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Sunset.
- Thread starter Roy Blakey
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BernardR
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I assume she is Australian?
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oldMohawk
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Using my iPad I see the thumbnail is upside down but when I touch (click) on it the large image appears right-way-up - aren't iPads clever !
When I look at it with my Windows 7 laptop I see the thumbnail upside down but when I click on it the first large image stays upside down, but when I then click on the first large image again, a full screen image right way up appears - Windows gets there in the end !
Nice painting Roy and particularly your holiday break painting in the other thread.
oldmohawk
When I look at it with my Windows 7 laptop I see the thumbnail upside down but when I click on it the first large image stays upside down, but when I then click on the first large image again, a full screen image right way up appears - Windows gets there in the end !
Nice painting Roy and particularly your holiday break painting in the other thread.
oldmohawk
Roy Blakey
master brummie
Dear BernardR. I'm trying to figure out if and where I might be doing something wrong. Doing a ' handstand ' to view won't be popular.
Best Wishes.
Best Wishes.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
Hello oldMohawk. Yes I photoed them using the IPad camera. Yes it looks like I've got the IPad lock on. I'm saying this because I've just looked at " lock on " via " Settings " and then " General " and there it seems to tell me that " lock on " is Set.
oldMohawk
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Hello Roy,
If you are using the iPad to take photos
For Landscape photos always have the 'home' button on the right, this ensures that the iPad lens is on the top.
For Portrait photos make sure the 'home' button is at the bottom, this ensures the iPad lens is on the top.
iPads know which way up they are and put some info in an 'exif' file. Windows does not always read the exif file correctly.
oldmohawk
If you are using the iPad to take photos
For Landscape photos always have the 'home' button on the right, this ensures that the iPad lens is on the top.
For Portrait photos make sure the 'home' button is at the bottom, this ensures the iPad lens is on the top.
iPads know which way up they are and put some info in an 'exif' file. Windows does not always read the exif file correctly.
oldmohawk
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Roy Blakey
master brummie
Thank you oldMohawk. Information duly noted. Good man.
brummy-lad
master brummie
Hi Roy,Blakey is an unusual name so I am hoping you can throw some light on the attached postcard image sent by Sexton Blakey. This was sent to my grandfather in 1913 (Hector Keight) who later moved to 143 Park Lane, Aston (a bicycle shop). I have a feeling that they may have been in a convalescent home (Clifton, Bristol) at the same time and became friends.
Hope you can help,
John
oldMohawk
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Hi John - A very nice photo. I have taken the liberty of reading the writing on the postcard and it seems to be signed by 'Detective Sexton Blakey'. Sexton Blake was a fictional detective and first appeared in story papers in 1893. I remember as a child having comics with Sexton Blake's adventures. Maybe the sender of the postcard was having a bit of fun.
I could be wrong.
Regards
oldmohawk
I could be wrong.
Regards
oldmohawk
Roy Blakey
master brummie
Sunset painting. Is anyone else having a problem bringing up the painting from the " Attached Imagies " ?
oldMohawk
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Hello Roy - I cannot see the large pic when I click on the thumbnail which appears to have lost it's link to the large pic.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
To oldMohawk. Sunset painting problem ( loss of full size painting image ). I wonder if it is possible that the ' edited ' exercise might have something to do with it. It seemed to operate OK previously.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
To oldMohawk. I will try contacting ' admin '. I believe that the presentation as it stands is not suitable for the Forum and can only confuse any ' viewers '. Thank you again.
ColinB
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It looks like the problem is because it's reduced too much, does the image by brummy-lad open ok.
The "horse" image is 6.8 KB and the "card" image, by comparison is 542.3 KB, it's possible iPad does this automatically, try taking photo again and re-posting.
Colin
The "horse" image is 6.8 KB and the "card" image, by comparison is 542.3 KB, it's possible iPad does this automatically, try taking photo again and re-posting.
Colin
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oldMohawk
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The original image (before editing) posted by Roy was about 500Kb which is normal for a photo taken by an iPad. Roy's original image was full size but appeared upside down on Windows computers for reasons explained in post #7. An iPad appears to contain a 'spirit level' and 'compass' inside and if 'location services' is switched on it also knows where you took the photo.
So if you want to photograph a painting with an iPad, the painting has to be fixed to a wall and the iPad held vertical positioned as mentioned in post#7. If the painting was put on a horizontal surface (window sill) the iPad will take a brilliant photo which will always display correctly on iPads and iPhones and Linux but might show upside down on Windows computers. It's an Apple versus Microsoft thing !
I did test this in a forum test area but have since deleted the pic I took.
If Roy wanted to put a correct size image back into post #1 he could take a new photo with his iPad positioned as previously mentioned and use the forum's edit procedure to upload it back into post #1 and then delete the small image.
So if you want to photograph a painting with an iPad, the painting has to be fixed to a wall and the iPad held vertical positioned as mentioned in post#7. If the painting was put on a horizontal surface (window sill) the iPad will take a brilliant photo which will always display correctly on iPads and iPhones and Linux but might show upside down on Windows computers. It's an Apple versus Microsoft thing !
I did test this in a forum test area but have since deleted the pic I took.
If Roy wanted to put a correct size image back into post #1 he could take a new photo with his iPad positioned as previously mentioned and use the forum's edit procedure to upload it back into post #1 and then delete the small image.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
oldMohawk
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Hello Roy - I see the thumbnail in post #19 upside down but a touch on it immediately shows the enlarged pic right way up using my iPad. My Windows laptop shows even the enlarged pic upside down unless I click on it several times. As an experiment I stuck a piece of paper on a kitchen cupboard door and using my iPad took two photos.
This first photo was taken with the 'home' button on the right ref post #7. The pic is right way up.
This second photo was taken with the 'home' button on the left ref post #7. The pic is upside down.
If an iPad is used to take a photo lying on a flat surface the level detector in the iPad acts like a bubble in a spirit level and might be vertical or horizontal. It may therefore cause the forum to display the thumbnail upside down as in your post. Most people use Windows, so if using an iPad to take a pic it must be held vertical to display correctly on this forum.
This first photo was taken with the 'home' button on the right ref post #7. The pic is right way up.
This second photo was taken with the 'home' button on the left ref post #7. The pic is upside down.
If an iPad is used to take a photo lying on a flat surface the level detector in the iPad acts like a bubble in a spirit level and might be vertical or horizontal. It may therefore cause the forum to display the thumbnail upside down as in your post. Most people use Windows, so if using an iPad to take a pic it must be held vertical to display correctly on this forum.
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Roy Blakey
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oldMohawk
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Just a thought Roy - Before you upload it you could get the existing photo on screen in your iPad and with 'edit' top right corner you could rotate it 180 degrees. Oh, I see you have uploaded before I could get this post on !
The reason I suggested this was because even though it would look up-side-down in your iPad, the forum would rotate it and show it right-way-up.
The reason I suggested this was because even though it would look up-side-down in your iPad, the forum would rotate it and show it right-way-up.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
This previous posting is identical to the original ( No 1 post ).
BUT.
As experimented with and tried out by ' oldMohawk ' it appears that IPad viewers interested will need to ' tap ' on to the
upside down thumbnail picture to expose the full screen picture ( the right way up ).
For Laptop users the larger screen picture might be seen ' upside down ' but a few ' clicks ' might provide the picture rotation required .
Worth a try ?
BUT.
As experimented with and tried out by ' oldMohawk ' it appears that IPad viewers interested will need to ' tap ' on to the
upside down thumbnail picture to expose the full screen picture ( the right way up ).
For Laptop users the larger screen picture might be seen ' upside down ' but a few ' clicks ' might provide the picture rotation required .
Worth a try ?
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Hello Roy,
Hope you don't mind, I have used the forum image host to display your photo ... This is the original size photo that was in post one.
Hope you don't mind, I have used the forum image host to display your photo ... This is the original size photo that was in post one.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
Evening moHawk. I did a little experiment only yesterday . I ' rotated ' the photo stored in my IPad (180 degrees). Was tempted to copy this and send it to-day but I wasn't too sure what the out come might have been so as you see I've posted the ' original ' IPad photo. See what happens now. I do appreciate your advice. I thank you for your time.
Roy Blakey
master brummie
Thanked, Thankee Mohawk . That's more like it. Good Man.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Strange things these computers and tablets.
If a digital camera is held up-side-down and you take a photo, the camera will know that you are taking an up-side-down pic.
If an iPad is held up-side-down to take a photo, the iPad screen helpfully shows the image right-way-up, and the image always looks right-way-up in an iPad. BUT the image is really up-side-down !
If the image is then shown on a Windows computer the image will appear up-side-down because that is how it really is, even if an iPad shows it right way up. The problem is, because an iPad always always shows it right-way-up you can't tell if it is up-side-down !
After posting in this thread I started to wonder if I was the right-way-up .... oldmohawk ...
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Being the plank that I am I have just taken a picture holding the camera upside down, it just happily took the picture, and I've just looked at it again and my camera didn't let me know - its just upside down - thats why it and me get on - built like a brick, out of date, slow and batteries run down too quickly
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BernardR
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Just tried taking 'upside down' photos with my Phone and my Tablet. Each run on Android. Photos sent to my computer and viewed in PSP14 and in the MS Photo viewer. They show correct way up in each. Might try uploading one to the test area when I have something other than my legs and the TV.
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