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Hi Guys,

What site do you use to store your pictures that can be posted here?

I used PhotoBucket but they now want $399 a year for the privilege, see my profile picture ...

Thanks in advance


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Scally wrote:Hi Guys,

What site do you use to store your pictures that can be posted here?

I used PhotoBucket but they now want $399 a year for the privilege, see my profile picture ...

Thanks in advance


Al.
Hi Al
i have been using Flickr for years
a PRO account costs me $25 a year and i have thousands of photos stored on it
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@ ... details=1/

Time To Switch Regards
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I also use Flickr, but the free version. Quick and easy. I do it with
my iPad.
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Thanks Guys.

In PhotoBucket it gave you the url or address to copy into your profile, I can’t see that on Flickr?

I have uploaded a photo but can’t see how to add it to my signature here to paste that photo as my profile picture?

Cheers,

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Scally wrote:Thanks Guys.

In PhotoBucket it gave you the url or address to copy into your profile, I can’t see that on Flickr?

I have uploaded a photo but can’t see how to add it to my signature here to paste that photo as my profile picture?

Cheers,

Al.
adding a photo here from Flickr is easy

you click on the photo then on the bottom right you click on "Share"
then copy and paste the link here
like so:


ImagePeri Epsilon

for my profile photo i used a photo on my computer not from Flickr

but you can try posting the photo link from Flickr into the "Upload Avatar from a URL" box in your profile settings

Photogenic Regards
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Cheers Steve,

I must be doing something wrong?

I can share the link, but not post the picture. I tried 2 different ways:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/144806212 ... ed-public/

https://flic.kr/p/WzHguA

As for the profile picture, I’ve tried everything, nothing works. All my photos on my iPhone or iPad are huge, the profile picture must be less than 8kb.

Guess I’ll go without.


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Scally wrote:Cheers Steve,

I must be doing something wrong?

I can share the link, but not post the picture. I tried 2 different ways:
the link to post an actual photo will look something like this:


"url=https://flic.kr/p/7jssP3 https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2700/414 ... bdcc_m.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/7jssP3]Peri Epsilon"

click on the photo
bottom right... click on "SHARE"
then click on " BBc code"...
then choose a size
copy link.. paste here

Walla Regards
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Thanks Steve, it works for posting a picture, but doesn't work for the Profile picture. However, I was then able to save the small picture and use that as my profile picture.

Thanks for your help ...

Al.

ImageRevelation II & PicoChess by Scally, on Flickr
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Scally wrote:
Thanks Steve, it works for posting a picture, but doesn't work for the Profile picture. However, I was then able to save the small picture and use that as my profile picture.
Thanks for your help ...
Al.
Image


nice computer Al

Well Done Regards
Steve
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