Red Tail Hawk

[Ginny Gielow]

Canon Rebel XTi;Canon 100-400 lens

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The image is very small and it is hard to comment this way. Could you post one that is 800 pixels wide?

[Aidan Briggs]

I agree with Axel here. Even in the small version though, I would suggest desaturating the sky a tad, it is a bit too electric blue.

[Harshad Barve]

The image is very small and it is hard to comment this way. Could you post one that is 800 pixels wide?

I ditto Axel here
TFS

[Ginny Gielow]

I am totally struggling with this process...when I get the image sized to 800 x 1024 the system says it has way too many kb. I simply cannot size these pictures for the site. I cannot figure out the process.It seems I am not meant to post on this site.
Thank you.

[Connie Mier]

I am totally struggling with this process...when I get the image sized to 800 x 1024 the system says it has way too many kb. I simply cannot size these pictures for the site. I cannot figure out the process.It seems I am not meant to post on this site.
Thank you.

Ginny, how frustrating for you! Don't give up, you have lots of resources and people here to help you. What program are you using to edit your photos? That fact that you are downsizing to the correct pixel dimension but still getting a large file size tells me that the resolution setting is too high. For the web, the resolution need not be any higher than 72 ppi. Your image above has a file size of about 90 kb with only 184 pixel width, which means you have set the resolution too high.

If you post the program you are using, someone will jump in and help you I am sure. If you are using photoshop, simply resize the photo to a width of 800 pixels (length of 800 if it is a vertical). Then, "save as" for web. It will automatically convert the resolution to 72 ppi. You can also adjust the resolution in 'image resize" when you conver the pixels. Hope this helps, don't give up yet, you'll miss too much if you do.
Connie

[Ginny Gielow]

Thanks for your reply, Connie.
In Photoshop Elements 5, I enter resize image and enter 72 pix resolution, the program resamples the image with a size of 720x576 pix. with Resample and Constrain checked.

If I enter image size as 800x800, the pixel resolution is much higher than 72 pix and the image is rejected here on the site when uploaded.

[Connie Mier]

Ginny, check this website that explains resizing in Elements. http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/331/331327.html#formulas.

When resizing, you have to understand the relationship between three variables; resolution, pixel dimension, and physical size of the image. In the 'image resize' screen, you should be able to set both your desired pixel dimension and resolution. What will change as a result is the physical size of the image. The physical size of the image will depend on your camera and image file settings. A 12 mp camera will result in a larger print size than a 6 mp camera image, for instance. Also, try unchecking contraint and see what happens.
Connie

[Ginny Gielow]

Thank you everyone. I see your suggestions but every time I resize to requirements, the image becomes blurry and distorted and/or pixels numbers change to unacceptable numbers.I have tried everything and nothing is working.