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- What's the easiest way to find out if any of my photos have featured on "Today's photo" ? Close
- There is a link at the foot of your profile 'Uses: Use of my photos around the site'. The first tab on the page is to 'Featured Images' http://www.geograph.org.uk/myphotos.php?tab=featured
which will list any which have been used as 'Photograph of the Day' and show on which date they appeared on the home page.
· More information on this topic... · contributed by Penny Mayes, Nov 2016 · Edit this answer (Open for editing by anyone) · Provide an alternative answer! - what is a thumbed photo? Close
- In the line of links just below the credit line on the photo page are one or two yellow 'thumbs up' icons. Just one, which says [👍🏻 Like] if there is no description. Or one saying [👍🏻 Like Image] and another with [👍🏻 Like Description]. You can also find the 'Like' thumbs on the 'Full listing + Links' format of the photo search under 'Thumb'.
Click on one or both to show your appreciation.
When this happens to one of your photos, it is reported on the section of your profile 'Use of my photos around the site'. - How can I find out which of my photos have Tpoints? Close
- Use the keyword
points:tpoint
in a search of your own images (easiest to do from your profile page).· contributed by Penny Mayes, Oct 2011 · Edit this answer (Open for editing by anyone) · Provide an alternative answer! - Your pictures by year - are these selected on a random basis or is there a reason behind the choices ? Close
- It's essentially the most viewed - weighted so length the image been on the site is taken into account and deduplicated so only one from any shots taken same day. The alternative selection is different, in that it carves the period up into a number of periods (by submission date!) and then just displays the most viewed in that period. For more info see forum thread.· More information on this topic... · contributed by Penny Mayes, Nov 2018 · Edit this answer (Open for editing by anyone) · Provide an alternative answer!
- How do I find the use if my photos ,thumbed ,etc Close
- Click the link 'Use of my photos around the site' near the foot of your profile page.
Follow the link at the top of the page you arrive at to get notification emails of new additions in selected areas.· More information on this topic... · contributed by Penny Mayes, Jun 2021 · Edit this answer (Open for editing by anyone) · Provide an alternative answer! - By what date should I upload my photo if I want it to be entered in Photo of the Week \ Year competition? Close
- All photo's that have been moderated and accepted are eligible for Photo of the Week (PotW), so long as they are uploaded by the due date for each week as follows:
The PotW weeks run from Saturday to Friday, and you need to upload by midnight the following Tuesday. So e.g. If Saturday was the 1st of the month, you would need to upload anything taken between the 1st and 7th (inclusive) by Tue 11th. NB the important thing is not the dates but the days.
If you wish to avoid your pics being in the PotW, the easiest way is to wait until the due date has passed and then upload.
The photo of the year is selected from those pics already awarded PotW.· More information on this topic... · contributed by Roger Jones, Aug 2011 · Edit this answer (Open for editing by anyone) · Provide an alternative answer! - Do I need to resize my photos before upload? Are there size limits? Close
- You can upload images of any dimensions, portrait or landscape, but the file size needs to be under 8 megabytes. We do resize them so their longest dimension is 640 pixels on the main photo page. Optionally, you can also release larger versions of various sizes for downloading and re-use.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Larger-Uploads-Information
We only accept JPEG encoded images. If you have any image in another format it will need to be converted.
Ideally images shouldn't have a longest dimension of fewer than 480 pixels. While we might accept such images if they hold particular interest, we would really prefer a larger image.
We do record the EXIF headers from your original image, so it is advantageous to upload your original camera image or use image editing software that maintains the EXIF data if you want this information to be kept (but we don't currently make use of the data). - How do different image editing applications compare? Close
- Actually I like Photoshop. It IS expensive, but you can purchase cheaper versions of it which are perfectly capable. It does take a little time to learn, but if you can master the keyboard shortcuts it helps a lot. It really can do everything - from HDR to 3d painting.
There are loads of Image editing applications, including the free one GIMP. Its personal preference. GIMP is very capable, but I'm not personally keen on the interface, even if it is a bit like Photoshop. It also runs on Linux.
In windows, its useful to have the application set up so that a right click on the image will launch the application, or open the image in it.· contributed by Julian P Guffogg, Dec 2011 · Edit this answer (Open for editing by anyone) · Provide an alternative answer!
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