember that images are cached on your system making it appear that your page is quick when other users are having a hard time bringing up the images. So even if a page says you can link to their images look at the properties.
1) Hover over the image
2) Left click to bring up your menu list
3) Select properties you will see the:
URL for the image
The image size
The pixel dimensions
If the image is extremely large there might not be any information given to you for the picture size. As a general rule if the image does not give you the size - IT's Too Big to link to
For very big images don't even try to place it in a the main or opening page. Give the link to the page or gallery. The person who follows the link is already interested and might be willing to wait for the image to load.
This is the Large 3mb praying hands picture for fine details on pencil techniques. Click on the button in the lower right hand corner of the image to see the largest view of this drawing by Debra Ford. This a much larger file 3 mb with higher detail and will take longer to load. Feel free to download the image for personal non-commercial usage. Once the picture loads hover over the lower right hand corner the enlarge button will appear. This image is huge. This is what I considered to be a sketch at the time. Sorry the final version that I did as a drawing afterward has been claimed by Katrina. This only gives you an rough idea of how insanely focused on detail I can be. That's why you haven't seen any new works yet.
What I personally consider as final works takes much longer to produce and is done in intermittent stages to reach the final results. Information on works in progress will appear shortly.
