This was shot a couple of days ago. View from the Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy. Only post processing is a slight alignment and reducing the size a little. Shot with a Canon S5 IS

This was shot a couple of days ago. View from the Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy. Only post processing is a slight alignment and reducing the size a little. Shot with a Canon S5 IS

This is the type of picture I love because of the interesting subject and the unusual angle of the shot. The detail is fantastic, I can zoom in and see so many individuals going about their lives, It really is a busy city. I think it is the people who make this photo so alive and more than just a stagnant photograph with pretty colors and shapes. Your picture lives and is fun. That word fun is too often missing in the works of serious photographers.

Nice shot but I think you may get some stick about the size The guys using dial-up connections will be taking ages to download it, I know 'cause I've been advised on it myself.

Yeah, sorry about the size, didn't want to lose the details. As jukapot mentions, it's the people that make the photo (I can spot my father half way up the street), leaving it that size allows for some exploration.

Will bear it in mind for later uploads though.

Good shot.

I do like the myriad colours of the buildings on both sides.

You can reduce the size without losing detail by changing the resolution from 180 to 72dpi.

That is the maximum that a computer screen can handle, and it stops

others from using your image to make large prints.........

Good shot.

I do like the myriad colours of the buildings on both sides.

You can reduce the size without losing detail by changing the resolution from 180 to 72dpi.

That is the maximum that a computer screen can handle, and it stops

others from using your image to make large prints.........

To say the picture will not loose detail by reducing the resolution from 180 to 72 is not true. Yes an un-cropped picture or a photo that will not be zoomed in will appear the same at either resolution. Yet this for me this is the fun of digital photography. There are often many interesting smaller pictures to be found on the monitor by zooming in. Photos are no longer just meant to be hung on a wall at a fixed size. The digital age is here now and with it new thinking is needed. I recently made a fun panorama of the city from across the river - I photo-merged about 10 photos an came up with a huge file which I shrunk down to 6 mega pixels but still saves lots of detail. The file is still much too large to post here.

I understand the rule for keeping photos to a manageable size - its a practical concern to save space and not ignore the needs of those who have dial up. But a lot of detail is lost to us zoomers and digital peeping toms.

Thanks for the tip, never thought of keeping resolution low to keep others from making large prints.

But a lot of detail is lost to us zoomers and digital peeping toms.

I tend to look at photos as a whole, rather than zooming in....................

Perhaps I need to change my viewpoint?

I see the car number plates in the foreground are quite easily readable.

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But a lot of detail is lost to us zoomers and digital peeping toms.

I tend to look at photos as a whole, rather than zooming in....................

Perhaps I need to change my viewpoint?

I see the car number plates in the foreground are quite easily readable.

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