New procedure for adding Photos: Attaching Photos to your posts

[johnno]

I've reduced my photo to 400x356 pixels and 152kb and it still won't post.

[bruce]

What file type? Try another?

I don't think it's file size, the new limits allow for huge files, and too much scrolling to view IMHO.

[johnno]

I was using a jpg. Maybe I'll try a png or something.

[bruce]

Huh, jpg should work.

I just posted another .jpg using Firefox, no problem. Can't help with Windows or Edge.

If you want, I'll send you my email in a PM if you want to send me a photo to try posting.

[johnno]

Thanks Bruce, I've solved the mystery.  I use Photoshop and when I saved the photo as a jpg it apparently saveds it as a jpeg. However, it doesn't show as that, it shows as a jpg file extension.  I only discovered this by trying to use the iphone to post, and instead of giving me a blank screen as Windows did, it instead gave a message saying 'jpeg' file type is not allowed...etc.  So I saved my photo as a PNG instead and it loaded fine. Thanks for your help. Always good to solve these little mysteries.

[bruce]

Excellent. Your chartplotter mount looks good!

The table in your photo looks like lacewood, not common in the States. I see you're from Australia. G'day mate!

[johnno]

Hi Bruce, it's commonly called Silky Oak here, and was used extensively for furniture back when furniture was made of real wood. Grevillea robusta apparently - not sure what it might be called there.  A bit of googling seems to suggest there's a few similar woods including Brazilian Lacewood, but also a set of the Proteaceae family trees, more common here, including the Grevillea. Lovely wood for furniture and as I have a bit of it around in the shed, I use it for boat bits too.

[bruce]

We only see it as a veneer here, and it's rare at that. The ray is so distinctive. An oak common name, if inaccurately attributed to a non-Quercus species, is easily understood.

[5monkeys]

It looks like it will work here. I wonder why it won't work in the CP-19 thread...