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[Colin B]

Hello have just signed up to forum have grown cyps for around 8yrs currently growing or trying to approx 20 mostly species or natural hybrids and exhibit at alpine garden soc shows around UK being resonably succesful hope to learn a lot and pos give a bit back if I can and if Ilearn how post some pics
BE LUCKY

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Hello have just signed up to forum have grown cyps for around 8yrs currently growing or trying to approx 20 mostly species or natural hybrids and exhibit at alpine garden soc shows around UK being resonably succesful hope to learn a lot and pos give a bit back if I can and if Ilearn how post some pics
BE LUCKY

Welcome aboard Colin! Pics, pics, pics PLEASE!

 

[Heather]

Welcome!

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: WELCOME Colin!
We always love pics but those of us that don't/can't grow cyp really appreciate the pics!
I think that I can safely say most of us use photobucket or imageshack, either are fairly easy to figure out.

 

[CodPaph]

Welcome!

 

[NYEric]

Welcome from NYC!

 

[Ross]

Welcome, Colin!

 

[rdlsreno]

Welcom Colin B. from Reno!

Ramon

 

[JeanLux]

Welcome from Luxembourg!!!! Jean

 

[Bolero]

Welcome to this great forum!

 

[Colin B]

Thanks

Hi Thanks for the welcome is there anywhere on site that shows an idiot ( me ) how to post pics

BE LUCKY

 

[Ernie]

Welcome from Chicago!

 

[nikv]

Welcome from California, Colin!

 

[GuRu]

A hearty welcome from Germany, Colin!!

 

[nikv]

is there anywhere on site that shows an idiot ( me ) how to post pics

Colin,

Incorporating photos in your posts is quite easy once you get the hang of it. First, open up an account with a photo hosting site. I use Photobucket (www . photobucket.com) which is a free service. Follow their instructions to upload your digital photos. Some sites offer automatic resizing. Try to keep your images a more "reasonable" size, such as 450x600 or 600x800. Or use a site that gives you a thumbnail that you can use. Anyway, once you've uploaded your photo(s), open another tab and navigate to Slippertalk. Either start a new thread or post to an existing thread. Toggle back to your photo site. In the case of Photobucket, copy and paste the information in the IMG area. (For Windows, use Ctrl-V to copy). Toggle back to the ST thread. Paste it into your post. (For Windows, use Ctrl-C to paste). Repeat until you've added all your photos. Then save your post or new thread. Ask questions if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Nik

 

[SlipperFan]

Welcome from Michigan, Colin!

 

[Drorchid]

Welcome from Minnesota!

Robert

 

[Heather]

There are also some instructions in the photo forums, Colin, for using imageshack:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=177

 

[Shiva]

Welcome from Québec, Canada.

 

[goldenrose]

Hi Colin - how you doing with the pics?

Colin,
Incorporating photos in your posts is quite easy once you get the hang of it. First, open up an account with a photo hosting site. I use Photobucket (www . photobucket.com) which is a free service. Follow their instructions to upload your digital photos. Some sites offer automatic resizing. Try to keep your images a more "reasonable" size, such as 450x600 or 600x800. Or use a site that gives you a thumbnail that you can use. Anyway, once you've uploaded your photo(s), open another tab and navigate to Slippertalk. Either start a new thread or post to an existing thread. Toggle back to your photo site. In the case of Photobucket, copy and paste the information in the IMG area. (For Windows, use Ctrl-V to copy). Toggle back to the ST thread. Paste it into your post. (For Windows, use Ctrl-C to paste). Repeat until you've added all your photos. Then save your post or new thread. Ask questions if you need more help.
Best Regards,
Nik

I do things in a little different order than Nik. Once I upload to photobucket, I copy & paste my first pic then come to ST if starting a new thread.