Joe Newman wrote:I know that there is a health problem caused by the covid-19 virus.
Perhaps Bill can explain.
I despair of people who don't recognise spillchucker corrections.
Joe Newman wrote:I know that there is a health problem caused by the covid-19 virus.
Perhaps Bill can explain.
David Thorpe wrote:If we're talking not only about exhibition layouts, but also perhaps about people showing off their home layouts, many of which may never feature in an exhibition, then surely YouTube is our friend?
DT
John Duffy wrote:David Thorpe wrote:If we're talking not only about exhibition layouts, but also perhaps about people showing off their home layouts, many of which may never feature in an exhibition, then surely YouTube is our friend?
DT
What an excellent idea, I'm surprised that it seems to have killed the thread. Perhaps this is an ideal opportunity to see those layouts that never leave home. Are there any out there?
John
David Thorpe wrote:I know that as a Society we are encumbered with the millstone of getting it all right, but I don't think we're seeking perfection in videos for a virtual show.
DT
Winander wrote:There is a danger if we overcomplicate this, people will be discouraged.
I recently visited Barrowmore MRG's web pages (home of Mostyn) and was struck by the excellent presentation. Prior to that I had been looking at the society show retrospectives, 1883 challenge etc. The comparison between them was stark, our retrospectives are lacklustre to say the least, barely a word about the layout, well taken pictures but diminutive and poorly presented - there's no reason these days to restrict image size on websites
I think it would serve the society well and encourage new membership if we had better presentation of our members' work - a showcase, and this opportunity could be used as a trial. I would suggest pictures only but with a background story, and if some wish to be more adventurous, they can present a video. But I do think the story behind the picture is important.
Winander wrote:There is a danger if we overcomplicate this, people will be discouraged.
I recently visited Barrowmore MRG's web pages (home of Mostyn) and was struck by the excellent presentation. Prior to that I had been looking at the society show retrospectives, 1883 challenge etc. The comparison between them was stark, our retrospectives are lacklustre to say the least, barely a word about the layout, well taken pictures but diminutive and poorly presented - there's no reason these days to restrict image size on websites
I think it would serve the society well and encourage new membership if we had better presentation of our members' work - a showcase, and this opportunity could be used as a trial. I would suggest pictures only but with a background story, and if some wish to be more adventurous, they can present a video. But I do think the story behind the picture is important.
David Thorpe wrote: Several of us took the view that layouts are not the major attraction of Scaleforum,
Winander wrote: . . . our retrospectives are lacklustre to say the least, barely a word about the layout, well taken pictures but diminutive and poorly presented - there's no reason these days to restrict image size on websites
David B wrote:I would still encourage them to keep images to 72dpi and no larger than 1500px wide, fewer pixels if portrait, and a file size of well under 500k. I aimed to keep retrospective images to under 200k each.
John McAleely wrote:Thank you David - it looks like we both posted at the same time.David B wrote:I would still encourage them to keep images to 72dpi and no larger than 1500px wide, fewer pixels if portrait, and a file size of well under 500k. I aimed to keep retrospective images to under 200k each.
I think I still hit the upper budget routinely (500K), but do so at twice the resolution (144 dpi). I just looked at one image, and for ~230K, we now get 4 times the resolution. I believe I currently use 800px as my presentation size, but with 1600px available to the users browser, for zooming and presentation on hidpi screens.
Our modern cameras generate much more, so finding good ways of using that, while still providing a responsive site for those on slower connections, is something for someone else to pick up!
Le Corbusier wrote:I load quite hi-res photos and you can eiether view as is on the page or click on them to see larger lictures and then zoom in to the detail
Will L wrote:Secondly - A Virtual Scaleform covering every else that happens at the show.
John McAleely wrote:I envisage most people hitting ‘slideshow’, and enjoying the photography at full screen.
John McAleely wrote:Writing as well as photography would be welcomed by many I imagine. Innovative ways of presenting that, so that the whole publication delivers more, would be awesome.
billbedford wrote:I reckon that the whole covid thing will be over by the end of May. If shows are cancelled into the autumn it will be because of 'civil unrest' caused by the government playing safe and not lifting the lockdown.
Of course, we all have a choice of whether we listen to people who look at the real data, and those who make up stories as they go along.
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