I thought I mentioned it way back when I started this thread. I still think that collection of photos is one wonderful resource for us all, and whatever it takes to keep it alive we should do. The problem is that no new photos are uploaded, I have tried several times in the last six months, it is not an automatic listing, someone has to do it manually, and us klutzes that have been sending huge files to upload have just overloaded Brian. I am guilty, most such lists these days have automatic resizing when received, I was not aware of a size restriction. It could be even more useful if we all could put our coupes on there to update the list. Whatever we can do to help Brian is the first step I think. Hopefully he is reading these comments and will see how much we appreciate his efforts.
--- In [email protected], "Andy Anderson" <an...@...> wrote: > > I have not seen it mentioned, and for those who are not aware, I believe the > website in this discussion is www.ercoupe.net which contains a section of > photos sorted by N number. You can click a link and upload a photo of your > aircraft along with a brief caption. > Thanks go to those who make the site available and to those who have > uploaded a photo. It is an interesting place to spend a rainy afternoon. > > Andy, N93609 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ed Burkhead > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Photos of Ercoupes > > Guys, > > Brian wasn't complaining about the cost of the website. If anything, I > think he was taking pride in covering the cost himself just as Hartmut and I > do for ours. (It may not cost him much. Mine doesn't. It depends on the > website hosting company you choose.) > > He did mention that it takes time and effort to post the pictures and that > is the hangup. His previous attempt at accepting help with the website was > disasterous. Some previous submitter was also unappreciative and obnoxious. > > I volunteered to resize photos for him - something that takes time and > effort - in order to make the photo album easier for him. > > Rather than looking for ways to help pay for the website, perhaps it'd be > best to find ways to help him by making it easier. > > Examples: > > 1. Resize your photos and prepare the text before sending them to him. > (We'll see about getting the needed specs. A quick check found that the > largest file size of five photos I looked at was 63 kb. That's a far cry > from the 4MB files my camera creates. But it's easy for good photo editing > programs to adjust. For web photos, I normally use Photoshop Essentials and > resize the image to 72 dpi, 8 inches wide and save as .jpg files at quality > 0, 1, 2 or 3.) > > 2. Be patient about how long it takes to get the pictures posted. I work > in fits and starts on volunteer projects. Most normal people do, too > (except for those obnoxious over-achievers who keep taking on more and more > and doing it all wonderfully!!!). > > 3. Be appreciative about the photo album website. I certainly am! > > Ed >
