Fleet Lists, I think it may be necessary to consider in the near future the increase attachment allowance on the forum. As the quality of camera equipment improves, so does the image which in general is generally bigger in size, plus as more and more people become new members, this also increases the amount of attachments. It may be an idea to have a limit on how long an attachment is available, (I.e. 3 years) and according to the demand of the use of attachments and the increase that may occur from it, adjust the allowance/increase as necessary. Of course it'll probably mean having to pay more, but either that, or a very short term attachment cycle, which is not good for record keepers and newcomers.Fleet Lists wrote:From that perspective your comments are certainly true.
One concern with an increase is the amount of storage required.
I did some experimenting yesterday and found that a larger photo reduced to 1000 pixels wide takes about twice the amount of storage compared with the same photo reduced to 820 pixels wide.
Of course not every photo will be in this position but it is expected that such an increase could reduce the amount of time for which attachments remain on the system. At the current rate of additions we are expecting to start deleting the oldest attachment in November this year when the oldest one will be just a couple of days over 3 years old.
I agree Although the increase in size would be nice, there is already more than enough inadequate photos on this board with the current size, allowing a larger size will waste space of photos are of poor quality. So there's no winner really. Perhaps the admin need to be a bit more strict and for photos of poor quality that don't pose any significance should be removed. Of course consideration should be taken into account for poor quality photos that may represent "scoops" or "rare" sightings where the poster may not of been able to compose a proper photo in time, but is still of interest to others, but other general crap shots should be removed.MAN_LOVER wrote:How about people post QUALITY photos ...... Then we'll worry about size!
The biggest problem I find with all this is that members are afraid to give constructive criticism to people taking photos. For some, by just saying "nice photo" or "great selection", it may be interpreted by the poster that the quality of their photos does not need to improve and is OK as it is. WRONG, there's always room for improvement, even in my photos. And some people take offence to advise or tips given by other members, which never helps. Maybe we need a thread with tips and advice on how to take a well composed photo out in the street, taking in elements such as the type of camera and setting you use, where you stand, where you are in relation to the sun, what do you want framed in the photo etc... If the end result means a far greater quality of photos on here, I'm sure an increase to 1000pixels is well worth it.
