Photo Hosting?

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

I am changing from Photobucket to anything else.. Anyone have suggestions? also will use thread to see how sharing function works on different services. If you see random pic's this is why.

Broadfield · Nov 18, 2017

Flickr hands down!

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

https://flic.kr/p/GHJTPF

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

Broadfield said:
Flickr hands down!

@Broadfield
How do you share a photo though without uploading it to the forum?

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

DSC_0062 by Kyle Elder, on Flickr

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

OooOOOOooO i got it :P

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

DSC_0610 by Kyle Elder, on Flickr

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

Yea that is way better I am switching today! Thanks @Broadfield :p

Broadfield · Nov 18, 2017

Do you have an iPhone or Android?

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

Android the S8+

Fin · Nov 18, 2017

You do know you can upload photos directly to R2R, right? No need for third party hosting, here anyway.

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

Fin said:
You do know you can upload photos directly to R2R, right? No need for third party hosting, here anyway.

I am however active on quite a few forums. Some of them outside the aquarium world. I need one stop shop for all.

Broadfield · Nov 18, 2017

Fin said:
You do know you can upload photos directly to R2R, right? No need for third party hosting, here anyway.

It degrades the quality severely though... well, at least in the media section.

Broadfield · Nov 18, 2017

Here's a comparison of the media section image compared to the original loaded from Flickr... EDIT: actually I just uploaded the original photo through the uploader tool also, in the thread reply, and it is exactly like the media section one. So yeah, it SEVERELY alters the image no matter how you load it using the forum tools. Which is the very reason I have always used Flickr. Flickr does not alter the image in any way. And it's actually faster for me to find the image I want on my Flickr account as opposed to my computer:)... my images are not very organized on my computer lol.

Picasso by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

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Fin · Nov 18, 2017

Broadfield said:
It degrades the quality severely though... well, at least in the media section.

May be, but look at all of the threads on all of the forums that Photobucket screwed up when it stopped allowing third party hosting. You can look through tons of threads that are practically useless now, because all of the photos are gone. Who knows when Flicr may decide to do the same. Nice to keep the photos with the content. I know your photos always look awesome, but not everyone has your skills anyway. The software is resizing to maximum sizes, so some loss of quality on some photos. I know that is the way our state forum is (www.lareefclub.com) :-)

Reef Monkie · Nov 18, 2017

https://imgur.com/

You don't need a account, unlimited uploads, images are kept 'forever' even without a account, no paid accounts, it is probably the most popular image hosting site.

NY_Caveman · Nov 18, 2017

Google Drive is free for up to 15 GB and you can use link sharing on photos to generate a link. Also awesome for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Use, share and access files anywhere from any device. Love it.

Elder1945 · Nov 18, 2017

I dont mind paying the money just photobucket system ia just bad..

Reef Monkie · Nov 18, 2017

Fin said:
May be, but look at all of the threads on all of the forums that Photobucket screwed up when it stopped allowing third party hosting. You can look through tons of threads that are practically useless now, because all of the photos are gone. Who knows when Flicr may decide to do the same. Nice to keep the photos with the content. I know your photos always look awesome, but not everyone has your skills anyway. The software is resizing to maximum sizes, so some loss of quality on some photos. I know that is the way our state forum is (www.lareefclub.com) :)

Well the image degradation is quite obvious but I agree to your wider point, that said R2R could theoretically disappear too. The only way to be sure that ones images are always available is to host them oneself. Compared to the cost of a aquarium or a decent camera then website hosting and a url are pretty cheap.