About the Online Photo Gallery.gif)
The
user-submitted online photo gallery at Big Sky Fishing
is a feature added
to the
site in
November 2004. It is different from the sites own photo
gallery which shows my own pictures I've taken of Montana
(see this
link). Instead, this new feature allows users
to upload either their own photos they have taken of Montana
or any scenic web cam images that they have come across
while suring the many Montana web cams. The pictures that
the user uploads will then appear immediately in this new
online photo gallery.
 Go to
Online Photo Gallery
Use
of this new user-submitted online photo gallery is completely
free, too.
Purpose
of the User-Submitted Online Photo Gallery
The
online user-submitted photo gallery has two purposes. And,
as such, it is divided into two parts.
The
first purpose is to allow visitors to
upload their own photographs they have taken of Montana.
As the pictures,
once uploaded, will be able to be seen online immediately,
the user can email friends, family and anyone else the
links to the photographs. Thus, it makes for an easy way
to put your own collection of
Montana photographs online for all to see - and for free,
too.
The second
purpose of the online user-submitted photo gallery
is to capture scenic Montana web cam views. One of the most
popular pages on Big Sky Fishing has been the Montana Web
Cam page, much to my surprise. Since many Montana web cams
(particularly in Glacier, Yellowstone and Teton parks) provide
outstanding views, this gallery functions as a way for users
to "permanently record" these scenic images from various
web cams that they come across. To record these images, all
the user must do is to save the web cam image to their
own computer, then upload the image into the appropriate
category of the online photo gallery. The scenic pictures
will then be available for all to see for a long, long
time.
User Guidelines
Using the new user-submitted photo gallery is quite simple.
If you just want to browse the user-submitted photo gallery,
just go to the gallery
page and start browsing.
If you
wish to upload any images to the gallery, first you have
to register. Once you register (I don't use or sell or
give out any of the required registeration information
- it is there to
prevent
the "spam bots" from posting unauthorized photos or links
to other sites), you can begin uploading photos to whatever
category in the gallery that you wish. Which gallery you
upload a photo too depends on the type of photograph it
is. This
is outlined
below.
Also,
if you have problems registering or uploading photos, please
read this thread in the forum for a bug I've found.
Montana Web Cam Images
If the
photo you want to upload to the online gallery is a picture
taken from one of the many web cameras in Montana, you
upload
them into the category called "Montana Web Cam Gallery."
This gallery contains a number of sub-categories to help
organize the photographs. Thus, if you
wish to upload a scenic shot of Glacier National Park that
you found on one of Glacier's web cameras (such as the Lake
McDonald Cam), upload the picture into the Glacier
National Park Gallery.
How
to Save a Web Cam Picture from a Web Site
To Save
a Web Cam Image from a site, use your mouse and put the
pointer over the picture. Then right-click over the image.
This will bring up a menu-bar of options. Click on the
option that says "Save Picture As." Save the image - giving
it a name that makes sense - to your computers desktop.
Note : Some web sites have the "right click" function of your
mouse disabled, preventing you from saving an image.
In these cases, there isn't much you can do to save the
image beyond doing a screen shot.
How
to Upload a Photo to the Photo Gallery
Once the image has been saved to your desktop, just go to
the online photo gallery, log-in and upload
the picture using the "upload photos" link. After you press
the "upload photos" link, you'll be asked for a name and
description of the photo. Please type in some information
here - such as "web cam view of Lake McDonald". The reason
for this is that it allows users to search and find specific
photos.
From there, just follow the instructions. You are done when
you see the rather mis-leading message that says "no more
photos to upload." When you see this, just click on the link
to be taken back to the photo gallery where you can view
the photo you just uploaded.
Upload Your Own Pictures of Montana
If you
wish to upload your own pictures you have taken of Montana,
you can upload them into the gallery under the category
labeled "Your Montana Photos." Once again, this
castegory has a number of sub-categories, depending on the
type and
location of the picture you have taken. Just select the proper
sub-category, upload the photo and your picture will appear
in the gallery immediately for all to see. Follow the instructions,
above, for how to upload your own photos.
Relation
of the Photo Gallery to the Forum at Big Sky Fishing
The
online photo gallery has been "imbedded" inside the forum
that Big Sky Fishign now uses. This was down so as to allow
for one single registration process. Once you register
with the forum, you will not have to register again to
post pictures. Additionally, this allows the online photo
gallery to have the same look and feel as the forum does.
Go
to the Online Photo Gallery at Big Sky Fishing :
Post pictures or browse pictures uploaded by other members.
Go
to the Online Forum at Big Sky Fishing : Ask questions
about Montana, it's fishing or other related things in
our new and upgraded forum.
Montana Web Cam
Listings : Complete listings of all web cams in
Montana. Remember, if you see a scenic one while browsing,
don't forget to save it and upload it into the online
photo gallery!
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